Raleigh Twenty (R20)

A · Seen in a catalogueSmall-wheel / foldingIn confirmed sources: 1968–1976

Tony Hadland records that Raleigh introduced the Twenty in 1968 and kept it in production for some 16 years. It is listed as the Twenty Folder in the 1976 US catalogue. A folding version, the Stowaway, has its own page.

Photos

Photos: Garry Gregory. Each photo shows one bike, which may have been changed over the years.

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.

Catalogue appearances

YearName as printed · model no.DetailsSource
1976Twenty FolderPage caption.Retro Raleighs (sheldonbrown.com), p.15

Specs are as printed in the catalogue. Years are when the model appears in a source, not exact production dates.

Other sources

YearName · variantDetailsSource
1968Raleigh Twenty (R20)Production lasted 'some 16 years' (Hadland).International Cycling History Conference proceedings
1968TwentyBikeBiz
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Sources

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

  1. International Cycling History Conference proceedings: Tony Hadland, 'Raleigh UK in the Last Quarter of the 20th Century'
  2. BikeBiz: Tony Hadland, 'HISTORY: The Heron Evolves: Raleigh from 1975 to 2002'
  3. Retro Raleighs (sheldonbrown.com): Raleigh USA catalogue 1976 – page index (p.15)
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