Humber Bicycle Serial Numbers

Thomas Humber (1841–1910) founded a bicycle manufacturing business at Nottingham which moved about 1878 to Beeston, Nottinghamshire.By 1887, still under his day-to-day management, it was owned by a public listed company, Humber & Co Limited.Thomas Humber improved cycle technology through the independence of his thinking and his practical ability. As far as I can find out serial numbers on Humbers are all over the place and might not tell the date of manufacture. Best way to date your bike would be to check the date stamped on the SA hub. Would help seeing a pic if you can post one. Jello and to the forum. Article (pdf file) on the evolution of Sturmey Archer triggers including model numbers, descriptions, and color photos - useful information for period correct restorations. 1953 Humber - The Aristocrat of All Bicycles! 1953 Rudge Sports - Britain's Best Bicycle. 1953 The Defiance - This one's not a Raleigh. 1955 Humber Sports - Blue finish. Usezenna.web.fc2.com › Humber Bicycle Serial Numbers 2003 Raleigh bicycles manufacture switches to Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Thailand. It appears that Raleigh recycled many of the older serial numbers in later.

I have listed my collection ofBritish bicycles below chronologically. As the list has expanded I haveincluded bikes of friends as well. Follow each item in the list for aphotograph of the bicycle as well as a description. I will try to featureeither a special or common attributes of these bicycles in each section (workin progress). Eventually I should have a good bit of information about manyaspects of British bicycles that other enthusiasts (like yourself) might finduseful. Feel free to email mewith more information or comments.

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• 1938 (World War II era) Lady's Raleigh Roadster

• 1948 Raleigh - A beautiful bicycle

• 1940's Armstrong Moth

• 1950's Raleigh Clubman

• 1950's R.O Harrison

• 1950 Dawes Lightweight

• 1950 Macleans Featherweight

• 1952/3 Raleigh Sports - Featuring the Sturmey-Archer AW hub

• 1952 Humber Sports - Lovingly known as Joan

• 1953 Humber - The Aristocrat of All Bicycles!

• 1953 Rudge Sports - Britain's Best Bicycle

• 1953 The Defiance - This one's not a Raleigh

• 1955 Humber Sports - Blue finish, not black

• 1956 Raleigh Sports - Featuring the Sturmey-Archer SW hub

• 1957 Macleans Featherweight - Featuring the Sturmey-Archer TBF hub

• 1958 Humber Sports 4-speed

• 1950's Robinhood Sports

• 1960 Raleigh Sports - A basic three-speed

• 1961 Rudge Sports - A special chrome three-speed

• 1963 Moutlon Mk I - A small wheel bicycle with full suspension

• 1960's Triumph

• 1966 Robinhood

• 1967 Raleigh Sprite

• 1967 Triumph - Susie's Golden Bike

• 1967 James - Named and badged after the James motorcycle company

• 1968 Raleigh Colt

• 1969 Humber Sprite - Featuring the Sturmey-Archer five-speed S5 hub

• 1970 Rudge Sports

• 1970 Humber Sports

• 1971 Humber Sports

• 1974 Raleigh Superbe

• 1970's Raleigh Sprite

Events for Enthusiasts in the USA Featuring British Bicycles:

Every year there is a Great British Bike Weekend in Philadelphia. Contact: Trophy Bikes, 3131 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106 near University of Penn... tel 215.222.2020 mcget@aol.com

the 9th annual (!) Great British Bike Weekend is set for April 28-29-30 in Phila...
will include a workshop, 3-speed time trial, bike on rail, bike and pub, possibly a Chopper Drag Race and more...

Some pics from the Brit BikeWeekend 1999

For those of you who missed The Great British Bike Weekendin Philadelphia 1998, I have a few pictures of theevent.

Some pictures from my trip to London:

Humber Bicycle Serial Numbers

Here are some pictures from my trip to London duringDecember of 1998 featuring, you guessed it... BIKES!

Humber Bicycle Serial Numbers Lookup