Originally Posted by
Tandemtom2024
Hello everyone. I have a vintage, Raleigh, Avenir, 24 speed, tandem, bike, in excellent condition and I can't understand the meaning of its serial number. The tandem has two numbers. One is 08D0036303 and the other number is BC-08. Please help! If you know how much the bike is worth, I might be interested in selling. Thank you!
Bicycle serial numbers have nothing akin to VIN's on cars. You have found 2 numbers: The first probably indicates the date of manufacture OF THE FRAME, The second is probably an indication of the frame size. It isn't unusual for a bicycle frame to be manufactured in one facility and to be assembled into a complete bicycle elsewhere
A car VIN is applied at the end of the manufacturing process. A bicycle frame serial number is applied at the beginning