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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: Bob_Acid on January 08, 2007, 04:43 AM

Title: I'm not a Raleigh fan....
Post by: Bob_Acid on January 08, 2007, 04:43 AM

but i did find this interesting.

Saw this post on Vintage http://www.vintagebmx.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=025551

At what point did this stuff...


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/c189/BRIANH309/ram1.jpg)

(http://www.brighterimage.com/images/r11xl.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/bikedog/Old%20School%20BMX%20Bikes/100_0374.jpg)

become this stuff?

(http://www.dtrcartwright.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Burner/05-06-12%20R10%20Tuff%201.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/Nunnsy/ProBurner.jpg)

(http://i3.tinypic.com/vzew5f.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/ASH13Y/100_1122.jpg)


Or am i barking up the wrong tree?

Title: Re: I'm not a Raleigh fan....
Post by: se on January 08, 2007, 07:22 AM

At the point the design team responsible made a series of very bad decisions?!

Title: Re: I'm not a Raleigh fan....
Post by: jT Racing on January 08, 2007, 11:08 AM

that first framee is a race inc me thinks with a bastardised seatpost tube

Title: Re: I'm not a Raleigh fan....
Post by: theRuler on January 08, 2007, 11:15 AM

they go from good to bad to ugly

Title: Re: I'm not a Raleigh fan....
Post by: Bob_Acid on January 08, 2007, 11:17 AM

it's a Rampar Townshend, made by Bill Bastian though.

I was just wondering if any of the Raleigh boys could enlighten me on the history? i mean were Rampar and Raleigh just using the same frame design? did raleigh buy their name? what's the deal?  ???

Title: Re: I'm not a Raleigh fan....
Post by: Coastvl on January 08, 2007, 11:36 AM

I really want one of those R11XL frames. Would look great in red with some Bottema forks on it!  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: I'm not a Raleigh fan....
Post by: Geth on January 08, 2007, 12:28 PM

Raleigh wasn't just English. There's Raleigh's all over the world.
The Rampars probably started out in the U.S. where they probably employed someone to design the bikes.
Raleigh UK probably just made them with no idea of frame geometry...

Only surmising.
Don't shoot me down. :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: I'm not a Raleigh fan....
Post by: burnaliser on January 08, 2007, 01:14 PM

RAMPAR = Raleigh AMerican PARts

Title: Re: I'm not a Raleigh fan....
Post by: Bob_Acid on January 08, 2007, 06:14 PM

So where does the bastian frame fit in?

Title: Re: I'm not a Raleigh fan....
Post by: Uncle Vulgar on January 08, 2007, 08:01 PM

www.thrill.to/RaleighBurner

Rampar history etc all here.

Title: Re: I'm not a Raleigh fan....
Post by: Bananaman on January 08, 2007, 08:37 PM

No matter what you say the Pro Burner is pure class, don't ask me why but I do love em :smitten: