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As a UK cyclist, Mr Gouldthorp's comments in the Guardian have reminded me of the comments of one Mr Gerald Ratner about the Ratner's jewellery business which were so filled with contempt about his business that he had to subsequently step down as head of it. Raleigh's Mr Gouldthorp clearly has no enthusiasm for cycling as he speaks of the cycle business with that same level of contempt. His description of UK roads as too dangerous to cycle on which is a load of old tosh, as I well know as I cycle on UK roads several times a week, from urban to rural and I'm no racer. Mr Gouldthorp's comments are such that as a direct result of them I will not consider buying a Raleigh bicycle again. Considering that as a child, back in the 1960s, my first real bicycle was a Raleigh and I still have a c.1989 Raleigh Pioneer Trail in my garage in excellent working order, it is with sadness I will now avoid Raleigh as a future choice.
(By wafflycat, November 26, 2007 22:42:46)

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