Posted 14 years ago
youngpicke…
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Picked these two up today about 10 minutes from my house. I can't find much about them other than that they were made in England. I think they were made by Raleigh back in the 60's but I'm not sure. Both bikes are in great shape!! Tires hold air, in fact I've ridden both of them already any they ride really smooth. I haven't quite figured out how to use the shifters yet but other than that they're great! Paint has a few minor scratches but nothing major. Emblems and decals are flawless. The guy's had these bikes inside his house for the last 20-30 years. Both bikes have working generator kits, horns, but I need to put new bulbs in the headlights. Both bikes have matching Brooks saddles with no scuffs or tears. They look brand new. Both have mirrors. The girls bike has a speedometer but the boy's doesn't. I love the fenders on this bike, they look like bullets. Anyways, I couldn't possibly be happier about these bikes.
Any Idea how much these bikes are worth? I haven't been able to find anything about them anywhere.
I just bought one of these bikes too. I am looking for a source for parts, specifically the headlight.
Hello...I see that your post was 14 years ago...and I have been trying to research the very same men's Phillips bicycle that you have in your pictures. My father passed away and I inherited his bicycle which is the one and the same. A Phillips, made in Nottingham England, 5 speed, with generator, tail and head light. The only difference that I can see is that mine has a leather saddle which I'm sure is original.
The serial number on mine is just north of 2,593.000.
I'm wondering if you now know the exact or close to exact year of manufacture of the men's bike and a possible value...in US or Canadian funds as I am in Canada but can do the conversion easily enough from US to Canadian dollars.
Thank you in advance for any info you can provide.
One more thing...my dads/my bike is also the exact same color as the one you have pictured right down to the gold lettering.
And another thing that I've read in my research is that the 2 million 5 hundred thousand plus serial number is a pre 1960's serial number...probably mid 1950's. Phillips was an independent British bicycle company until 1957, when it was fully integrated into Raleigh and they moved the manufacturing of the Phillips brand from Birmingham to Nottingham. Raleigh shifted their serial numbering to a 1960's "letter and numerical" system...(A=1966, B=1967) etc. This would mean that serial numbers in the 2-million range typically would pre-date this takeover.