Description:A Schumpterian analysis of the history of the Raleigh company from 1870 to 1960. Raleigh's business development and the entrepreneurial activities of its founders from the perspective of the chronological development of the bicycle industry. Consideration is to broader processes of change in the business environment and the authors focus on market, organizational, cultural, and technological developments, as well as shifting patterns of foreign competition. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR