My only fear as brand names get bought up and punched out of the Asian factories is the materials that are used. If you have a stripped down WalMart frame and compare it to a top name stripped down frame, they might look similar on the outside. Once you inspect welds and wall thicknesses you will probably find that the cheap bike is made with much heavier tubing with substandard welds. We have that problem with our aluminum tandem frame. It is aluminum and very heavy. Our new steel custom tandem will likely come in weighing less and will be a much more pleasant ride.
Not that Raleighs are bad. Just that I hope that build quality is maintained.