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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: Glynnyboy on November 24, 2012, 02:20 PM
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I got talking to a couple of guys at Radchester earlier this year about Raleigh Bmx. I mentioned a thread i put together over on bunerworld . They said put it up on Rad as it sounds like it may have some interest to the Raleigh fans on here that don't frequent BW.
I forgot all about it tbh, it just occurred to me today so here's the post.
When i 1st got back into osbmx burnerworld really sparked my interest into the raleigh bmx story in general.
Most of the info to be found in the UK had already been sourced by raleigh die hards like beard and chopper22. There isn't much those guys don't have on record that's become available over here.
The chance to buy a rampar R11 XL came along and without knowing it at the time the 1st step of building the Team Raleigh Production bikes began.
I consider the two biggest players in raleigh bmx history to be the USA and the UK. Most other countries seemed to be supplied from these two main hubs.
The bikes i had a chance to build are the production models that were well archived and used by Team Raleigh for the US & UK.
Here they are.
1st up in age order is the 79 Team Rampar. The f/f were supplied to raleigh by bmx products (mongoose) as raleigh hadn't yet built them selves a pro class standard bike for the team to compete on.
Here is the inspiration for my build in action at the indy 79. Toby Henderson & Jeff Bottema were the 1st hero's of raleigh bmx. Here's toby riding his candy red team.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll167/glynn9371/TobyHenderson2-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll167/glynn9371/Rampar%20Team%20showcas%20thread/SDC12177.jpg)
Next to come along was the Rampar R11 XL . Rampar built from reynolds tubing and the frame raced after the bmx products frame.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll167/glynn9371/Rampar/RamparR11XL-1-1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll167/glynn9371/Rampar/R11XLPICSFORBOTTOM.jpg)
While Raleigh USA changed hands the Team folded for a season.
Mean while the raleigh bmx scene exploded in the UK. The UK'S 1st production pro class standard bike was released along with the rest of the mk1 burner range.
Here we have Craig Schofield ripping up the track on the Pro Burner.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll167/glynn9371/mk1proteamaction.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll167/glynn9371/PRO%20BURNER%20showcase%20thread/PICT2411.jpg)
Back to the USA now (early 83) and after Rampar changing to Raleigh Cycles of America a new Team was launched.
The black, white, gold and red still managed to be incorporated into the teams bikes/ kit. The copper/goldy frames were unique to the team and not part of the range even though the models were. Here is a pic of a young team rider Dylan Spears living the raleigh dream. This was the inspiration for the build.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll167/glynn9371/DYLANSPEARSBIKE.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll167/glynn9371/raleigh%20racing%20R2500/RaleighRacing01.jpg)
Back to the UK and with riders and demands growing we saw the transition to the teardrop tubed aero pro. Excellent soon to be proven world beating race geomytry.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll167/glynn9371/ChromeAp.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll167/glynn9371/Chrome%20Aero%20Pro/AeroPro7.jpg)
84 saw further changes to the Raleigh USA team. The metal Raleigh heron headbadge became the Raleigh Rad Heron picture decal and young fans could join the Rad Heron's Raleigh Airbourne Division. The new 84 models had the neat return dropouts with raleigh embossed into them. 8-) Here's a raleigh R7000 Cruiser ripping up the track.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll167/glynn9371/RaleighRacingcruiseractionfebuary1984-.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll167/glynn9371/RALEIGH%20CRUISER%20SHOWCASE%20THREAD/RALEIGHCRUISER6.jpg)
Then for Christmas 84 in the UK the team aero pro became available to the masses. Andy Ruffell joined to fly the team colours and in 85 Craig Schofield conquered the world flying the team colours on his Team Aero Pro.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll167/glynn9371/TeamAP1.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll167/glynn9371/Team%20Aero%20Pro/TeamAeroPro08.jpg)
So there we have it. Although some of these have had to be moved on to maintain my enjoyment in the hobby i am glad i got the chance to do them and get the story down.
Click on the Raleigh sign below to see Craig become World Champion on his Aero Pro.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ll167/glynn9371/linkbutton.jpg) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNJT08ALa2Q)
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all delish
esp the team coloured one :)
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I love :smitten: the first one :4_17_5:
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Booooom :4_17_5:
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Nice collection and history lesson. :daumenhoch:
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Ace thread Glynn, class bikes too. :coolsmiley:
Fook off Gaz Rollin, nothing to see here. :daumenhoch:
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Nice story and a great collection Glynn :daumenhoch:
Anyone who says they don't like Burners obviously hasn't seen these ones :smitten:
You also managed to take pics at every track in West Yorkshire :smitten:
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Great post Glynn - thanks.
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Great thread and top builds Glynn :4_17_5:
:daumenhoch:
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:smitten: that Reynolds tubed R11 XL :4_17_5:
Excellent thread :daumenhoch:
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lovely thread :daumenhoch:
and cracking builds :4_17_5:
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Quality builds :4_17_5: your attention to detail is superb! :daumenhoch:
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Nice thread :daumenhoch:
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Thanks for the comments, I know quite a few guys started off with basic burners as a stepping stone to better things bitd and hoped you'd enjoy the read.
I never intended on building just the production bikes that the team raced as i went along, it only hit me after i had done it. :coolsmiley:
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I wish I could remember my fake log in as I wanted to say great post and some good looking bikes. Just didnt want anyone to know I thought so. :idiot2:
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I wish I could remember my fake log in as I wanted to say great post and some good looking bikes. Just didnt want anyone to know I thought so. :idiot2:
Top comment, glad forgot it then and managed to come out of the closet with that Raleigh shirt on. ;D
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Great builds from one of RADs finest bike builders. :4_17_5: :4_17_5:
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great thread , great builds, Top Radster thanks for sharing Glynny :daumenhoch:
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Great work :daumenhoch:
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Awesome thread bud and great builds :4_17_5:
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Great thread :4_17_5:
Those burners are up there with the rest of old school bmx,s :smitten:
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:4_17_5:
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Awesome builds. :daumenhoch:
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Ace work Glynn :4_17_5: I always appreciate folk who take their time and build something specific rather than just bolt things together for the sake of it. Great to see these and some great history right there. Top work :daumenhoch:
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That 84 AP is sex on wheels IMO. :smitten:
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sheesh.. some nice builds there . that xl is GOOD looking !!
so much for the old men at sturmey archer telling raleigh uk that bmx's were a fad hence the late start here ! ::)
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You've made my Sunday afternoon mate :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
Top stuff :4_17_5:
I loved all that US Raleigh stuff bitd....used to drool over any pics adverts in Bmx Plus as a kid.....loved that stuff cos it was so different.
Love all those builds dude...exceptional work indeed :4_17_5: :angel: :smitten:
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:4_17_5:
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Great builds there. :4_17_5: :smitten: :smitten: :smitten:
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Love that cruiser Glynn - think that is my favourite, but also really love the gold and chrome raleigh racing bike as well. All of them are stunners though :4_17_5:
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I hadn't appreciated you had the whole collection like that Glynn. You and Julian should get your bikes together and start a Raleigh musem next to a track with some riders for folk to take round LOL!
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Only just seen this thread , great post Glynn :daumenhoch:
Stunning collection of bikes mate :coolsmiley:
I have to echo Southern Andy's comments too .... 'one of RAD's finest bike builders' , attention to detail and the research you do is always spot on . :4_17_5:
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Great Builds :coolsmiley:
I should get my finger out and build this ::)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/g294/fender911/IMG_0382.jpg)
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Yeah you really should.
The fs is a rare beast I think I have only seen a couple of these.
One popped up for sale on the museum early this year complete.
It was in great condition, I looked again less than an hour later and all trace of it had been removed.
I was kicking myself for not at least saving the pics of it.
Yours is the only pic I have, I got it from someone else's post and never knew who owned it.
I was chasing copies of those brochures for ages too.
I managed to get photo copies from a couple of great guys over on vintage and have since managed to source them, although my 83 is the complete catalogue not only the bmx brochure.
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I've had it for ages aswell :-[ i bought it from a guy called Greg Chermack(i think) in the states ,it came with the brochures ,the pics dont show it,but its a blackened chrome,at least you know where i am if you need any info from the brochures now :daumenhoch:,you must have seen it on Rb.com i posted some pics up ages ago
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Yeah you really should.
The fs is a rare beast I think I have only seen a couple of these.
One popped up for sale on the museum early this year complete.
It was in great condition, I looked again less than an hour later and all trace of it had been removed.
I was kicking myself for not at least saving the pics of it.
Yours is the only pic I have, I got it from someone else's post and never knew who owned it.
I was chasing copies of those brochures for ages too.
I managed to get photo copies from a couple of great guys over on vintage and have since managed to source them, although my 83 is the complete catalogue not only the bmx brochure.
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Nice Glynn :daumenhoch: are those wheels on the Rampar the ones you got from me? Glad they went to a great build :coolsmiley:
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Nice Glynn :daumenhoch: are those wheels on the Rampar the ones you got from me? Glad they went to a great build :coolsmiley:
Yeah they are dan. :daumenhoch:
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These are great. Thanks for the reminder about this thread. :coolsmiley:
http://www.radbmx.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,180432.0.html
Nice collection and history lesson. :daumenhoch:
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Wow, great thread, great read - thanks.
All classics, I'm sure I'll be back to this thread a few times yet.
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That's a quality line up. :daumenhoch:
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i owned this frame for a short while a few years ago but sadly never got to build it, due to my divorce it was sold along with most of my collection.
i sold it to someone on the burner forum so at least its still in the UK.
i didnt have a clue about it when i bought it off US ebay but liked the look of it so hit the button.
its stiil the only raleigh frame style i like and wish i never sold it :(
(http://imagehosting.rodsnsods.co.uk/11344e95ad09c896b.jpg)