The Online Bicycle Museum holds an 1890 'Raleigh' road racer built by Woodhead, Angois & Ellis, and describes it as the earliest known Raleigh safety bicycle. The museum notes that none of the illustrations in the 1890 catalogue shows exactly the same machine. The museum also lists surviving Raleigh road racers dated 1896 and 1925; whether any of them share a catalogue model has not been established.
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
| Year | Name · variant | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 'Raleigh' Road Racer | Built by Woodhead, Angois & Ellis; the museum calls it the earliest known Raleigh safety bicycle and notes no 1890 catalogue illustration matches it exactly. | Online Bicycle Museum |
Unconfirmed mentions
These come from a single uncited or enthusiast source. They are not used for the dates, components or confidence above. If you can confirm one from a catalogue, please tell us.
| Year | Name | What it says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Raleigh 'No 5' Road Racer · No 5 | Online Bicycle Museum | |
| 1925 | Raleigh Road Racer | Online Bicycle Museum |
Sources
Last updated 19 October 2026. Every fact on this page comes from one of these.