raleigh frame nums

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cols3064
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raleigh frame nums

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does any one know what the first two letters fs stand for on a raleigh,frame like a ranndonneur,royal.531 st tubing
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meic
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I cant say what fs may be for.

It doesnt fit in with this source of information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh_Bi ... al_numbers
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enigmatic
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Info on Raleigh frame numbering systems :
http://oldbike.wordpress.com/9-bicycle- ... ottingham/
http://sheldonbrown.com/retroraleighs/dating.html

Are you sure it's an 'S' ? If it is, then it may be a month of manufacture, although I can't tie it up with the above links.
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yes it is fs
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fs is a new one on me too
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