Applies specifically to the Raleigh "Sports Light Roadster" Model 22 prior to 1958, and the "Sports" DL-22 from 1958 through 1980.
Click on the links for specific details regarding each variant.
| Year | Brake equipment | Crank | Bottom bracket oil port | Lugs | Rims & spoking | Gear cable pulley | Sturmey-Archer shifter | Raleigh "R" nuts | Rear hub | Pedals | Rear fender reflector | Rear fender white tail |
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| 1945 | Raleigh Patent calipers, for soldered end cables | Raleigh Heron w/braces | Yes (up to when?) Note to self: At least up to 1959, possibly up till '61 (? Warren, Oldroads forum) |
Mk-I plain, w/conservative cutouts | Raleigh-stamped Westrick, 32 spokes front, 40 rear | Metal clamp-on | Metal w/"Sturmey-Archer" & "3-Speed" or "Sturmey-Archer Trigger 3 or 4 Speed", Pat. 498820, black or silver face | None | Sturmey-Archer AW (Model No '22 AW') Optional TCW (Tri-Coaster) Singlespeed w/freewheel (Model No. '22 SG') |
Raleigh rubber block, serviceable & rebuildable | Black, 2" diameter, "RI" embossed in red lens | Yes |
| 1949 | Metal pulley w/brazed-on top-tube boss (gent's models) Metal clamp (lady's models) |
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| 1950 | Metal, with SA logo and "Sturmey Archer", w/gear-indicator 'window', may have black or red lettering | |||||||||||
| 1951 | ||||||||||||
| 1952 | ||||||||||||
| 1953 | Same as 1952 or 1954, parts bin mix | |||||||||||
| 1954 | Metal, w/SA logo, "Sturmey Archer" & "3 Speed", gear-indicator window | |||||||||||
| 1955 | ||||||||||||
| 1956 | Mk-II transitional | |||||||||||
| 1957 | Metal, "Sturmey Archer" logo & "3 Speed", no window, estimated to have been used until 1963 (?) | Sturmey-Archer SW | ||||||||||
| 1958 | Sturmey-Archer SW or AW | |||||||||||
| 1959 | Sturmey-Archer AW, TCW Tri-Coaster, or S3C | |||||||||||
| 1960 | Metal clamp-on | |||||||||||
| 1961 | ||||||||||||
| 1962* | Bottom bracket oil port ommitted | Clamp-on w/plastic wheel, marked Sturmey-Archer | White housing with no markings, 2" diameter, Fariylites reflector insert | |||||||||
| 1963* | Metal, "Sturmey Archer" logo & "3 Speed", lettering printed for above-the-bar use | |||||||||||
| 1964* | ||||||||||||
| 1965* | MkII w/less pronounced nozzle cut | |||||||||||
| 1966* | Raleigh-stamped pinch-bolt calipers, for conventional cables | Oval, no reflectors | ||||||||||
| 1967* | Clear facing, marked "Sturmey-Archer" (in white lettering on black) & "3 Speed" | |||||||||||
| 1968* | Beefier calipers are gradually introduced. These run concurrently with the earlier pinch-bolt type until 1972. |
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| 1969* | ||||||||||||
| 1970* | Clear facing, marked "Sturmey-Archer", in black lettering on chrome, modern italicized lettering | Rubber-treads w/reflectors - Sir Walther Raleigh stamped in center, blocks are replaceable. Marked "Made In England" | ||||||||||
| 1971* | ||||||||||||
| 1972* | Mix of either '72 or '73 components | New 'braceless' Heron chainwheel appears mid-year, models may have either variant | Rubber-tread Sir Walter w/reflectors, nearly identical to previous years, but made in Germany by Union. Reflectors marked "TPP12", 1-3/4" in width | White, housing marked Sturmey-Archer, large 2.5" diameter, Lucas reflector | ||||||||
| 1973 | Raleigh Self-Adjusting brake levers make their official appearance. The original '66-type calipers are phased out in favor of the '68-type; adjuster barrel is omitted. |
Raleigh Heron, no "braces" | Sturmey-Archer stamped Westrick, 36 spokes front & rear | Raleigh "R" nuts on seat post clamp, front axle, and cotters | ||||||||
| 1974 | ||||||||||||
| 1975 | Black plastic facing w/faux polished aluminum insert, marked "Sturmey Archer England" | Same as 1973, reflectors widened to 2 1/4" in width | ||||||||||
| 1976 | Same as 1975, calipers feature hex-head bolt | Sturmey-Archer AW or S3C | ||||||||||
| 1977 | Weinmann alloy levers and calipers, no rear brake on SA S3C coaster models | Heron design revised to point counterclockwise on all stock chainwheels | USDOT-regulatory reflector, rectangular shape, white housing | |||||||||
| 1978 | Omitted | |||||||||||
| 1979 | Cat-Eye USDOT-regulatory reflector, rectangular shape, black housing | |||||||||||
| 1980 | Same as 1979, but no "R" on cotters |
* = Spartan men's and ladies' models were available these years under the models S22 and S22L, respectively. These models featured mattress saddles vs. the Brooks B72 saddle of the deluxe model, a smaller saddlebag, economy tires (what these were, I would not know - the deluxe model came with Dunlops, according to Raleigh catalogues) and different rims, namely, box-section Endricks vs. the drop-center Westricks. Information on these models is sparse, and their variants are not well known. By 1968, both ladies' and gent's S22 models aquired unique gold paint jobs which lasted until the deletion of the S22 model in 1972. Keep in mind that it is not unusual to see a 1973 S22, even though the model was officially removed from the lineup in 1972. Surplus stock of S22 parts resulted in an overlap of the gold frames into the 1973 model year. Whether these were sold as S22's or DL22's is unknown.
