Raleigh is one of the world's oldest & best-known bike brands. Famous for bikes like Burners, Choppers, Grifters & Vektars. Raleigh became a world leader in bicycles, producing 100,000 cycles annually in the 1920's only stopping production during the Second World War (1939-45); Raleigh concentrated on munitions work.
Raleigh hasn't shied away from the world of professional cycling; in 1980, Joop Zoetemelk won the Tour De France riding for the TI-Raleigh-Creda team; TI Raleigh also won the team prize, setting a record for the number of stage wins. 2010 Team Raleigh relaunched the international squad of riders and picked up notable wins in the Welsh National Road Race Championship, British National Hill Climb Championship, & the Tour Doon Hame.
Raleigh was the first UK cycle maker to mass-produce suspension mountain bikes & to market electrically assisted bicycles. They were also huge supporters of BMX riding, with the Raleigh BMX team taking part in the 1985 World Championships in Canada consisting of 14 nations, 680 riders & 28 classes. Raleigh bikes are part of British history, & they're still based in Nottingham!