Originally Posted by browngw

A well meaning friend recently asked me if I wanted "an old Raleigh Lenton", in her words. I said sure and was having visions of a wonderful old club racing style bike.

When it was finally dropped off, it was found to be a 1981 Raleigh step-thru 21" 5 speed with 26 inch wheels and lots of rust. I thanked her for thinking of me and graciously accepted it anyway. It did have an SR stem I needed and it does still ride and can be sold.

Have any other once proud names found their way onto lower end bikes?