[CR]Raleigh Bikes

(Example: Framebuilders:Bernard Carré)

From: "Doug Smith" <douguk2007@hotmail.co.uk>
To: "classicrendezvous@bikelist.org" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 19:54:13 +0000
Subject: [CR]Raleigh Bikes

John Crump wrote:-I have been reading with interest the Raleigh build quali ty etc. In all the years that I rode and raced in Brit land I can not reme mber ANY mate that owned a Raleigh, OF COURSE Reg Harris was well know for his Raleigh track irons. Raleighs massed produced for the masses PROFIT th e only concern.NOT the clubmans choice. I know this will bring lots of r eplys to the contrary, So lets hear it. I have to support John in his cont ribution on Raleigh bikes .He's quite correct in stating they were not the average clubman's choice of mount.Any mass produced sports bike of the peri od as opposed to the truelightweight was a non starter.Along with John memo ries I also did not see a Raleigh used bythe serious cyclist in my 20 year s as an active clubman. Neither am I able to offer any reason why any of th e household named bikes of theperiod did not find their way into the club w orld. It was a fact of life !It must be said they were bought in large numb ers by members of the ordinary public for their leisure and domestic purpos es alike.Doug SmithNorth Dorset