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Just so you know...

To our prospective buyers:

Unlike some of the "mass merchant" bike shops we are not a sales commission driven store. We are merely here to advise and assist you in choosing the best bike for your cycling needs. So you can rest assured that the bike you buy will be the the bike you want.

If you are not satisfied with your new bike, we will exchange it for another bike of equal or greater value and credit you the original price within 30 days of it's purchase. To qualify, the bike must be in new condition.

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A brief History of Raleigh Bicycles

When you buy a Raleigh, you're also buying a piece of history. Raleigh Bicycles began over 100 years ago in 1887 when Frank Bowden purchased a small bike shop on Raleigh Street in Nottingham, England. Bowden had been told by his physician that he should try cycling for his health. Riding his first bike in 1887, Bowden was impressed and went to Raleigh Street, in Nottingham, to find its makers. There he met mechanic R.M. Woodhead, engineering and design expert Paul Angois and financier William Ellis, the three-man team that built the bikes under their own names and were producing roughly three high-wheel bicycles each week. He immediately offered to purchase their bicycle manufacturing business. Under Bowden's guidance, the company grew and just three years later needed a new home. Soon after that, Bowden would occupy a workshop that covered more than seven and a half acres and change the company's name to Raleigh Bicycles. The rest, as they say, is history.