http://www.ridezine.com/ (The Ride Magazine) http://www.trailcentral.com/ (Trail Central) http://www.trisite.com/ (TriSite.com) http://www.triathletemag.com/ (Triathlete) http://www.velogirls.com/ (Velo Girls) http://www.velonews.com/ (VeloNews) http://www.velotravels.com/ (Velotravels) http://www.vttfanatik.fr.st/ (Vttfanatik) _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Cycling Newsgroups on the Net! http://www.phred.org/mailman/listinfo/framebuilders (Amateur and professional bicycle frame building) _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Schwinn Serial Numbers (CT = Cycletruck; WZ , S-10 = Whizzer; Tdm = Tandem. ) 1948 D92598 - E67000 E670001 - E262108 11001 - 13398 WZ 1-3447 S-10 1949 F000100 - F31649 F321358 - F364549 S312650 - S321357G000100 - G003166 T001000 - T001217 Tdm F160598 - 163107 CT 5000 - 7408 WZ 3825 - 5986 S-10 1950 G003167 - G294890 G310130 - G318061 G335123 - G343221 G355966 - G531230 Z294891 - Z310129Z320777 - Z335122Z343222 - Z355965H000001 - H000666 5987 - 6244 S-10 G164355 - G165580 CT 1951 H000667 - H437160 A01370 - A87593 H166581 - H166580 CT H273273 - H437160 CT 6657 - 7738 WZ 7739 - 8110 S-10 1952 A87594 - A97867 B00001 - B99999 C00001 - C99999 D00001 - D66447 E00001 - E99999 F00001 - F99999 G00001 - G44000 1953 H60001 - H99999 J00001 - J99999 K00001 - K99999 A00001 - A99999 B00001 - B99999 C00001 - C99999 D00001 - D20266 1954 L00001 -L99999 M00001 - M99999 N00001 - N99999 P00001 - P17600 1955 P17601 - P99999 R01452 - R99999 S00001 - S99999 T00001 - T99999 U00001 - U56286 1956 U57805 - U99999 V00001 - V99999 W00001 - W93942 L00001 - L99999 M03569 - M25000 N25164 - N99999 P00001 - P25622 R25623 - R383161957 B18549 - B99999 C00001 - C99999 D00001 - D24842 7D24843 - 7D49811 7E00001 - 7E99999 7F00001 - 7F10609 R58261 - R61241 R66270 - R99999 S01400 - S47570 1957 B18549 - B99999; C00001 - C99999; R41605 - R58440; D00001 - D24842; 7D24843 - 7D75700; R58545 - R61241; 7D05700 - 7D49811; 7E00001 - 7E32750; R66270 - R99999; S01400 - S05559; 7E35006 - 7E99999; S05578 - S47570. 1958 8F10685 - 8F99999; 8G00001 - 8G08079; 8L00001 - 8L39400; D836694 - D852273; E813260 - E853548; F853549 - F864406; G864407 - G870020; H870023 - H836078; J811112 - J842720; K811111 - K844869; L811111 - L821670; M811125 - M833032. New numbering system: First letter is the month; first digit is the year. D836694 = April 1958 1959 - A900000& 1960 - A100000& 1961 - A100000& 1962 - A200000& 1963 - A300000& 1964 - A400000& New numbering system: First letter = month; second letter = year. I and O skipped to avoid confusion with one and zero. 1965 - AA00000& 1966 -AB00000& 1967 -AC00000& 1968 - AD00000& 1969 -AE00000& 1970 - AF00000& 1971 - AG00000& 1972 - AH00000& 1973 - AJ00000& 1974 - AK00000& 1975 - AL00000& 1976 - AM00000& 1977 - AN00000& 1978 - AP00000& 1979 - AQ00000& 1980 - AR00000& 1981 - AS00000& 1982 - AT00000& _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Schwinn Sting-Rays* broken down by Year, Model, Speeds and Color * Schwinn and Sting-Ray are trademarks of Schwinn, Inc. Chicago, Il. USA. This page contains a table built from Schwinn Dealer catalogues which show the Sting-Ray variants offered each year of Sting-Ray production. This page is intended to help you determine the originality and correctness of a Schwinn Sting-Ray. (Note: These reflect January spec sheets of each calendar year.) 1963 1/2 Sting-Ray (1-speed) Flamboyant Lime Flamboyant Red Radiant Coppertone 1964 Sting-Ray (1-speed) Flamboyant Lime Flamboyant Red Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Violet Sting-Ray DeLuxe (1-speed) Flamboyant Lime Flamboyant Red Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Violet 1965 Sting-Ray (1-speed, 2-speed and 3-speed) Flamboyant Lime Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Violet Sting-Ray with springer (1-speed and 2-speed) Flamboyant Lime Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Violet Sting-Ray DeLuxe (1-speed, 2-speed and 3-speed) Flamboyant Lime Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Violet Sting-Ray Super DeLuxe (1-speed and 2-speed) Flamboyant Lime Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Violet 1966 Sting-Ray (1-speed, 2-speed, 3-speed) Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Violet Sting-Ray DeLuxe (1-speed, 2-speed and 3-speed) Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Violet Sting-Ray Super DeLuxe (1-speed and 2-speed) Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Violet Sting-Ray Fastback (5-speed) Black Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Violet 1967 Sting-Ray (1-speed, 2-speed, 3-speed) Campus Green Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Violet Sting-Ray DeLuxe (1-speed, 2-speed and 3-speed) Campus Green Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Violet Sting-Ray Fastback (5-speed) Black Campus Green Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Violet Sting-Ray Ram's Horn Fastback (5-speed) Black Campus Green Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Violet 1968 Sting-Ray (1-speed, 2-speed, 3-speed and 5-speed) Campus Green Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Sting-Ray DeLuxe (1-speed, 2-speed and 3-speed) Campus Green Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Sting-Ray Fastback (5-speed) Black Campus Green Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Sting-Ray Ram's Horn Fastback (5-speed) Black Campus Green Radiant Coppertone Sky Blue Sting-Ray Krate (5-speed) Kool Orange (Orange Krate) 1969 Sting-Ray (1-speed, 2-speed, 3-speed and 5-speed) Campus Green Flamboyant Red Sky Blue Sting-Ray DeLuxe (1-speed, 2-speed and 3-speed) Campus Green Flamboyant Red Sky Blue Sting-Ray Fastback (1-speed, 3-speed and 5-speed) Campus Green Flamboyant Red Kool Lemon Sky Blue Sting-Ray Krate (5-speed) Campus Green (Pea Picker) Flamboyant Red (Apple Krate) Kool Lemon (Lemon Peeler) Kool Orange (Orange Krate) 1970 Sting-Ray (1-speed, 2-speed, 3-speed and 5-speed) Campus Green Flamboyant Red Sky Blue Sting-Ray DeLuxe (1-speed and 3-speed) Campus Green Flamboyant Red Sky Blue Sting-Ray Fastback (1-speed, 3-speed and 5-speed) Campus Green Flamboyant Red Kool Lemon Sky Blue Sting-Ray Krate (1-speed and 5-speed) Campus Green (Pea Picker) Flamboyant Red (Apple Krate) Kool Lemon (Lemon Peeler) Kool Orange (Orange Krate) White (Cotton Picker) 1971 Sting-Ray (1-speed, 3-speed and 5-speed) Campus Green Kool Lemon Sky Blue Sting-Ray DeLuxe (1-speed and 3-speed) Campus Green Kool Lemon Sky Blue Sting-Ray Fastback (1-speed, 3-speed and 5-speed) Campus Green Kool Lemon Kool Orange Sky Blue Sting-Ray Krate (1 speed and 5-speed) Campus Green (Pea Picker) Flamboyant Red (Apple Krate) Kool Lemon (Lemon Peeler) Kool Orange (Orange Krate) Silver Mist (Grey Ghost) White (Cotton Picker) 1972 Sting-Ray (1-speed, 3-speed and 5-speed) Campus Green Flamboyant Red Kool Lemon Sting-Ray DeLuxe (1-speed) Campus Green Flamboyant Red Kool Lemon Sting-Ray Fastback (1-speed and 5-speed) Campus Green Kool Lemon Kool Orange Sting-Ray Krate (1 speed and 5-speed) Campus Green (Pea Picker) Flamboyant Red (Apple Krate) Kool Lemon (Lemon Peeler) Kool Orange (Orange Krate) 1973 Sting-Ray (1-speed and 5-speed) Flamboyant Red Kool Lemon Sting-Ray DeLuxe (1-speed) Flamboyant Red Kool Lemon Sting-Ray Fastback (5-speed) Kool Lemon Sunset Orange Sting-Ray Krate (5-speed) Flamboyant Red (Apple Krate) Kool Lemon (Lemon Peeler) Kool Orange (Orange Krate) 1974 Sting-Ray (1-speed and 5-speed) Flamboyant Red Kool Lemon Sting-Ray DeLuxe (1-speed) Flamboyant Red Kool Lemon Sting-Ray Fastback (5-speed) Kool Lemon Sunset Orange 1975 Sting-Ray (1-speed and 5-speed) Flamboyant Red Yellow Sting-Ray Fastback (5-speed) Flamboyant Red Sky Blue 1976 Sting-Ray (1-speed, 3-speed and 5-speed) Flamboyant Red Sky Blue White (with Bicentennial decals) Yellow Sting-Ray Fastback (5-speed) Flamboyant Red Sky Blue 1977 Sting-Ray (1-speed, 3-speed and 5-speed) Flamboyant Red Sky Blue Sunset Orange 1978 Sting-Ray (1-speed, 3-speed and 5-speed) Flamboyant Red Sky Blue 1979 Sting-Ray (1-speed and 3-speed ) Cardinal Red Emerald Green Golden Yellow Sky Blue _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Raleigh Serial Numbers Here are the years that Raleigh took over various 3-speed companies. Humber 1932 Rudge-Whitworth 1943 Triumph 1954 BSA 1957 Phillips 1960 Hercules 1960 ============================================== Dating Your Raleigh 3-speed Bicycle If your bicycle has a Sturmey-Archer hub (c1903-1990s), it should have on the hub a date of manufacture, which would normally also be the cycle's date of manufacture. It may also be possible to date your bicycle from its frame number which on early models is usually located underneath the seat lug, under the saddle. This only applies to a genuine Raleigh, not to other makes. The list below will help with dating your Raleigh bicycle from the frame numbers, but is not a definitive list, it simply notes occasional frame numbers that coincide with certain years of manufacture. Raleigh Bicycles 1888-1925 -------------------------- From frame number located under saddle Prior to 1925, genuine Raleighs (not necessarily brand names made by Raleigh) had a straight forward numerical frame number. Early years have been estimated by the Company. 1888 1500 1907 183073 1889 3200 1908 215650 1890 5200 1909 249081 1891 7600 1910 285669 1892 10500 1911 328748 1893 13900 1912 375693 1894 19100 1913 427829 1895 25300 1914 482851 1896 32100 1915 517198 1897 39913 1916 545198 1898 45981 1917 569737 1899 54032 1918 592473 1900 65152 1919 621678 1900 69868 1920 654502 1901 77342 1921 688291 1902 89622 1922 738447 1903 102954 1923 809184 1904 112673 1924 899465 1905 129228 1925 998077 1906 154917 Raleigh Bicycles 1925-Second War -------------------------------- Between 1925 and the cessation of cycle production during the Second World War, letters prefixed or suffixed the running frame number although no indication is given of the starting point of the numbers. They seem to reflect only the number of machines produced whilst each letter was in use. All dating would therefore be approximate. 1925 A1 1925 B34181 1926/27 B56536 1929 E15693 1930 G94785 1933 L84682 1934 T93945 1934 U14540 1935 W71147 1936 W93161 1937 Y184552 Raleigh Bicycles Post Second War - 1966 --------------------------------------- After the war, Raleigh began adding letters after the running number series which restarted when a new letter was used. 1947 437689 P 1948 556894 P 1949 695051 P 1951 151179 T 1952 236530 T 1953 367369 T 1954 566722 T 1955 747951 T 1956 852312 T 1957 872584 T A new numbering system was introduced in 1955, though this ran concurrently with the old one for two years. The new system involved a second running letter, added to the first, which began at the start of the alphabet. 1956 23839 A 1957 27227 AB 1958 17910 AD 1960 27273 AE 1961 13126 AF 1965/6 40814 FD 1966 64521 FE _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Columbia Serial Numbers (& what they mean) 1936 A-5429 through A-266083 1937 B-5000 through B195407 1938 C-5000 through C-130896 1939 D-5000 through D-156044 1940 E-5000 through E-168879 1941 F-5000 through F-213132 and G-5000 through G-17433 1942 G-17434 through G-112858 1943 G-112859 through G-195135 1944 G-195136 through G200000 and W-5001A through W-85244A 1945 J-5000 through J-114781 1946 K-5000 through K-256116 1947 L-5001 through L-313474 1948 M-5001 through M-345445 1949 M-345446 through M525640 1950 N-5000 through N-59606 and R-5000 through R-182877 1951 R-200000 through R-539588 1952 R-659514 through R-804246 1953 R-804247 through R-855423 and W-5000 through W-217999(?) 1954 W-21800 through W-376443 1955 A-5000 through A-197956 1956 C-5001 through C-105020 1957 C-105021 through C-288230 1958 D-5125 through D-199613 1959 E-5000 through E-273125 1960 H-5000 through H-259120 1961 K-5000 through K-205465 1962 L-205466 through L-425743 1963 M-425744 thru M-617828 and N-617829 thru N-624001 and N-5000 thru N-26183 1964 N-26184 through N-370693 1965 N-375000 through N-817898 1966 R-100000 through R-464982 1967 R-464982 through R-842814 1968 R-842814 through R987209 and S-5000 through S-331191 1969 S-331193 through S-767191 1970 S-767191 through S-950093 and W-5000 through W-242733 1971 W-242733 through W-752146 1972 W-752146 through W-803303 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Huffy Serial Numbers info Determining a Huffy's age requires two steps: The last digit of the year of manufacture can be determined by the first digit of the serial number. Then you have to look for other characteristics to determine the decade of manufacture. Example: Your serial number starts with "5" Your cycle has 26 x 1.75 tires Your cycle has a built in tank This would be a cycle manufactured in 1965 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 1945 J-5000 through J-114781 1946 K-5000 through K-256116
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