The Raleigh Burner Boom: 11,000 Bikes Ordered at Launch

With the recent news of Raleigh going into administration and the wider challenges facing the bike industry, it only made sense to sit down with my friend Jason Boness, who spent the last 15 years as Product Manager at Raleigh. In this clip, Jason talks about the launch of the Raleigh Burner and how 11,000 bikes were ordered straight off the bat. The conversation also covers Raleigh and Sturmey-Archer, early Canadian and American influences, the Raleigh Supercross, the explosion of BMX in the early ’80s, and memories of visiting local Raleigh dealers, collecting Raleigh catalogues, and reading the Raleigh Review newspaper. Full podcast at British BMX Hall of Fame on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. https://www.britishbmxhalloffame.com/