Originally Posted by
spinnanz
Do you know of the problems you listed apply to NZ made bikes? Where is the frame breaking? The Raligh I have was made under license by Morrison here in NZ, with the bike being sold as a Raleigh Burmuda.
Most common frame breakage on a DL-22 is seat stay separating from seat lug. Crushed seat lug ears are normal. Rear dropouts separate. After that pretty much everything goes. The tubes are never accurately mitered and the lugs are worked too hard. People love them anyway. DL-22 with three four five frame repairs is fairly common. Once you've seen a few dozen broken it gets hard to see them as a frame strong enough to handle much.
No idea at all about relative quality from NZ. I've seen Irish, Indian, Singapore, Gazelle-built. The Gazelles are notably better.