POSTS BY: BRIAN
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2011 VeloNews Buyers Guide
From the trusted source in all things racing comes their annual Buyers Guide. While Reynolds 853 International may not be the latest in high-zoot-carbon-wonder-material…steel bikes still have more victories in every race on the UCI calendar.  Think about that. read more
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If you don’t know what Awesome is…
Swing on by 21st Avenue Bicycle in Portland. They’ll give you the full definition and probably a step by step manual on how to BE awesome. 21st Avenue Bicycles – Family Fun Bike Build! from James Wilson on Vimeo. read more
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Rutgers Cyclocross
The Raleigh Sponsored crew at Rutgers had another great cross season in the NorthEast…. “For the fifth straight year, Rutgers has won the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference Cyclocross Championship. With the support of co-sponsor Raleigh Bicycles and presenting sponsor Kim’s Bike Shop, Rutgers fielded an impressive team of ten riders at the NBX Grand Prix in Warwick, RI (part of the Verge NECCS series) to cap off a season that saw Rutgers riders on the podium every weekend. In addition to winning [...] read more
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SSCX Carbon
The word is out. Honestly, it was a pretty natural progression and everyone should’ve seen it coming. It all started a couple years ago when we surprised everyone at Interbike our SSCX Rainier race bike. Super limited edition and sexy, it quickly developed a cult following in the niche SSCX scene. The following year we released the HiLife. Still a limited edition bike, but one with much broader appeal to the CX market. Hot on the heals of the HiLife we partnered with the crew putting [...] read more
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Record Review
2010 Raleigh Record Ace as reviewed by the staff at Bicycling Magazine. A couple of side notes…I’ve been able to find the Record Ace dating back to 1936…anyone have proof of one before then? Second…for 2011 the Record Ace has received an upgrade to Shimano 105 brakes. Plus…Le Bike Club got a hold of one and decided to personalize their Record Ace…check out their words and beautiful pics… The latest edition of Bicycling Magazine is on newstands now… read more
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Raleigh 2011 Product Launch
Too much happened at the Suncadia Resort 2 weeks back to write about…so we made a video instead. Take a peak… Raleigh America Diamondback 2011 Launch at Suncadia from Diamondback Bicycles on Vimeo. read more
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Why Steel?
Recently we’ve really started to expand our line of Steel bikes while other companies are heavy handed into Carbon everything. Every now and then, some folks ask why we’re still making steel bikes. Why are we making a lugged 853 International? Why did we make an 853 XXIX Pro instead of a carbon? Why are our high end commuter bikes steel instead of aluminum? The answer isn’t as simple as saying…Heritage…there is something more there. And seeing this clip from an upcoming [...] read more
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A Couple From the InterNerd
A few months ago the crew at Urban Velo received a Rush Hour FB. I was initally stoked that they just wrote up about getting the bike and what their initial thoughts were on it. Being the professionals that they are though…they wrote a follow up on it after spending a couple months riding it. You can read their likes and dislikes all HERE. On top of that…we just put up our 2011 bikes on the website last week and we’re [...] read more
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This Will Totally Void Your Warranty
But wouldn’t it be kinda fun to give it a try? And to squash any questions before they start…that is a Raleigh UK Carbon Road bike. It is not available in the US. This is what is available in the UK and this is what is available in the US. While Raleigh distributes bikes around the world, each branch creates different bikes for different markets. read more
