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Post by carter on Apr 17, 2009 21:17:27 GMT
Bomberman are there any facts and figures to how many bombers were made from new and how many do you guestimate are left in survival? ;D
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Post by admin on Apr 17, 2009 21:30:27 GMT
that is a daft question!!! I have no idea mate, Raleigh kept no records or sales figures of the bomber and most other bikes so theres no real way of telling  |
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Post by carter on Apr 17, 2009 21:38:08 GMT
i dont reckon they could have made that many compaired to the grifters, choppers, burners of the era, there didnt seem to be many bombers around back in the day, never mind now  |
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Post by admin on Apr 17, 2009 21:49:19 GMT
They had a much shortef life span, 4 years tops. Earliest being late 81 - 85 when the new fangled Maverick was relleased
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Post by BB on Apr 18, 2009 8:56:17 GMT
I did read somewhere that the Bomber was one of their best sellers at the time.
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Post by BB on Apr 18, 2009 9:21:49 GMT
The Bomber and Burner also temporarily helped arrest Raleigh’s declining market share. In 1980, this had slipped to 31% but by 1982, Raleigh had half the UK market. Indeed, for the period covered by this paper, 1983 was Raleigh’s best year for sales in the UK, with almost a million units sold.
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Post by carter on Apr 18, 2009 10:00:15 GMT
wow i wouldnt have thought the bomber was a best seller, there was only a couple of them in our school bike sheds compaired to loads of burners and raleigh twentys they must have all been down south  |
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Post by admin on Apr 18, 2009 10:57:06 GMT
The models discussed thus far already existed when Yvonne Rix became product manager. Following her appointment, she noticed older teenagers in England riding conventional cycles fitted with dirt track racing handlebars and sorbo protective padding. This observation led her to instigate the Bomber. To get the desired image and line while minimising the need for retooling, the front end came from a bicycle already in the range, a Nigerian roadster providing the sloping cantilevered back end. Equipped with chunky tyres and specially-made handlebars, the Bomber somewhat resembled an early mountain bike but was well ahead of the MTB craze and was developed independently of it. Launched in 1981, it was promoted in an advertising campaign featuring pop star Toyah Wilcox. Click pic to discover more 
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Post by grumbo39 on Jan 8, 2010 18:21:56 GMT
I just remember having a go on a friends 3 speed and loving it. Was really chuffed at getting a 5 speed, my Dad had a friend at work whose son worked at Raleigh in Nottingham, so I think mine was a bargain £80!! I also got an extra front wheel sent with tyre because it arrived buckled.
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