The owner of the once formidable but now zombie brand
Raleigh has filed for insolvency.
cyclingindustry.news/accell-group-files-for-insolvency/
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 07:39:40 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
The owner of the once formidable but now zombie brand
Raleigh has filed for insolvency.
cyclingindustry.news/accell-group-files-for-insolvency/
My dad rode a Raleigh bike to school. It would have been in the 1920s.
He kept it. I remember it sitting in the machine shed when I was a
kid. I have no idea what happened to it.
--
C'est bon
Soloman
The owner of the once formidable but now zombie brand Raleigh has
filed for insolvency.
cyclingindustry.news/accell-group-files-for-insolvency/
AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> writes:
The owner of the once formidable but now zombie brand Raleigh has
filed for insolvency.
cyclingindustry.news/accell-group-files-for-insolvency/
I am somehow reminded of Randall McMurphy smothered in bed with a
pillow.
The owner of the once formidable but now zombie brandI have a Raleigh gravel. I haven't gotten the V-brakes to work correctly yet but it is carbon fiber and weighs nothing
Raleigh has filed for insolvency.
cyclingindustry.news/accell-group-files-for-insolvency/
On 8/7/2026 8:13 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
On Fri, 7 Aug 2026 07:39:40 -0500, AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
The owner of the once formidable but now zombie brand
Raleigh has filed for insolvency.
cyclingindustry.news/accell-group-files-for-insolvency/
My dad rode a Raleigh bike to school. It would have been in the 1920s.
He kept it. I remember it sitting in the machine shed when I was a
kid. I have no idea what happened to it.
--
C'est bon
Soloman
My 1953 still rides well after a lifetime of commuting.
Which bears no relation to the recent chinese drek sold as
'Raleighs'.
Is a shame with the brand but itrCOs been rather dead for quite a while now.Perhaps some entity will buy the rights to the brand name, like Dick's Sporting Goods did with Nishiki (for the U.S.) and Bikes Direct did with Motobecane.
Roger Merriman
On 8/7/2026 4:11 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
<snip>
Is a shame with the brand but itrCOs been rather dead for quite a while now. >> Roger MerrimanPerhaps some entity will buy the rights to the brand name, like Dick's Sporting Goods did with Nishiki (for the U.S.) and Bikes Direct did
with Motobecane.
I am seeing more Bikes Direct bikes show up at a free bike fixit event
that I help out at. They're a lot better than the department store
bikes that people bring in for repair.
sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> writes:
On 8/7/2026 4:11 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
<snip>
Is a shame with the brand but itrCOs been rather dead for quite a while now.Perhaps some entity will buy the rights to the brand name, like Dick's
Roger Merriman
Sporting Goods did with Nishiki (for the U.S.) and Bikes Direct did
with Motobecane.
Do you think anyone who actually remembers the original Nishiki or
Motobecane buys a rebranded one because of the name? Or, as Bike Snob
NYC puts it:
I mean someone looking for a bike in Istanbul or in DickrCOs Sporting
Goods or wherever else fine Nishikis are sold isnrCOt going to *not* buy
a bike because itrCOs a Nishiki, but theyrCOre also not going to buy a
bike *because* itrCOs a Nishiki. TheyrCOre going to buy it because itrCOs a
bike. Plus, even in their heyday itrCOs not like Nishiki was some
coveted, storied brand; it was mediocre even then, locked in a
head-to-head battle with Univega over who could be the most adequate
while having the least cachet. ThatrCOs why nobody in the world goes,
rCLOooh, look at that, a genuine Nishiki, name your price!rCY
Read the whole thing at
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2026/08/13/oh-raleigh-you-dont-say/
I am seeing more Bikes Direct bikes show up at a free bike fixit event
that I help out at. They're a lot better than the department store
bikes that people bring in for repair.
On 8/14/2026 1:58 PM, Radey Shouman wrote:
sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> writes:
On 8/7/2026 4:11 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:Do you think anyone who actually remembers the original Nishiki or
<snip>
Is a shame with the brand but itrCOs been rather dead for quite a while now.Perhaps some entity will buy the rights to the brand name, like Dick's
Roger Merriman
Sporting Goods did with Nishiki (for the U.S.) and Bikes Direct did
with Motobecane.
Motobecane buys a rebranded one because of the name? Or, as Bike Snob
NYC puts it:
I mean someone looking for a bike in Istanbul or in DickrCOs
Sporting
Goods or wherever else fine Nishikis are sold isnrCOt going to *not* buy >> a bike because itrCOs a Nishiki, but theyrCOre also not going to buy a
bike *because* itrCOs a Nishiki. TheyrCOre going to buy it because itrCOs a
bike. Plus, even in their heyday itrCOs not like Nishiki was some
coveted, storied brand; it was mediocre even then, locked in a
head-to-head battle with Univega over who could be the most adequate
while having the least cachet. ThatrCOs why nobody in the world goes,
rCLOooh, look at that, a genuine Nishiki, name your price!rCY
Read the whole thing at
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2026/08/13/oh-raleigh-you-dont-say/
I am seeing more Bikes Direct bikes show up at a free bike fixit event
that I help out at. They're a lot better than the department store
bikes that people bring in for repair.
Nishiki wasn't the best example (I agree with Bike Snob on this).
However, among certain demographic groups, some large groups, there is
only one bicycle brand. It's Schwinn, aka 'Swin'.
Despite being long gone (died in 1992) the zombie brand has had
several owners, enjoys robust sales (primarily WalMart) and retains
enviable brand identity even now.
sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> writes:
On 8/7/2026 4:11 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
<snip>
Is a shame with the brand but itrCOs been rather dead for quite a while now.Perhaps some entity will buy the rights to the brand name, like Dick's
Roger Merriman
Sporting Goods did with Nishiki (for the U.S.) and Bikes Direct did
with Motobecane.
Do you think anyone who actually remembers the original Nishiki or
Motobecane buys a rebranded one because of the name? Or, as Bike Snob
NYC puts it:
I mean someone looking for a bike in Istanbul or in DickrCOs Sporting
Goods or wherever else fine Nishikis are sold isnrCOt going to *not* buy
a bike because itrCOs a Nishiki, but theyrCOre also not going to buy a
bike *because* itrCOs a Nishiki. TheyrCOre going to buy it because itrCOs a
bike. Plus, even in their heyday itrCOs not like Nishiki was some
coveted, storied brand; it was mediocre even then, locked in a
head-to-head battle with Univega over who could be the most adequate
while having the least cachet. ThatrCOs why nobody in the world goes,
rCLOooh, look at that, a genuine Nishiki, name your price!rCY
Read the whole thing at
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2026/08/13/oh-raleigh-you-dont-say/
I am seeing more Bikes Direct bikes show up at a free bike fixit event
that I help out at. They're a lot better than the department store
bikes that people bring in for repair.
On 8/14/2026 1:58 PM, Radey Shouman wrote:
sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> writes:
On 8/7/2026 4:11 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
<snip>
Is a shame with the brand but itrCOs been rather dead for quite aPerhaps some entity will buy the rights to the brand name, like Dick's
while now.
Roger Merriman
Sporting Goods did with Nishiki (for the U.S.) and Bikes Direct did
with Motobecane.
Do you think anyone who actually remembers the original Nishiki or
Motobecane buys a rebranded one because of the name?-a Or, as Bike Snob
NYC puts it:
-a-a I mean someone looking for a bike in Istanbul or in DickrCOs Sporting >> -a-a Goods or wherever else fine Nishikis are sold isnrCOt going to *not* buy
-a-a a bike because itrCOs a Nishiki, but theyrCOre also not going to buy a >> -a-a bike *because* itrCOs a Nishiki. TheyrCOre going to buy it because itrCOs a
-a-a bike. Plus, even in their heyday itrCOs not like Nishiki was some
-a-a coveted, storied brand; it was mediocre even then, locked in a
-a-a head-to-head battle with Univega over who could be the most adequate
-a-a while having the least cachet. ThatrCOs why nobody in the world goes, >> -a-a rCLOooh, look at that, a genuine Nishiki, name your price!rCY
Read the whole thing at
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2026/08/13/oh-raleigh-you-dont-say/
I am seeing more Bikes Direct bikes show up at a free bike fixit event
that I help out at. They're a lot better than the department store
bikes that people bring in for repair.
Nishiki wasn't the best example (I agree with Bike Snob on this).
However, among certain demographic groups, some large groups, there is
only one bicycle brand. It's Schwinn, aka 'Swin'.
Despite being long gone (died in 1992) the zombie brand has had several owners, enjoys robust sales (primarily WalMart) and retains enviable
brand identity even now.
On 8/14/2026 3:15 PM, AMuzi wrote:
On 8/14/2026 1:58 PM, Radey Shouman wrote:
sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> writes:
On 8/7/2026 4:11 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:
<snip>
Is a shame with the brand but itrCOs been rather dead forPerhaps some entity will buy the rights to the brand
quite a while now.
Roger Merriman
name, like Dick's
Sporting Goods did with Nishiki (for the U.S.) and Bikes
Direct did
with Motobecane.
Do you think anyone who actually remembers the original
Nishiki or
Motobecane buys a rebranded one because of the name?-a Or,
as Bike Snob
NYC puts it:
-a-a I mean someone looking for a bike in Istanbul or in
DickrCOs Sporting
-a-a Goods or wherever else fine Nishikis are sold isnrCOt
going to *not* buy
-a-a a bike because itrCOs a Nishiki, but theyrCOre also not
going to buy a
-a-a bike *because* itrCOs a Nishiki. TheyrCOre going to buy it
because itrCOs a
-a-a bike. Plus, even in their heyday itrCOs not like Nishiki
was some
-a-a coveted, storied brand; it was mediocre even then,
locked in a
-a-a head-to-head battle with Univega over who could be the
most adequate
-a-a while having the least cachet. ThatrCOs why nobody in
the world goes,
-a-a rCLOooh, look at that, a genuine Nishiki, name your price!rCY
Read the whole thing at
https://bikesnobnyc.com/2026/08/13/oh-raleigh-you-dont-say/
I am seeing more Bikes Direct bikes show up at a free
bike fixit event
that I help out at. They're a lot better than the
department store
bikes that people bring in for repair.
Nishiki wasn't the best example (I agree with Bike Snob on
this).
However, among certain demographic groups, some large
groups, there is only one bicycle brand. It's Schwinn, aka
'Swin'.
Despite being long gone (died in 1992) the zombie brand
has had several owners, enjoys robust sales (primarily
WalMart) and retains enviable brand identity even now.
Back in about 1990 I borrowed a friends Nishiki "funny" bike
for the New England Time trial Championships. It was branded
as Nashbar and had a 24" front wheel. it didn't help at all
as I only finished mid-pack (I was never a good time
trialer), but that wasn't the bikes fault. The owner
regularly finished at the top in our local weekly TT on it.
While I wouldn't say "name your price" if I ever found one
in good shape for sale, I would most certainly entertain
buying it.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/sT2bkicWFY1x3kVM7 https://photos.app.goo.gl/NguzSVhPUJDyLYKS7
note the ridiculously bad early clip-on aerobar
position.That was back before any rider (even the pros) went
into a wind tunnel. The rear wheel was mine, stickers-n-all.
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