RALEIGH MODEL RANKING

Data provided by Paul R., and copied from the English Roadster discussion forum at oldroads.com.

QUALITY RANKING OF RALEIGH MADE BICYCLES IN ASCENDING ORDER

YEAR 1950:

1. Sports Light Roadster - mod.22 (most common sports model)
2. Sports Tourist - mod. 23
3. Dawn Tourist - mod. 12
4. Tourist - mod. 2(what we call a DL-1)
5. Lenton Sports - mod. 28
6. Superbe Sports Tourist - mod. 24
7. Lenton Tourist - mod. 29
8. Clubman - mod. 25
9. Super Clubman - mod. 25S
10. Record Ace - mod. 26 (531 butted tubing, built to order)

YEAR 1973

1. LTD - DL32
2. Sports - DL22
3. Sprite - DL90
4. Superbe - DL24
5. Tourist - DL1
6. Record - DL130 (now the bottom of the line 10 speed!)
7. Grand Prix - DL115
8. Super Course - DL100
9. Super Course TT - DL105
10. Gran Sport - DL160
11. Competition MK II - DL165 (very nice non-campy top of the line bike)
12. International - DL170
13. Professional MK.IV - DL180 (all campy classic)

At one point in the 60's Raleigh starting using S or DL in front of the model numder to designate either standard or deluxe specification. The "S" designation disappeared by the 70's. Our "DL-1" was known variously as the "Popular" or "Tourist", and by model numbers 1,2,21,22,and finally DL1.