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The top suppliers (Source: Mintel 1994 figures) were:
Raleigh: 34 percent market share
Casket plc (now Tandem): 28 percent market share
Universal Cycles: 11 percent market share
Moore Large: 9 percent market share
However, since those figures were published two other companies came to the fore. Concept Cycling and Magna Technology ate away at the market share of Townsend of the Tandem Group which has been incorporated into Falcon, although Magna has since gone into liquidation.
Sales by Brand
The approximate unit sales figures of bike brands in 1998 were:
Raleigh 500 000 (Raleigh's estimate, most pundits feel it's over-generous)
Moore Large 350 000
Concept 300 000
Carrera/Apollo 300 000
Universal 280 000
Magna 170 000
Falcon/Claud Butler 160 000
Professional 90 000
Reece 50 000
Lew Ways 50 000
Giant 50 000
GT 36 000
Trek 33 000
Saracen 30 000
Dawes 28 000
Cycleurope 26 000
Scott 20 000
Marin 17 000
Specialized 17 000
Ridgeback 12 000
Orange 4000
Kona 3000
VooDoo 2000
(Source: BicycleBusiness, 1999)
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