raleigh - the heron club 2010
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The Heron Club 2010 SHOW STARTS 17TH JANUARY 2010TRANSCRIPT
SHOW STARTS 17TH JANUARY 2010
TO REGISTER FOR THE SHOWContact PAM SIMMONS on – 01773 532651 or [email protected]
LAUNCHING AT THE SHOW
New Accessory Brands
Raleigh eBikes
Team Raleigh Professional Road Team
Spring Promotion Bikes
New European Bike Brand
Advertising and Promotional Support Program
Cycle to Work Scheme
Raleigh aims to establish itself at the very height ofprofessional road racing again, 30 years after its 1980 Tourde France win, thus uniting its marketing and globalrange strategy, with an ambitious five-year plan.
Team Raleigh has registered an application for UCIContinental status and will be targeting the UK PremierCalendar road race, Tour Series and Elite criteriumswith the intention of securing an invitation to theTours of Britain and Ireland in the first year, all ofwhich have increased exposure on TV and are
taking racing to the heart of the British consumer.
AIRLITE 300 Airlite 6061 alloy compact
frame, EVO carbon fork, Shimano Tiagra
gearset, Michelin tyres, San Marco saddle.
New Airlite range
2010 ROAD BIKES
Marketing
2010• Four dedicated bike catalogues
• Summer and winter accessory catalogue
• Cover mounts on Cycling Plus, MBUK and What Mountain Bike
• Brand adverts in all cycling publications and Centre Parcs Magazine
• Specific POS available for stockists
• Full events programme, Future Demo Days, Bike Radar Live, Mountain Mayhem and more.
• Dealer events kit to support you locally
Historic Raleigh headbadge returnsThe historic Raleigh head badge, with Nottingham England inscribed on it, returns as part of Raleigh’s new corporate style whichwill be used globally from 2010.
“Returning to the traditional logo is the best way toshow the company’s pedigree and its historiccommitment to Nottingham. All our partners across the world will now use this famous logo.” - Mark Gouldthorp, MD
SP
EC
Team Line Up: Chris Truett – Manager, Tom Barras, Dale Appleby, Liam Holohan,
James Stewart, Daniel Shand; Development riders, Michael Cuming, Richard Handley;
International riders Peter Smith (AUS), Julian Rammler (GER)
Raleigh returns to Pro
Road Racing
New T2T carbon frame & STEP carbon fork,
full Shimano Dura Ace 7900 groupset
Shimano RS80 wheelset, Michelin Pro 3 tyres.
Weight: 7.9kg
New ‘Team’ Carbon
SP
EC
AIRLITE AURA Airlite 6061 WSDalloy compact frame, EVO carbonfork, Shimano Sora gearset, Michelintyres, San Marco saddle.
Women specific
SP
EC
NEWMODELS
WOMEN’S
ROAD
GRITSTONE & WATERFRONT
FEATURES • Men’s & Women’s MTB • Alloy frame, suspension
forks • 21-speed EZ-Fire • Clarks mechanical disc brakes
FEATURES • Men’s & Women’s city bikes • Alloy frame,
rigid forks • 21-speed EZ-Fire
• Fully equipped for city riding
FEATURES• Men’s & Women’s city bikes • Alloy frame, rigid forks
• 18-speed Revoshift • Fully equipped for city riding
Top-selling bike range with new
City Chic colour schemes.
FEATURES• Women’s low step frame
• Sturmey Archer 3-speed
• Conventional stylish basket
• MTB, City Trekking and Road • Price range £229.99 to £399.99
XC21 MEN’S & WOMEN’S
DETOUR MEN’S & WOMEN’S
FEATURES • Men’s & Women’s MTB • Alloy frame, suspension
forks • 21-speed EZ-Fire
CITY
MTB
LOW STEP
FRAME
NEWMODELS
ELEGANCE WOMEN’S
As the need for electric bikes increases,Raleigh will be launching two models of eBikes inMen’s and Unisex versions during 2010, starting withthe Dover Deluxe Premium (pictured). This further development of the Raleigh bike portfolio is aimed at commercialising an underdeveloped market sector andproviding the retailer with high qualitymachines and the necessary experiencedback-up. A dedicated electric bike specialist will be available to develop thebusiness within independent retailers.
New eBikeslaunched
to beat the competitionTwelve models to choose fromSPRING PROMOTION BIKES
NEW RALEIGH
RANGEPIONEER METRO
SP
EC • Shimano Nexus 8-speed hub gear
• Range up to 80km range – depending on terrain • Powered by Panasonic system and using a centre motorproviding power to the crank-set.
• Power regulation by torque control – the harder you pedal, the more assistance you get.
• Shimano Dynamo hub-powered lighting
Dover Deluxe Premium
Following on from a great year, theDiamondbacks have pressed forward
with great new spec from Michelin and Rock Shox to make the new DBs the perfect aggressiveall mountain bikes for the UK!
AXIS
FEATURESPro level alloy hydroformed frame • Rock Shox Argyle 302 fork •Truvativ Husselfelt cranks, 38t ring & single speed converter • QuadDime disk brake, 3.2 wheels with Halo Twin Railtyres • Gravity & Alienation finishing parts
FEATURESAlloy hydroformed frame • Truvativ Husselfelt cranks, 22t ring & single speed converter • Quad QMD-& mechanical disk brakes• DB trials bar & stem • Alienation Recliner pivotal saddle
Groundbreaking 24” wheel bikedesigned by Martyn Ashton. Thisall-round bike is capable oftechnical trials but can alsoexcel on street or skate parks.
Diamondback/Ashtonbikes launched
As designed and riddenby Sam Pilgrim in some ofthe biggest comps in theworld.
FEATURESNew alloy Vectra all-mountain hydroformed frame • Rock ShoxDart 2 100mm with lockout • New Deore Shadow gears, TruvativBlaze 44/32/22t • Quad Dime hydraulic disc brakes • MichelinWildgripper 2.25 tyres
MTRAX 2.0• 27-speed SRAM X-5 gears with X-5trigger shifters• Quad Axis hydraulic disc brakeswith 160mm rotors• Manitou Match 100mm with lockoutand compression damping
Mtrax Join the winning teamThe Mtrax range has firmly stamped its mark on the UK race scene and in UK trail
centres. This year we have kept the same great frames using the integrated carbon
technology and the full carbon frame of the HT 5.0, but we’ve upgraded the forks to
the new race line from Manitou to bring higher performance and lower weight.
FEATURESNew alloy Vectra hydroformed frame • Rock Shox Recon 335 SoloAir 130mm • Truvativ Stylo 3.2 44/34/24t chainset • Shimano XTgroupset, hydraulic disc brakes • Michelin Wildgripper 2.25 Tyres
RESPONSE COMP
Winners ofNational Points Seriesoverall, Masters & Vet50+ Midlands Seriesoverall, Elite, Masters
& Vets 50+MidlandChampion Vets 50+Winners Sleepless
in the Saddle
XT
Designed by Martyn
Ashton
GROUPSET
MTRAX 5.0• 27-speed SRAM X-0 gears with X-0 trigger shifters
• Quad Stinger Pro hydraulic disc brakes
• Mavic Crosstrail Disc UST wheelset with
UST Continental Mountain King 2.2" tyres
• Manitou R7 100mm forks
DEORE SHADOW
Raleigh Helmets• New Urban Youth now inmoulded• Popular Xtreme complete redesign• New graphics on complete range
RSP Sold SecurelocksThe RSP lock range nowincludes Sold Secureaccredited models:• Chain and padlock• Shackle locks• Armoured locks
New summer accessories catalogue• Cover-mounted onto Future
Publishing magazines• 150,000 print run• Stockists listed• Available for in-store use
Avenir Click Fix bagsNew fabrics, technology and theaddition of Rixen Kaul fittings for 2010.Category leading profit margins.
Uvex helmetsUvex flagship models are the new FP3.1 & FP3.0. TheFP3.0 is the model of choice for Mark Cavendish thiscoming year.
The range also includes the FP1CC, the seriouslylightweight XC helmet and new graphics for the
XP100, the winner of the recent What MountainBike group test.
Raleigh has secured exclusive distribution of Affix BMX parts from KHEand Mobi pressure washers.Affix and Mobi
Revolutionary inventions fromAffix, exclusively at Raleigh.
PROFITEARNER
“Makescleaning your bike
anywhere a doddle. Makesyou wonder how you got by
without one” MBUK
“Mobi has answered our prayers”
DIRT
Innovation from Affix
Diamondback BMX colour crazy
Business
has been very good, better than
I thought it would have been. The support
from Raleigh and my account manager, Scott
Davidson, has been excellent and I am glad I went
down the route of setting up my own business as a
Cyclelife franchisee.
Andrew Grant, Cyclelife Dumfries,
DG2 Wheels
Cyclelife
enables us to run our
business more effectively. We have a
dedicated account manager to sort out any
problems and issues, he does all the legwork
to ensure our business runs smoothly.
Rob Corbett, Cyclelife,
Long Eaton
CYCLELIFEDEALERS TOGET LOYALTYBONUSFrom January 2010 CyclelifeDealers may be eligible for aquarterly loyalty bonus
2009 has seen the number of independent bikedealers in the Cyclelife network rise to 140, givingimproved regional coverage throughout the UK.
CYCLELIFE CYCLE 2 WORKNew for 2010 is Raleigh’s Cycle to Work Scheme,available to Cyclelife and Raleigh Main Dealers.
The benefits for dealers are:• Lower commission rates payable to the scheme • Commercial incentive from Raleigh as a reward for
Raleigh purchases through the scheme• Scheme open to employers of whatever size• Paperless process – everything is done online• Dedicated website
TV ADVERTISINGRaleigh returns to TV advertisingafter a break of 12 years with aChristmas advert featuring theStriker and Me to You bikes.Targeting around three million
children, 350 ads were shownon Nickelodeon and Nick Toonsthroughout November 2009.
Following a full assessment of thecampaign’s effectiveness, Raleighplans a more extensive TVpresence in 2010.
www.cyclelife.com
CYCLELIFE EXCLUSIVE ADVERTISING
Cyclelife advertisements are
now a regular feature in a range
of specialist cycling magazines
Cyclelife has been a boon to dealers
throughout the country