Raleigh Lenton Tourist

B · From historians, makers and pressClub / lightweightIn confirmed sources: 1949–1950

Peter Kohler records that the Lenton Tourist, No. 29, was introduced in June 1949 and listed as the 1950 model, but had gone from the 1952 line-up.

Known components

None recorded yet. Our confirmed sources for this model don't list its parts. If you have a catalogue page or an original spec sheet, please send it in.

What the sources say

YearName · variantDetailsSource
1949Lenton Tourist · 29Listed as the 1950 model; absent from the 1952 line-up. (June 1949)Retro Raleighs (sheldonbrown.com)
1950Lenton Tourist · 29Retro Raleighs (sheldonbrown.com)
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Sources

Last updated 19 October 2026. Every fact on this page comes from one of these.

  1. Retro Raleighs (sheldonbrown.com): Peter C. Kohler, 'The Raleigh Lentons'
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