Dating a Raleigh Siren Series 1 from its serial number

[RegG]

Not sure if this bike qualifies as a Vintage or Classic but I will ask anyway.......

I am preparing for sale my late wifes Raleigh Siren. It is a 'Series 1', is equipped with Shimano 7-speed SIS triple ring and Suntour front suspension.

Is it possible to date the bike from its serial number? It's 53995337 as can be seen in the photo.



Any help appreciated.

 

[Cycleops]

Not really an expert on Raleigh numbers but it looks like a mid/late nineties model to me, possibly a bit later.

 

[RegG]

Not really an expert on Raleigh numbers but it looks like a mid/late nineties model to me, possibly a bit later.

Thanks for your reply and suggestions as to the age of this bike. Thinking back it probably was bought mid nineties as my youngest daughter says she remembers going with me and her mum to buy it. The bike was passed onto my youngest after my wife died and it has now come back to me to sell on. It is in remarkably good condition for its age!

 

[Drago]

Best bet is to get a date code off the rear mech. Google shows the Siren as having the awful Altus non-slant parallelogram rear mech, which puts it in the 96-98 age range.

 

[RegG]

Thanks for the replies, all helpful!

Just to say thanks again here's a few pics of the bike......

 

[Cycleops]

In nice condition too. I'm a particular fan of this type of bike from this era, although I'd pick one with rigid forks. After this period the frames were mostly aluminium but the steel ones were better IMHO.

 

[biggs682]

@RegG that's very tidy indeed