Raleigh
Raleigh
Don't miss Pedalling Dreams: The Raleigh Story on BBC Four (9) 23:00, Today.
The extraordinary untold story of the rise and fall of Raleigh bikes from the backstreets of Nottingham to a household name associated with quality, innovation and Britishness.
Al
The extraordinary untold story of the rise and fall of Raleigh bikes from the backstreets of Nottingham to a household name associated with quality, innovation and Britishness.
Al
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Re: Raleigh
Hi,
It's not a repeat, one with a guy with a hairstyle
It's not a repeat, one with a guy with a hairstyle
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Re: Raleigh
OH bother, I missed it . Maybe they'll show it again.
Re: Raleigh
NATURAL ANKLING wrote:Hi,
It's not a repeat, one with a guy with a hairstyle
That's the one.
'Give me my bike, a bit of sunshine - and a stop-off for a lunchtime pint - and I'm a happy man.' - Reg Baker
Re: Raleigh
Good show! I must have seen the second half of it previously.
re The very early Raleigh ridden by Colin Kirsch - those tyres looked brutal!
re The very early Raleigh ridden by Colin Kirsch - those tyres looked brutal!
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Re: Raleigh
I've seen it more than once. I'm sure it will come again. BBC2/4 frequently put these gems on - buses, cars, caravans, tents, youth hostels, steam engines.
John
Re: Raleigh
Currently on Iplayer :-
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b ... eigh-story
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b ... eigh-story
You'll never know if you don't try it.
Re: Raleigh
Charming programme. Reg Harris, hero of my youth! Still have my early Raleigh Outland MTB with bullhorn bars in the stables awaiting a bit of tlc, great bike.
Al
Al
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Re: Raleigh
Also available on Youtube for those who don't do iplayer.
It is a good story well told.
It is a good story well told.
Re: Raleigh
Thanks, watched in on catch-up. That was good.
I found Raleigh really odd in the late 80s/90s. Seemed like every second week they'd have been taken over by new management and changed strategy. There were only ever two strategies. One moment their (mass-market) bikes were quite decent, in the tradition described in the programme, and the next they used cheap parts that couldn't be adjusted well, and wouldn't last more than a year or two. Then it would swap back, and back again. You never knew where you were.
I found Raleigh really odd in the late 80s/90s. Seemed like every second week they'd have been taken over by new management and changed strategy. There were only ever two strategies. One moment their (mass-market) bikes were quite decent, in the tradition described in the programme, and the next they used cheap parts that couldn't be adjusted well, and wouldn't last more than a year or two. Then it would swap back, and back again. You never knew where you were.
Re: Raleigh
I still get Chopper envy...
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