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  Mike Whalley
I started working at Raleigh when I left college in 1976 Initially in the Toy Design Department and later in Concept Design. These are some of my designs.
The company headquarters, Lenton, Nottingham
This is now a GradeII listed building. Each day I would walk through the imposing entrance and out through the back door to the studio.
Raleigh Design Studio
![Raleigh Crest link](images/heron.jpg)
Raleigh Bicycle Company History
My early designs were mainly parts for existing toys and cycles
11inch Plastic cycle wheel
![Toy](images/toy.gif)
Plastic wheel for Sit 'n Ride toys
Blow Moulded wheel and 'exhaust' for Custom Trekker
Injection moulded pedal
My only complete toy design
![Toy sit and ride](images/cricket.jpg)
Cricket, self assembly sit and ride toy
Chukka pavement cycle
Original drawing a range of bikes
My daughter with the last model I designed
Still turning up unexpectedly.
This one in a BBC advert
Original drawing for the Mini Burner BMX
Mini Burner BMX
Serious fan!
Relief panel by sculptor Charles Doman FRBS (1884-1944) on the Raleigh headquarters Howitt building, completed in 1931.
Action bike concept