Cyclaid-Raleigh

Raleigh bicycle with fully restored Cyclaid engine dated 1951. Cyclaid engines were produced by British Salmson Ltd. company from 1950 to 1956. The design is based on Rex, German auxiliary engine.

The Raleigh Bicycle Company is a British bicycle manufacturer based in Nottingham, England. The company was founded in 1885 Richard Morriss Woodhead and Paul Eugene Louis Angois, a French citizen, who opened a small bicycle workshop in Raleigh Street, Nottingham. In the 11 April 1887 issue of The Nottingham Evening Post contained a display advertisement for the Raleigh ‘Safety’ model under the new banner ‘Woodhead, Angois, and Ellis. Russell Street Cycle Works.’ William Ellis had recently joined the partnership and provided much-needed financial investment. In December 1888 Frank Bowden joined the young company, replaced Ellis and bought half of the company's shares. In January 1889 the company was registered as Raleigh Cycle Company. Under Bowden's guidance Raleigh developed rapidly. By 1913, it was the largest bicycle manufacturing company in the world. From 1921 to 1935, Raleigh also produced motorcycles and three-wheel cars, leading to the formation of Reliant Motors. In next decades Raleigh merged with other bicycle and motorcycle companies, opened and then sold new branches (Raleigh Ireland, Raleigh U.S, Raleigh Canada) but the brand never ceased to exist. Now it belongs to Dutch corporation Accell.