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British bicycles
« on: November 20, 2008, 07:05:10 PM »
Paul,

Do they make any mass produced bicycles in England?
 I know they started making Raleigh bicycles in Oregon about 15 years ago.
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« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2008, 08:31:44 PM »
The Raleigh factory in Nottingham closed in 2003. The firm still designs bicycles, but they are made in the Far East. I am pretty certain that there is no mass production of bicycles in the UK. The products would be too expensive.

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« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2008, 11:02:49 PM »
Quote from: Jim on November 20, 2008, 07:05:10 PM
Paul,

Do they make any mass produced bicycles in England?
 I know they started making Raleigh bicycles in Oregon about 15 years ago.
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if it's a question for Paul, why dont you just PM him?
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Re: British bicycles
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2008, 11:39:42 PM »
Pashley is still making bicycles in England.
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Re: British bicycles
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2008, 02:52:20 AM »
QG- maybe others will be interested in the answer though. :)
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Re: British bicycles
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2008, 06:12:59 AM »
Quote from: Gottagettolondon on November 21, 2008, 02:52:20 AM
QG- maybe others will be interested in the answer though. :)

Perhaps, but why did he address it to Paul?

Quote from: Jim on November 20, 2008, 07:05:10 PM
Paul,

Do they make any mass produced bicycles in England?
 

Gives the impression that no one else's opinion matters.
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Re: British bicycles
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2008, 05:01:14 PM »
Sorry if I left you out. I thought it was a guy thing and I think it was sent to guy talk originally.
Sorry again.
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« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2008, 05:05:00 PM »
LOL... i know nothing about bicycles or the manufacture of them!
I just thought it was... i dunno... weird the way it was 'addressed' to Paul!
(I must be secretly jealous!)  [smiley=laugh3.gif] [smiley=laugh3.gif]  ;)
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Re: British bicycles
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2008, 05:12:29 PM »
Quote from: Quarter-Gill on November 21, 2008, 05:05:00 PM
LOL... i know nothing about bicycles or the manufacture of them!
I just thought it was... i dunno... weird the way it was 'addressed' to Paul!
(I must be secretly jealous!)  [smiley=laugh3.gif] [smiley=laugh3.gif]  ;)

He is our tech advisor for things mechanical. :D
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Re: British bicycles
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2008, 05:20:37 PM »
The original question asked about mass produced bicycles. The last big UK manufacturer of such products, Raleigh, finished shifting production to the Far East in the early part of this decade. There are still various makers of more expensive niche market bikes in Britain, and the example of Pashley has been quoted.
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Re: British bicycles
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2008, 05:31:53 PM »
GET IN THERE MY SON!!  ;) ;D
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Re: British bicycles
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2008, 05:36:25 PM »
Former bicycle manufactures:
Raleigh
Triumph
Hercules
Phillips
BSA

I wonder if they got government bailout loans before they went south? :)

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Re: British bicycles
« Reply #12 on: November 22, 2008, 11:36:12 AM »
Well, I'm flattered Jim, but actually bicycles are not really something I know very much about except in the broad sense, so I couldn't have answered off the top of my head anyway.   

I never really got the hang of balancing on two wheels as a kid, and was never worried about riding a bicycle, so it never bothered me and I've never followed the different makes and manufacturers.


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Re: British bicycles
« Reply #13 on: November 27, 2008, 09:24:02 AM »
Quote from: Jim on November 20, 2008, 07:05:10 PM
I know they started making Raleigh bicycles in Oregon about 15 years ago.

I don't think Raleighs have ever been made in Oregon; just Washington.
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Re: British bicycles
« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2008, 11:46:21 PM »
Brompton still makes folding bicycles in England.  I want one in the worst way.

By the way, I don't mean to sound cranky, but I don't really think of bicycles as a guy thing. 
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