Originally Posted by
Peugeotlover
I guess you are right, Randy.
This'll be out in the trash if you want it.
God awful QC, which Raleigh most certainly suffered from in the early-mid 70s, doesn't mean that all of their bikes will be dog ****e, it just means that a disproportionate number are...and Raleigh made a lot of turds. My international was the single biggest POS I've ever seen, and something that bad should not have passed even cursory QC.
I've seen some Peugeots and Gitanes as bad as any Raleigh, but when you're bench marking against Peugeot, you're missing the point. The comments about Motobecane are very in line with my experiences btw...they were producing notably nicer bikes than many others.