What was the best bike Raleigh ever made?

I suspect that the vast majority of those of us on here grew up with, or at least had, Raleigh bikes.

So, what was their greatest hit?

I’m torn between these two;
The Strika;

and…

Super Tuff Burner!

I’m just erring on the Burner at the moment, but the Strika has superb memories too!

Over to you!

still got 2 raleighs clubmans and now a folding aerolite, all nice bikes.

I just hope nobody mentions the chopper.

Raleigh Bomber

activator, the original.

It re-invented how full sussers should be 😆

Tomac’s

I always lusted after the full sus that Matt Farmer rode in the early Sprung videos.

Probably looks abit skinny these days…

Not sure that Laurent and Johnny’s bikes were really Raleighs….

chopper ! was it raleigh ? anyway luved those crunch crunch middle gear shifters….werent they fun ! lol

You people have no heart and soul

MSP, please don’t sully this thread with that vile re-release!

I had one of the early max’s in the mid 90’s great bike, was fast and such a great ride for a rigid. Price point was spot on, only shame was i brought it from halfords!!

No pictures unless anyone can find one, it was bright red, alivo groupset, gripshifters, alivio v-brakes. Best bike ive ever had.

Aero Pro Burner…….. i feel quite emotional, been searching for the same buzz ever since

Farmer era DHO;

One of the RSP bikes in the late 90s was good, full XTR, SIDs etc. perhaps not a cult bike, but I remember wanting one!

I was lucky enough to own the middle one

it all started for me with these bad boys from 7 to 14 but my commando was camo

Had a grifter when I was 12.Bit like an early mtb.

Always wanted a Vektar proper starwars stylee especially the console 😀

Had a Boxer then a kids sized Raleigh Road bike, then my first MTB was a Raleigh too

WOW ,the Strika takes me back . 8 years old and the first brand new bike I ever got.
That’s my choice

MK 2 special edition chopper

Pro burner

RIP Raleigh. I fell on love with bicycles because of you.

Raleigh Olympus:-

I could do ramps on it and ‘everything’.

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I’ll see your super tuff burner and raise you an aero pro burner!

The Mag Burner, end ov. Oh and the Activator, arguably the best FS bike ever made.

Only had the terrible RSW 16 – nasty

This Raleigh Burner because it was my first proper bike and I loved it

Clubber!!!! I had that exact bike. My mum gave it to the next door neighbours kid when I was at uni, and it vanished since then

🙁

i know the guy on the front of that poster Binners put up.

my first

what was the bike that was dead like that there budgie of Elfins.. but had a normal saddle..? I think the correct term for them was ‘bike from the tip what my dad got..’ all the kids round our way had them

I had this

That’s the last time I rode singlespeed.

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A sheep in panzer’s clothing. I loved that bike

for this forum – has to be Grifter surely? (well said duntstick)

My younger bro went from Stryker to Bomber (both also worthy of dewey-eyed nostalgia) while I kept the Grifter for ages.

Magnum then Record Sprint after that, but the Grifter is the one I remember most fondly.

No doubt I could burn off roadies up Barhatch Lane, style Mutha Hucka and bomb down BKB in 2 minutes dead if I had still had it, such was its allround niche brilliance

I went from strika, with the “pedal back back brake” to a superbomber. Like a normal bomber but get this: it was blue!
Class.

that Budgie is pure class

Tour winning Ti Raleigh