Raleigh sold to rival!

[martylaa]

Seems a shame hopefully there's no job cuts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17851190

[pickle]

maybe they'll make some decent bikes now     

[Rodgy1970]

hopefully the jobs will be safe, looks they will in the short term anyway.

http://www.accell-group.com/upload/4921796.pdf

really hope they don't do any more anniversary models   

[MaD-RoK]

Doubtful they will ever make anything of decent quality, the only thing they ever produced were British icons of cycling. Thats fukked now though. 

[KeithyT]

Yeah I guess the ship has long since sailed anyway manufacturing wise.

It's still a great brand name  but more cheaply produced bikes aren't going to do its legacy much good.

[diesel]

Out with the old.... In with the new

We need to looking (and buying) from the decent UK bike designers / builders like:

Dialled

Curtis

Dmr

etc.... that's where its at 

[pickle]

That'll push the price of reflectors up!

[BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN]

It's good to see the BBC using the "VEKTAR" as the well know model that Raleigh sold back in the 80's 

yer i remember every kid on the block have one, some even two or three of those well selling Vektars 

[MartyC]

oh well, I guess it had to happen after all nothing is British owned anymore 

Love this quote though and I'm sure the Burner boys appreciated it too

"Raleigh is famous for bikes such as the Chopper in the 1970s and the Vektar in the 1980s."

 

[MaD-RoK]

Just shows how thick and out of touch the BBC are.... 

[rooski]

Glad they are still going

They made some iconic bikes in the past,a dare say we have had at least one of their bikes

Dont forget some of the high end road bikes and special models,some were superb,DHO downhill bike from the 90,s for example

[sparky]

oh well, I guess it had to happen after all nothing is British owned anymore 

Love this quote though and I'm sure the Burner boys appreciated it too

"Raleigh is famous for bikes such as the Chopper in the 1970s and the Vektar in the 1980s."

 

I wouldn't be surprised if that quote came from someone at Raleigh having spoken to a couple of people there. 

They sounded so out of touch it was like they were stuck somewhere everyone else wasn't.

[pickle]

that's how they've been since 1970 

[dordymush]

all said and done though i bet every one of on here have had one over years.

[pickle]

yep and i loved my old Burner GS 

[oldtired]

 

[lk_97]

that's how they've been since 1970 

I thought that as soon as I posted it wasn't there a period when they weren't great though?