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Encyclopedia > Frank Bowden

Frank Bowden (18481921) was the founder of the Raleigh Bicycle Company and the inventor of the Bowden cable. 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Raleigh is a British bicycle manufacturer based in Nottingham in central England. ... This racing bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminium tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. ... Invented by Frank Bowden, a bowden cable is a type of flexible cable used to transmit mechanical force or energy by the movement of an inner cable (most commonly of steel or stainless steel) relative to a hollow outer cable housing. ...


When Bowden was 24 years old he made a fortune in the stock market. When he returned from Hong Kong he was seriously ill. His doctor gave him 6 months to live. On his doctor's advice, Bowden took up cycling. After recovering from the illness he bought the company where he purchased the bicycle. In December 1888 the Raleigh Bicycle Company was founded. By 1896 it was the largest bicycle manufacturer in the world. The New York Stock Exchange The stock market is the market for the trading of company stock, and derivatives of same; both those securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately. ... Cycling is a recreation, a sport, and a means of transport across land. ... This racing bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminium tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This racing bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminium tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. ...


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  • Raleigh Bikes
  • Raleigh Bikes history

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Frank Bowden (1848–1921) was the founder of the Raleigh Bicycle Company and the inventor of the Bowden cable.
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After recovering from the illness he bought the company where he purchased the bicycle.
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