One of the last bikes made in Nottingham by the former great Raleigh

[bikeworkshop]

https://ebay.us/m/BcT7ah

 

[L-Note]

Triple triangle!

 

[legrandefromage]

Tripe triangle

 

[widowmaker]

I would rather walk

 

[Ecurie Peril]

The demise of Raleigh was incredibly sad. They made some great bikes in their time which have been overlooked or even tainted by the BSO's they churned out

 

[bikeworkshop]

The demise of Raleigh was incredibly sad. They made some great bikes in their time which have been overlooked or even tainted by the BSO's they churned out

It was sad to see the decline in quality of raleigh's intended market.

Amazing that they thought they could produce low quality bikes and compete in an international market.

 

[winjohn]

What were they thinking?

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

They weren't

 

[bikeworkshop]

They weren't

I think the 80s decline in bike sales meant they had to try to shift units into the lower end of the market, given they had a huge factory and massive workforce to employ.

It would have been very difficult to downsize, so they just ran into the wall.

I wonder whether the value of the Nottingham site helped the company survive a few more years, or just got pocketed by the unscrupulous?

 

[finbar]

I love Raleigh, my grandmother lived within walking distance of the Wollaton factory and my dad went to the launch of the Chopper there. My first proper (ish) bike was a Raleigh Even More Extreme. I spent my youth lusting after various Raleigh RSPs.

However, the Activator was utter, utter garbage.