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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.4

DATED                              30 JUNE                                  2000
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                    THE DERBY CYCLE CORPORATION AND OTHERS
                        as Borrowers and/or Guarantors

                              CHASE MANHATTAN plc
                                  as Arranger

                    THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NAMED HEREIN
                                   as Banks

                     CHASE MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
                               as Facility Agent

                     CHASE MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
                               as Security Agent

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                                    WAIVER
                                      AND
                              AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
                                  relating to
                    a facility agreement dated 12 May 1998
                   ________________________________________

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                                   CONTENTS
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1. INTERPRETATION.............................................................................    3

2. PERMANENT WAIVER AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT...................................................    4

3. AMENDMENT..................................................................................    5

4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.............................................................    6

5. COUNTERPARTS; EFFECTIVENESS................................................................    7

6. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT BY GUARANTORS..................................................    7

7. FEES AND COSTS.............................................................................    7

8. CONDITIONS SUBSEQUENT......................................................................    7

9. STURMEY-ARCHER EUROPA B.V..................................................................    7

10. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION............................................................    8

SCHEDULE 1....................................................................................    9

    The Borrowers.............................................................................    9

SCHEDULE 2....................................................................................   10

    The Guarantors............................................................................   10

SCHEDULE 3....................................................................................   12

    The Banks.................................................................................   12

SCHEDULE 4....................................................................................   13

    Further  Amendments to the Facility Agreement to take effect on the First
      Effective Date..........................................................................   13

SCHEDULE 5....................................................................................   16

    Conditions Precedent to Further Amendments to the Facility Agreement which take
      effect on the First Effective Date......................................................   16

SCHEDULE 6....................................................................................   16

    Further Amendments to the Facility Agreement to take effect on the Second Effective Date..   16

SCHEDULE 7....................................................................................

    Condition Precedents to Further Amendments  to the Facility Agreement
      which take effect on the Second Effective Date..........................................   16
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THIS WAIVER AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT is made on 30 June 2000

BETWEEN

(1). THE DERBY CYCLE CORPORATION, a company incorporated in Delaware, United
     States of America, having its principal office at 300 First Stamford Place,
     Stamford CT06902-6765, Connecticut, United States of America ("the
     Company");

(2)  THE COMPANIES identified as Borrowers in Schedule 1 ("the Borrowers");

(3)  THE COMPANIES identified as Guarantors in Schedule 2 ("the Guarantors");

(4)  CHASE MANHATTAN PLC as arranger ("the Arranger");

(5)  THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS identified as banks in Schedule 3 ("the Banks");

(6)  CHASE MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED as facility agent ("the Facility
     Agent");

(7)  CHASE MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED as security agent ("the Security
     Agent")

RECITALS

A.   By a facility agreement dated 12 May 1998, as amended and restated pursuant
     to an amendment and restatement agreement dated 3 February 1999 and as
     further amended pursuant to an amendment agreement dated 30 April 1999 and
     as further amended pursuant to a amendment agreement dated 31 August 1999
     and as further amended pursuant to a amendment agreement dated 25 November
     1999 and as further amended pursuant to an amendment agreement dated 17
     December 1999 and as further amended pursuant to an amendment agreement
     dated 3 February 2000 and as further amended pursuant to an amendment
     agreement dated 2 March 2000 (collectively the "Facility Agreement") by and
     among the Company, Borrowers, Guarantors, Arranger, the Banks, Facility
     Agent and Security Agent, the Banks have agreed to make certain credit
     facilities available to the Borrower.

B.   The Banks have agreed to further amend the Facility Agreement and waive
     compliance with certain provisions of the Facility Agreement as more
     particularly set out herein but subject always to the provisions of this
     Waiver and Amendment Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE IN CONSIDERATION of these premises and the agreements, provisions
and covenants herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1.   INTERPRETATION

     1.1  DEFINITIONS

          In this Agreement:

          "Deed of transfer" means together (i) the deed of sale, purchase and
          transfer dated on or about 30 June 2000 and made between Sturmey-
          Archer Limited and Derby Nederland BV and (ii) the deed of transfer
          dated on or about 30 June 2000 and made between The Wright Saddle
          Company Limited and Sturmey-Archer Limited;

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          "Excluded Assets" has the meaning set out in the Offer to Sell;

          "First Effective Date" means the date on which the Facility Agent has
          confirmed to the Company and the Banks that it has received evidence
          satisfactory to it and it has received all the conditions precedent as
          set out in Schedule 5, in each case in a form and substance
          satisfactory to the Facility Agent;

          Offer to Sell" means the letter dated 24 June 2000 addressed to the
          directors of The Wright Saddle Company Limited from Sturmey-Archer
          Limited for the sale of the assets and business of Sturmey-Archer
          Limited as more particularly set out therein.;
          directors of The Wright Saddle Company Limited from Sturmey-Archer
          Limited for the sale of the assets and business of Sturmey-Archer
          Limited as more particularly set out therein.;

          "Pension Transfer" means the transfer of the Sturmey-Archer Limited
          pension scheme to Lenark Limited for an amount equal to 50% of its
          actuarial value as verified by Watson Wyatt, on terms and conditions
          satisfactory to the Facility Agent and provided that such transfer
          takes place no later than 31 December 2000;

          "Sale Transaction Documents" means the Share Sale Agreement, Offer to
          Sell and the Deed of Transfer;

          "Second Effective Date" means the date on which the Facility Agent has
          confirmed to the Company and the Banks that it has received evidence
          satisfactory to it and it has received all the conditions precedent as
          set out in Schedule 7, in each case in a form and substance
          satisfactory to the Facility Agent;

          "Share Sale Agreement" means the share sale agreement dated 24 June
          2000 and made between the Company, Sturmey-Archer Limited and Lenark
          Limited;

          "Sturmey-Archer Group" means Sturmey-Archer Limited, Sturmey-Archer
          Europa B.V., JB Brooks & Company Ltd, and The Wright Saddle Company
          Limited;

     1.2  Interpretation

          Unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions defined
          in the Facility Agreement shall have the same meaning herein.

2.   PERMANENT WAIVER AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT

     2.1  Subject to Clause 2.2 below and the other terms and conditions set
          forth herein and in reliance on the representations and warranties of
          the Obligors herein contained, the Banks hereby waive any Event of
          Default under the following clauses:

          2.1.1  Clause 18.1 (j) (Group Structure) resulting solely from the
                 disposal of the Sturmey-Archer Group pursuant to the provisions
                 of the Sale Transaction Documents;

          2.1.2  Clause 19.5(b) (Disposals) resulting solely from the sale of
                 the shares in The Wright Saddle Company Limited to Lenark
                 Limited pursuant to the Share Sale Agreement, the sale of the
                 shares in Sturmey-Archer Europa BV to Sturmey-Archer Limited
                 pursuant to the Deed of Transfer and the sale of the business
                 and assets of Sturmey-Archer Limited pursuant to the provisions
                 of the Offer to Sell;

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          2.1.3  Clause 19.5(d) (Acquisitions) resulting solely from the
                 acquisition by Sturmey-Archer Limited of the shares in Sturmey-
                 Archer Europa BV pursuant to the provisions of the Deed of
                 Transfer;

          2.1.4  Clause 24.3 (Conditions for Release) resulting solely from the
                 disposal of the Sturmey-Archer Group and its assets other than
                 the Excluded Assets in accordance with the Sale Transaction
                 Documents; and

          2.1.5  Clause 21.1(s) (Ownership of Obligors) resulting solely from
                 the sale of the shares in The Wright Saddle Company Limited to
                 Lenark Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Share
                 Sale Agreement and the sale of the shares in Sturmey-Archer
                 Europa BV to Sturmey-Archer Limited in accordance with the
                 provisions of the Deed of Transfer;

     2.2  Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Clause 32 and 35
          of the Facility Agreement the Waiver and Amendment Agreement set forth
          above in Clause 2.1 shall be limited precisely as written and nothing
          in this clause 2.2 shall be deemed to:

          2.2.1  constitute a waiver of any other term, provision or condition
                 of the Facility Agreement or any other Finance Documents or
                 agreement referred to therein or otherwise; or

          2.2.2  prejudice any rights or remedy that the Agents or Banks may now
                 have or may have in the future under or in connection with the
                 Facility Agreement or any other Finance Documents referred to
                 therein (other than the rights and remedies which they
                 otherwise would have had as a consequence of the breaches set
                 out in Clause 2.1 above);

     2.3  Except as expressly set forth therein, the terms, provisions and
          conditions of the Facility Agreement and the other Finance Documents
          shall remain in full force and effect and in all other respects are
          hereby ratified and confirmed.

3.   AMENDMENT

     3.1  Each of the parties agrees that, as from the First Effective Date, the
          amendments referred to in Schedule 4 shall become effective;

     3.2  Each of the parties agrees that, as from the Second Effective Date,
          the amendments referred to in Schedule 6 shall become effective;

     3.3  The Facility Agreement and this Waiver and Amendment Agreement shall
          be read and construed as a single document;

     3.4  References in the Facility Agreement to the Facility Agreement
          howsoever characterised shall with effect from the First Effective
          Date be references to the Facility Agreement as amended pursuant to
          Clause 3.1 of this Waiver and Amendment Agreement;

     3.5  References in the Facility Agreement to the Facility Agreement
          howsoever characterised shall with effect from the Second Effective
          Date be references to the Facility Agreement as amended pursuant to
          Clause 3.2 of this Waiver and Amendment Agreement.

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4.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     The Obligors hereby each represents and warrants to the Agents and the
     Banks that:

     4.1  as at the date hereof, there exists no Event of Default under the
          Facility Agreement, and after giving effect to this Waiver and
          Amendment Agreement there will exist no Event of Default or Potential
          Event of Default under the Facility Agreement;

     4.2  all representations and warranties contained in the Facility Agreement
          and the other Finance Documents are true, correct and complete in all
          material respects on and as at the date hereof except to the extent
          such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier
          date, in which case they were true, correct and complete in all
          material respects on and as at such earlier date, and will be deemed
          repeated by each Obligor on each date that a condition precedent
          listed at Schedule 7 of this Waiver and Amendment Agreement is
          delivered in accordance with this Waiver and Amendment Agreement with
          reference to the facts and circumstances existing at each such time;

     4.3  as at the date hereof, each Obligor has performed all agreements to be
          performed on its part as set forth in the Facility Agreement;

     4.4  each Obligor is duly organised and validly existing under the laws of
          the jurisdiction of its organisation and has all necessary power and
          authority to execute and delivery this Waiver and Amendment Agreement
          and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;

     4.5  neither the execution and delivery of this Waiver and Amendment
          Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
          hereby, violates or will violate (i) any law, regulation, decree or
          other legal restriction applicable to any Obligor; (ii) the charter,
          by-laws or other constitutional documents of any Obligor; or (iii) any
          instrument or agreement to which any Obligor or any of its assets is
          subject or by which it is bound;

     4.6  there is no legal requirement of any governmental authority (including
          any requirement to make any declaration, filing or registration or to
          obtain any consent, approval, licence or order) which is necessary to
          be met by the Company or any other Obligor in connection with its
          execution, delivery or performance of this Waiver and Amendment
          Agreement other than the filing at Companies House of duly completed
          forms 403 and the filing of forms DS1 at H.M. Land Registry;

     4.7  this Waiver and Amendment Agreement has been duly authorised, executed
          and delivered by the Company on behalf of each Obligor and this Waiver
          and Amendment Agreement, the Facility Agreement and the other Finance
          Documents to which any Obligor is a party, constitute the legal, valid
          and binding obligations of such Obligor, enforceable against it in
          accordance with their terms; and

     4.8  All information provided to the Facility Agent in connection with this
          Waiver and Amendment Agreement was or will be as at the time it was
          given, true, complete and accurate in all respects and each Obligor
          represents that no circumstances have arisen, or any event has
          occurred between the date when such information was provided to the
          Facility Agent and the date hereof which would render such information
          to be untrue, inaccurate or incomplete in any respect.

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5.   COUNTERPARTS; EFFECTIVENESS

     5.1  This Waiver and Amendment Agreement may be executed in any number of
          counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts,
          each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an
          original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one
          and the same instrument;

     5.2  Signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts
          and attached to a single document so that all signature pages are
          physically attached to the same document;

     5.3  This Waiver and Amendment Agreement shall become effective upon the
          Effective Date.

6.   ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT BY GUARANTORS

     Each of the Guarantors hereby acknowledges that it has read this Waiver and
     Amendment Agreement and consents to the terms thereof and, with the
     exception of Sturmey-Archer Europa B.V, further hereby confirms and agrees
     that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Waiver and Amendment
     Agreement, the obligations of such Guarantors under their respective
     Guarantee shall not be impaired or affected and such Guarantee is and shall
     continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby confirmed and
     ratified in all respects.

7.   FEES AND COSTS

     The Company shall reimburse the Agents and the Banks for all costs and
     expenses (including legal fees) properly incurred by them and their
     professional advisers in connection with the negotiation, preparation and
     execution of this Waiver and Amendment Agreement and any related
     documentation, including but not limited to any release of security and any
     filings, registrations or any other action required by law or otherwise.

8.   CONDITIONS SUBSEQUENT

     The Company shall procure by no later than 30 days after the date of this
     Agreement that it delivers to the Facility Agent a copy of the resolutions
     of the members of each Obligor certified by an Authorised Signatory (or
     appropriately authorised person of such Obligor) ratifying, approving, and
     confirming the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company as
     Obligors' Agent and any other communication or documents delivered by on or
     on behalf of each Obligor in connection herewith.

9.   STURMEY-ARCHER EUROPA B.V.

     The parties agree and acknowledge that on the Effective Date, Sturmey-
     Archer Europa B.V. shall cease to be an Obligor under the Finance Documents
     (including, without limitation be released from its obligations to provide
     security and give guarantees relating to Sturmey-Archer Europa B.V, its
     assets and business or the Group).

10.  GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

     10.1 This Waiver and Amendment Agreement and the rights and obligations of
          the parties hereunder shall be governed by, and shall be construed and
          enforced in accordance with the laws of England.

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     10.2 Clause 38 (Jurisdiction) of the Facility Agreement shall be deemed to
          apply as if it had been set out in full in this Agreement.

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                                  SCHEDULE 1

                                 The Borrowers

Raleigh Industries Limited

Sturmey-Archer Limited

Derby Holding (Deutschland) GmbH

Koninklijke Gazelle BV

The Derby Cycle Corporation

Raleigh Industries of Canada Limited

Raleigh Europe B.V.

Raleigh B.V.

Englebert Wiener Bike Parts GmbH

Winora-Staiger GmbH

Derby Holding Limited

Raleigh Fahrrader GmbH

Derby Cycle Werke GmbH

Raleigh International Limited

Curragh Finance Company

Raleigh Ireland Limited

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                                   SCHEDULE 2

                                 The Guarantors

Derby Holding Limited

Raleigh Industries Limited

Raleigh International Limited

Sturmey-Archer Limited

Raleigh Industries of Canada Limited

The Derby Cycle Corporation

Raleigh BV

Raleigh Europe BV

Koninklijke Gazelle BV

Derby Nederland BV

Derby Holding BV

Sturmey-Archer Europa BV

Lyon Investments BV

Derby Holding (Deutschland) GmbH

Raleigh Fahrrader GmbH

NW Sportgerate GmbH

Derby Cycle Werke GmbH

Englebert Wiener Bike Parts GmbH

Univega Worldwide Licence GmbH

Univega Beteiligungen GmbH

Univega Bikes & Sports Europe GmbH

Derby Fahrrader GmbH

Derby WS Vermogenswerwaltungs GmbH

Winora-Staiger GmbH

Curragh Finance Company

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Raleigh Ireland Limited

The British Cycle Corporation Limited

BSA Cycles Limited

Triumph Cycle Co. Limited

Raleigh (Services) Limited

Derby Sweden AB

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                                   SCHEDULE 3

                                   The Banks

Name

The Chase Manhattan Bank

ABN Amro Bank N.V.

Bank of Scotland

BHF - Bank AG

Dresdner Bank AG, New York and Grand Cayman
Branches

Lloyds TSB Bank Plc

HSBC Bank Plc

Scotia Bank Europe plc

The Bank of Nova Scotia

The Sumitomo Bank, Limited

Banque Nationale de Paris

San Paolo IMI SPA

KBC Bank (Nederland) N.V.

Oldenburgische Landesbank AG

The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland

The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited

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                                  SCHEDULE 4

   Further  Amendments To The Facility Agreement To Take Effect On The First
                                Effective Date

1.   The definition of "Consolidated Net Worth" at Clause 1.2 (Definitions)
     shall be deleted and replaced with the following:-

     "Consolidated Net Worth" means the amount (including any additional paid in
     capital) for the time being paid up or credited as paid up on the issued
     share capital of the Company (other than any Excluded Share Capital):

     plus an amount (of up to $45,000,000) in respect of the value attributable
     to equity retained by on or behalf of DFS;

     plus any amount standing to the credit of, or (as the case may be) minus
     any amount standing to the debit of the consolidated income statement of
     the Group before any adjustment made in respect of dividends on any class
     of shares of the Company to the extent that the holder of such share(s) is
     only entitled to receive, in respect thereof, payment in kind, and not cash
     or other assets. For the avoidance of doubt, the net income of $5,588,000
     loss reported in the audited consolidated Financial Accounts of the Group
     for the Accounting Period ended 31 December 1998 is the only amount
     credited or debited to the audited consolidated Financial Accounts for the
     Accounting Period ended 31 December 1998 which shall be included in the
     definition of Consolidated Net Worth;

     plus for the period from 6 March 2000 to 31 December 2000 only, the
     aggregate amount of principal outstanding under the GSIC Notes (but
     excluding for the avoidance of doubt any interest (whether in cash or in
     kind) or any other amount accruing thereon);

     plus, an amount of up to (Pounds)5,225,000 which represents the estimated
     book loss resulting from the disposal of the Sturmey-Archer Group in
     accordance with the Sale Transaction Documents;

     minus any amount included in the above which is attributable to (a) the
     aggregate of all goodwill (to the extent created or purchased after
     Closing), titles, trademarks, copyrights, patents, capitalised research and
     development expenditure (other than research and development expenditure
     which is capitalised in accordance with the accounting policies of the
     Company in force at the date of this Agreement) and other intangible
     assets, and (b) any upwards revaluation of assets by any Group Member after
     Closing; and

     minus (to the extent otherwise included) the amount attributable to the
     interests (if any) of outside holders of issued share capital in any Group
     Member other than the Company other than RIC Preference Shares for so long
     as the same are exchangeable solely for B Common Stock and carry no rights
     greater than as at the date of this Agreement and RIC is prohibited from
     redeeming such RIC Preference Shares pursuant to the provisions of this
     Agreement.

     For the purposes of the foregoing, no items shall be effectively taken into
     account more than once in this calculation and all items shall be
     calculated on a consolidated basis and (subject only as may be required in
     order to reflect the express inclusion or exclusion of items as specified
     in this definition) in accordance with the Applicable Accounting Principles
     and, where the calculation is being made as at the end of any Accounting
     Period for which a consolidated balance sheet of the Group has been or is
     required to be delivered to the Facility Agent hereunder, shall be as
     determined from that balance sheet.

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2.   The definition of "Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA" at Clause 1.2 of the
     Facility Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

     "Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA"  means for any period comprising an annual
     Accounting Period of the Company or four consecutive quarterly Accounting
     Periods of the Company (taken together as one period) means the operating
     income of the Group for such period:

     before taking into account all Extraordinary Items (whether positive or
     negative) and one-off expenses not exceeding, in aggregate, $2,900,000
     insured in the Annual Accounting Period ended 31 December 1997 and in
     aggregate $9,600,000 incurred in the annual Accounting Period ended 31
     December 1999 as detailed in the Information Memorandum dated 4 August
     1999, and US$1,200,000 in the annual Accounting Period ending 31 December
     2000 which represents the total of (i) consultancy fees payable to Concours
     Group and incurred by Derby Cycle Werke GmbH and (ii) severance costs of
     reorganising the Derby USA sales force incurred by the Company;

     before taking into account any Transaction Costs required to be expensed
     through the income statement up to a maximum aggregate amount of $6,200,000
     in the annual Accounting Period ending 31 December 1998 whether an
     Extraordinary Item or otherwise and any one-off payments of premia or
     otherwise made by any Group Member in connection with Hedging Protection
     Agreements entered into in accordance with the Approved Hedging Programme
     within 30 days of the date of this Agreement;

     before taking into account to the extent deducted from operating income any
     amounts expended that relate solely to Year 2000 Expenditure to the extent
     that such expenditure, when aggregated with any other Year 2000 Expenditure
     incurred since the date of this Agreement and prior to 31 December 1999
     does not exceed $2,700,000 (or the equivalent in other currencies);

     before deducting income tax expense;

     before deducting charges to depreciation and amortisation excluding
     amortisation attributable to a prepaid cash item arising in the ordinary
     course of business, the amortisation of any goodwill and amortisation of
     Transaction Costs in an amount not exceeding $8,800,000 in aggregate in all
     Accounting Periods post Closing;

     before deducting Interest (whether accrued, paid, deferred or capitalised)
     as an obligation of any Group Member or Interest accrued in favour of, or
     paid to, any Group Member;

     after deducting (to the extent otherwise included in operating income) any
     gain over book value arising in favour of the Group on the sale, lease or
     other disposal of any fixed or intangible asset during such period and any
     gain arising on any revaluation of any fixed or tangible asset during such
     period;

     after adding back (to the extent otherwise deducted in operating income)
     any loss against book value incurred by the Group on the sale, lease or
     other disposal of any fixed or intangible asset during such period and any
     loss arising on any revaluation of any fixed or intangible assets during
     such period;

     after deducting (to the extent otherwise included) the amount of retained
     profit (or adding back the retained loss) of any Group Member (other than
     the Company) which is attributable to the interest of any shareholder of
     or, as the case may be, partner in such Group Member which is not a Group
     Member other than the amount of retained profit or the amount of the

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     retained loss of RIC which is attributable to such non-Group Member's
     interest in RIC Preference Shares for so long as such shares may be
     exchanged solely for B Common Stock of the Company and carry no rights
     greater than as at the date of this Agreement and RIC is prohibited from
     redeeming such RIC Preference Shares pursuant to the provisions of this
     Agreement;

     after deducting items which have not, or are not due to be paid in cash,
     including any amortisation, credit, income or provision release (where such
     provision was not originally increased by reducing operating income) or
     other credit where cash was received in an earlier period.  For the
     avoidance of doubt, any income related to the defined benefit pensions
     plans of the Group recognised in accordance with FAS 87 and FAS 132 shall
     be deducted when calculating Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and any
     unrealised income or loss in respect of the change in the mark to market
     value of foreign exchange contracts recognised in accordance with FAS 52
     and FAS 133 where such contracts are in accordance with the Approved
     Hedging Programme, shall not be included when calculating Consolidated
     Adjusted EBITDA;

     and for the purposes of the foregoing no item shall be effectively taken
     into account more than once in this calculation and all items shall be
     determined on a consolidated basis and subject only as may be required in
     order to reflect the express inclusion or exclusion of items as specified
     in this definition) in accordance with the Applicable Accounting Principles
     and as determined from the consolidated Financial Accounts of the Group for
     such annual Accounting Period or for the quarterly Accounting Periods
     falling within such period or, to the extent that such period, or part
     thereof, relates to the period prior to Closing, from the Pre-Closing
     Accounts relating to such period;

3.   Clause 11.1 shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

     "11.1      Reduction of the Facility

                On each date specified in Column 1 below (each such date being a
                "Reduction Date") the Total Commitments shall be reduced such
                that they are equal to the amount set opposite such Reduction
                Date in Column 2 below less the aggregate amount of the
                Commitments that have been previously cancelled under this
                Agreement prior to that Reduction Date otherwise than solely as
                a result of the operation of this Clause 11.1 or Clause 7,
                whereupon the Revolving Commitment of each Bank (including, for
                the avoidance of doubt, the Revolving Commitment of each
                Ancillary Bank and without double counting a Bank's Ancillary
                Commitment) shall be reduced by a proportionate amount and pro
                rata to their respective Revolving Commitments at such time and
                the Standby L/C Commitments of the Banks shall be reduced by a
                proportionate amount pro rata and the Company shall procure that
                the aggregate Deutschmark Amount of all outstanding Advances,
                Standby L/Cs, Ancillary Facilities and amounts owing under
                Clause 11.3 (if any) shall on such date (and at all times
                thereafter) not exceed the Total Commitments on such date.

                Column 1                           Column 2

                Reduction Date                     Total Commitments

                on or before 30 June 2000          DM214,000,000 minus (i) the
                                                   Deutschmark Equivalent of
                                                   (Pounds)8,400,000 and (ii)
                                                   the Deutschmark Equivalent of
                                                   (Pounds)1,576,000, in each
                                                   case computed as at the date
                                                   falling 4 Business Days
                                                   before

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                                                   the relevant Reduction Date

          Fifth Anniversary of the date of this    DM194,000,000
          Agreement

          Sixth Anniversary of the date of this    DM169,000,000
          Agreement

          Final Repayment Date                     Zero"

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                                  SCHEDULE 5

Conditions Precedent to Further Amendments to the Facility Agreement which take
                      effect on the First Effective Date

1.   An opinion, addressed to the Facility Agent, the Security Agent and the
     Banks of Wragge & Co., legal advisors to the Sturmey-Archer Group, as to
     such matters relating to the United Kingdom, the Sturmey-Archer Group and
     their obligations under the Sale Transaction Documents to which they are
     party as the Facility Agent may require;

2.   An opinion, addressed to the Facility Agent, the Security Agent and the
     Banks of Trenite Van Doorne,, legal advisors to the Sturmey-Archer Group,
     as to such matters relating to the Netherlands, the Sturmey-Archer Group
     and their obligations under the Sale Transaction Documents to which they
     are party as the Facility Agent may require;

3.   An opinion, addressed to the Facility Agent, the Security Agent and the
     Banks of Kirkland & Ellis, United States of America legal advisors to the
     Company as to such matters as a Facility Agent may require;

4.   Certified copies of each of the Sale Transaction Documents;

5.   Confirmation from Arthur Andersen as to the accounts book value as of 4
     June 2000 of assets being disposed of] and the tax position of  Sturmey-
     Archer Limited as a result of its disposal;

6.   Confirmation from Loyens Loess as to the tax position of Sturmey-Archer
     Europa BV as a result of its disposal;

7.   Evidence confirming the breakdown of US$1,200,000 in respect of consultancy
     fees and severance costs referred to in Schedule 4.

8.   Summary terms of the spoke purchase agreement with Lenark Limited dated on
     or about the date of this Waiver and Amendment Agreement.

9.   A certificate of an Authorised Signatory of the Company confirming:

     (i)       that the Total Commitments have been reduced by the Deutschmark
               Equivalent of (Pounds)8,400,000 and (Pounds)1,576,000
               respectively;

     (ii)      that no Default pursuant to Clause 21.1(a) has occurred which is
               continuing, or unwaived in writing by the Facility Agent, and

     (iii)     if the Sponsor Facility is repaid prior to or on 30 June 2000,
               that the Revolving Facility Available Amount is greater than the
               amount of the Sponsor Facility immediately prior to the
               repayment of the Sponsor Facility;

     (iv)      designating the non-cash proportion of the consideration for the
               sale of the Sturmey-Archer Group as Designated Non Cash
               Consideration (as such term is defined in the Note Indentures);

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     (v)       that the board of the Company has determined in good faith that
               the purchase price is equal to the fair market value of the
               assets and shares sold;

11.  If the Sponsor Facility is repaid on or prior to 30 June 2000, confirmation
     from Thayer and Perseus that the Sponsor Facility has been repaid in full
     and that the Company's liability thereunder has been unconditionally
     discharged;

12.  If the Sponsor Facility is repaid, evidence that the Company has prior to
     or contemporaneously with such repayment issued share capital to Thayer and
     Perseus in an amount equal  to the Sponsor Facility provided that such
     share capital is of a type permitted pursuant to Clause 19.5(w)(a) (Share
     Capital);

13.  A certified copy of the minutes of the meetings of the shareholders (if
     necessary) and the resolutions of the board of directors of each of the
     Company, Sturmey-Archer Limited, The Wright Saddle Company and Derby
     Nederland B.V. authorising the execution, delivery and performance on
     behalf of that company of those of the Sales Transaction Documents to which
     that company is a party; and

14.       Evidence that Derby Nederland BV has or will withdraw any guarantees,
     including any guarantees pursuant to Article 2:403 Dutch Civil Code.

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                                  SCHEDULE 6

   Further Amendments to the Facility Agreement to take effect on the Second
                                 Effective Date

2.  The definition of "Consolidated Net Worth" at Clause 1.2 (Definitions) shall
    be deleted and replaced with the following:-

    "Consolidated Net Worth" means the amount (including any additional paid in
    capital) for the time being paid up or credited as paid up on the issued
    share capital of the Company (other than any Excluded Share Capital):

    plus an amount (of up to $45,000,000) in respect of the value attributable
    to equity retained by on or behalf of DFS;

    plus any amount standing to the credit of, or (as the case may be) minus any
    amount standing to the debit of the consolidated income statement of the
    Group before any adjustment made in respect of dividends on any class of
    shares of the Company to the extent that the holder of such share(s) is only
    entitled to receive, in respect thereof, payment in kind, and not cash or
    other assets. For the avoidance of doubt, the net income of $5,588,000 loss
    reported in the audited consolidated Financial Accounts of the Group for the
    Accounting Period ended 31 December 1998 is the only amount credited or
    debited to the audited consolidated Financial Accounts for the Accounting
    Period ended 31 December 1998 which shall be included in the definition of
    Consolidated Net Worth;

    plus for the period from 6 March 2000 to 31 December 2000 only, the
    aggregate amount of principal outstanding under the GSIC Notes (but
    excluding for the avoidance of doubt any interest (whether in cash or in
    kind) or any other amount accruing thereon);

    plus, an amount of up to X + Y where:

    X is the actual book loss resulting from the disposal of the Sturmey-Archer
    Group in accordance with the Sale Transaction Documents; and

    Y is (without double counting) the actual book loss resulting from the
    Pension Transfer.

    minus any amount included in the above which is attributable to (a) the
    aggregate of all goodwill (to the extent created or purchased after
    Closing), titles, trademarks, copyrights, patents, capitalised research and
    development expenditure (other than research and development expenditure
    which is capitalised in accordance with the accounting policies of the
    Company in force at the date of this Agreement) and other intangible assets,
    and (b) any upwards revaluation of assets by any Group Member after Closing;
    and

    minus (to the extent otherwise included) the amount attributable to the
    interests (if any) of outside holders of issued share capital in any Group
    Member other than the Company other than RIC Preference Shares for so long
    as the same are exchangeable solely for B Common Stock and carry no rights
    greater than as at the date of this Agreement and RIC is prohibited from
    redeeming such RIC Preference Shares pursuant to the provisions of this
    Agreement.

    For the purposes of the foregoing, no items shall be effectively taken into
    account more than once in this calculation and all items shall be calculated
    on a consolidated basis and (subject only as may be required in order to
    reflect the express inclusion or exclusion of items as

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    specified in this definition) in accordance with the Applicable Accounting
    Principles and, where the calculation is being made as at the end of any
    Accounting Period for which a consolidated balance sheet of the Group has
    been or is required to be delivered to the Facility Agent hereunder, shall
    be as determined from that balance sheet.

2.  Clause 19.5(b) (Disposals) shall be amended by the insertion of a new sub-
    clause (xv) as follows:

    (xv)  "The Pension Transfer".

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                                  SCHEDULE 7

Condition Precedents to Further Amendments  to the Facility Agreement which take
                     effect on the Second Effective Date.

1.  Actuarial valuation in an agreed form prepared by Watson Wyatt;

2.  Certified copies of all agreements and documentation in relation to the
    Pension Transfer, each is an agreed form;

3.  a certificate of an Authorised Signatory of the Company confirming the
    actual book loss resulting from the disposal of the Sturmey-Archer Group in
    accordance with the Sale Transaction Documents;

4.  a certified copy of the minutes of the meeting of shareholders (if
    necessary) and the resolution; of the board of directors of Sturmey-Archer
    Limited authorising the Pension Transfer and authorising the execution,
    delivery and performance on behalf of that company of any agreements or
    other documents entered into in connection with or in respect to the Pension
    Transfer.

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THE DERBY CYCLE CORPORATION                        )
for itself and on behalf of each of the            )
Borrowers and Guarantors as Obligors' Agent        )

By:

CHASE MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL                      )
LIMITED for itself and as the Facility Agent       )
and Security Agent and for and on behalf of the    )
Arranger and each of the Banks (other than Lloyds  )
TSB Bank Plc, Scotia Bank Europe plc and The Bank
of Nova Scotia)

By:

By:

LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC

By:

SCOTIA BANK EUROPE PLC

By:

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

By:

DRESDNER BANK AG, NEW YORK AND GRAND CAYMAN BRANCHES

By:

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.5

                                                                  Conformed Copy
                              DATED 31 JULY 2000

                    THE DERBY CYCLE CORPORATION AND OTHERS
                        as Borrowers and/or Guarantors

                              CHASE MANHATTAN plc
                                  as Arranger

                    THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NAMED HEREIN
                                   as Banks

                     CHASE MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
                               as Facility Agent

                     CHASE MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
                               as Security Agent

                 _____________________________________________

                                    WAIVER
                                   AND NINTH
                              AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
                                  relating to
                    a facility agreement dated 12 May 1998

                 _____________________________________________

                                      DLA
                                3 Noble Street
                                LONDON EC2V 7EE

                              Tel: 08700 111 111
                              Fax: 020 7600 1650
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<TABLE>

                                    CONTENTS

<S>                                                                         <C>
1. INTERPRETATION..........................................................  3

2. WAIVER AND AMENDMENT AGREEMENT..........................................  4

3. AMENDMENT...............................................................  4

4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES..........................................  5

5. COUNTERPARTS; EFFECTIVENESS.............................................  6

6. FEES AND COSTS..........................................................  6

7. CONDITIONS SUBSEQUENT...................................................  6

8. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION..........................................  6

SCHEDULE 1.................................................................  7

  The Borrowers............................................................  7

SCHEDULE 2.................................................................  8

  The Guarantors...........................................................  8

SCHEDULE 3................................................................. 10

  The Banks................................................................ 10

SCHEDULE 4................................................................. 16

  Further Amendments to the Facility Agreement to take effect on the First
  Effective Date........................................................... 16

  SCHEDULE 5............................................................... 19

  Conditions Precedent..................................................... 19
</TABLE>

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THIS WAIVER AND NINTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT is made on 31 July 2000

BETWEEN

(1). THE DERBY CYCLE CORPORATION, a company incorporated in Delaware, United
     States of America, having its principal office at 300 First Stamford Place,
     Stamford CT06902-6765, Connecticut, United States of America ("the
     Company");

(2)  THE COMPANIES identified as Borrowers in Schedule 1 ("the Borrowers");

(3)  THE COMPANIES identified as Guarantors in Schedule 2 ("the Guarantors");

(4)  CHASE MANHATTAN PLC as arranger ("the Arranger");

(5)  THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS identified as banks in Schedule 3 ("the Banks");

(6)  CHASE MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED as facility agent ("the Facility
     Agent");

(7)  CHASE MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED as security agent ("the Security
     Agent")

RECITALS

A.   By a facility agreement dated 12 May 1998, as amended and restated pursuant
     to an amendment and restatement agreement dated 3 February 1999 and as
     further amended pursuant to an amendment agreement dated 30 April 1999 and
     as further amended pursuant to a amendment agreement dated 31 August 1999
     and as further amended pursuant to a amendment agreement dated 25 November
     1999 and as further amended pursuant to an amendment agreement dated 17
     December 1999 and as further amended pursuant to an amendment agreement
     dated 3 February  2000 and as further amended pursuant to an amendment
     agreement dated 2 March 2000 and as further amended pursuant to a waiver
     and amendment agreement dated 30 June 2000 (collectively the "Facility
     Agreement") by and among the Company, Borrowers, Guarantors, Arranger, the
     Banks, Facility Agent and Security Agent, the Banks have agreed to make
     certain credit facilities available to the Borrower.

B.   The Banks have agreed to further amend the Facility Agreement and waive
     compliance with certain provisions of the Facility Agreement as more
     particularly set out herein but subject always to the provisions of this
     Waiver and Amendment Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE IN CONSIDERATION of these premises and the agreements, provisions
and covenants herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1.   Interpretation

     1.1  Definitions

          In this Agreement:

          "Effective Date" means the date on which the Facility Agent has
          confirmed to the Company and the Banks that it has received evidence
          satisfactory to it and it has received all the conditions precedent as
          set out in Schedule 5, in each case in a form and substance
          satisfactory to the Facility Agent;

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     1.2  Interpretation

          Unless the context otherwise requires, words and expressions defined
          in the Facility Agreement shall have the same meaning herein.

2.   Waiver and Amendment Agreement

     2.1  Subject to Clause 2.2 below and the other terms and conditions set
          forth herein and in reliance on the representations and warranties of
          the Obligors herein contained, the Banks hereby waive any Event of
          Default under the following clause:

          2.1.1  Clause 20.2(g) (Financial Indebtedness Covenant) resulting
                 solely from the breach of the covenant in respect of the period
                 3 July 2000 to (and including) 31 July 2000 by virtue of the
                 Sponsor Facility being included in the definition of Financial
                 Indebtedness in that clause only ;

     2.2  Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Clause 32 and 35
          of the Facility Agreement the Waiver and Amendment Agreement set forth
          above in Clause 2.1 shall be limited precisely as written and nothing
          in this clause 2.2 shall be deemed to:

          2.2.1  constitute a permanent waiver of the breach referred to at
                 clause 2.1.1 in the event that the Event of Default described
                 in Clause 2.1 above is continuing or unremedied on or after 1
                 August 2000 ; or

          2.2.2  constitute a waiver of any other term, provision or condition
                 of the Facility Agreement or any other Finance Documents or
                 agreement referred to therein or otherwise; or

          2.2.3  prejudice any rights or remedy that the Agents or Banks may now
                 have or may have in the future under or in connection with the
                 Facility Agreement or any other Finance Documents referred to
                 therein (other than the rights and remedies which they
                 otherwise would have had as a consequence of the breaches set
                 out in Clause 2.1 above);

     2.3  Except as expressly set forth therein, the terms, provisions and
          conditions of the Facility Agreement and the other Finance Documents
          shall remain in full force and effect and in all other respects are
          hereby ratified and confirmed.

3.   Amendment

     3.1  Each of the parties agrees that, as from the Effective Date, the
          amendments referred to in Schedule 4 shall become effective;

     3.2  The Facility Agreement and this Waiver and Amendment Agreement shall
          be read and construed as a single document;

     3.3  References in the Facility Agreement to the Facility Agreement
          howsoever characterised shall with effect from the Effective Date be
          references to the Facility Agreement as amended pursuant to Clause 3.1
          of this Waiver and Amendment Agreement;

4.   Representations and Warranties

     The Obligors hereby each represents and warrants to the Agents and the
     Banks that:

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     4.1  as at the date hereof, there exists no Event of Default under the
          Facility Agreement other than as specifically referred to in clause
          2.1 hereof and after giving effect to this Waiver and Amendment
          Agreement there will exist no Event of Default or Potential Event of
          Default under the Facility Agreement;

     4.2  all representations and warranties contained in the Facility Agreement
          and the other Finance Documents are true, correct and complete in all
          material respects on and as at the date hereof except to the extent
          such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier
          date, in which case they were true, correct and complete in all
          material respects on and as at such earlier date;

     4.3  as at the date hereof, each Obligor has performed all agreements to be
          performed on its part as set forth in the Facility Agreement;

     4.4  each Obligor is duly organised and validly existing under the laws of
          the jurisdiction of its organisation and has all necessary power and
          authority to execute and delivery this Waiver and Amendment Agreement
          and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;

     4.5  neither the execution and delivery of this Waiver and Amendment
          Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
          hereby, violates or will violate (i) any law, regulation, decree or
          other legal restriction applicable to any Obligor; (ii) the charter,
          by-laws or other constitutional documents of any Obligor; or (iii) any
          instrument or agreement to which any Obligor or any of its assets is
          subject or by which it is bound;

     4.6  there is no legal requirement of any governmental authority (including
          any requirement to make any declaration, filing or registration or to
          obtain any consent, approval, licence or order) which is necessary to
          be met by the Company or any other Obligor in connection with its
          execution, delivery or performance of this Waiver and Amendment
          Agreement

     4.7  this Waiver and Amendment Agreement has been duly authorised, executed
          and delivered by the Company on behalf of each Obligor and this Waiver
          and Amendment Agreement, the Facility Agreement and the other Finance
          Documents to which any Obligor is a party, constitute the legal, valid
          and binding obligations of such Obligor, enforceable against it in
          accordance with their terms; and

     4.8  All information provided to the Facility Agent in connection with this
          Waiver and Amendment Agreement was or will be as at the time it was
          given, true, complete and accurate in all respects and each Obligor
          represents that no circumstances have arisen, or any event has
          occurred between the date when such information was provided to the
          Facility Agent and the date hereof which would render such information
          to be untrue, inaccurate or incomplete in any respect.

     4.9  The representations and warranties given in this Clause 4 shall be
          deemed to be repeated on the Effective Date (if different to the date
          hereof) with reference to the facts and circumstances existing at such
          time.

5.  Counterparts; Effectiveness

     5.1  This Waiver and Amendment Agreement may be executed in any number of
          counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts,
          each of which

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          when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an
          original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one
          and the same instrument;

     5.2  Signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts
          and attached to a single document so that all signature pages are
          physically attached to the same document;

     5.3  The waiver referred to in Clause 2.1 of this Waiver and Amendment
          Agreement shall become effective upon the execution of the
          counterparts hereof in accordance with this Clause 5 and the
          amendments referred to in Clause 3 of this Waiver and Amendment
          Agreement shall become effective upon the Effective Date.

6.   Fees and Costs

     The Company shall reimburse the Agents and the Banks for all costs and
     expenses (including legal fees) properly incurred by them and their
     professional advisers in connection with the negotiation, preparation and
     execution of this Waiver and Amendment Agreement and any related
     documentation, including but not limited to any release of security and any
     filings, registrations or any other action required by law or otherwise.

7.   Conditions Subsequent

     The Company shall procure by no later than 30 days after the date of this
     Agreement  that it delivers to the Facility Agent a copy of the resolutions
     of the members of each Obligor  certified by an Authorised Signatory (or
     appropriately authorised person of such Obligor) ratifying, approving, and
     confirming the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company as
     Obligors' Agent and any other communication or documents delivered by on or
     on behalf of each Obligor in connection herewith.

8.   Governing Law and jurisdiction

     8.1  This Waiver and Amendment Agreement and the rights and obligations of
          the parties hereunder shall be governed by, and shall be construed and
          enforced in accordance with the laws of England.

     8.2  Clause 38 (Jurisdiction) of the Facility Agreement shall be deemed to
          apply as if it had been set out in full in this Agreement.

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                                  SCHEDULE 1

                                 The Borrowers

Raleigh Industries Limited

Sturmey-Archer Limited

Derby Holding (Deutschland) GmbH

Koninklijke Gazelle BV

The Derby Cycle Corporation

Raleigh Industries of Canada Limited

Raleigh Europe B.V.

Raleigh B.V.

Englebert Wiener Bike Parts GmbH

Winora-Staiger GmbH

Derby Holding Limited

Raleigh Fahrrader GmbH

Derby Cycle Werke GmbH

Raleigh International Limited

Curragh Finance Company

Raleigh Ireland Limited

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                                  SCHEDULE 2

                                The Guarantors

Derby Holding Limited

Raleigh Industries Limited

Raleigh International Limited

Sturmey-Archer Limited

Raleigh Industries of Canada Limited

The Derby Cycle Corporation

Raleigh BV

Raleigh Europe BV

Koninklijke Gazelle BV

Derby Nederland BV

Derby Holding BV

Lyon Investments BV

Derby Holding (Deutschland) GmbH

Raleigh Fahrrader GmbH

NW Sportgerate GmbH

Derby Cycle Werke GmbH

Englebert Wiener Bike Parts GmbH

Univega Worldwide Licence GmbH

Univega Beteiligungen GmbH

Univega Bikes & Sports Europe GmbH

Derby Fahrrader GmbH

Derby WS Vermogenswerwaltungs GmbH

Winora-Staiger GmbH

Curragh Finance Company

Raleigh Ireland Limited

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The British Cycle Corporation Limited

BSA Cycles Limited

Triumph Cycle Co. Limited

Raleigh (Services) Limited

Derby Sweden AB

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                                  SCHEDULE 3

                                   The Banks

Name

The Chase Manhattan Bank

ABN Amro Bank N.V.

Bank of Scotland

BHF - Bank AG

Dresdner Bank AG, New York and Grand Cayman
Branches

Lloyds TSB Bank Plc

HSBC Bank Plc

Scotia Bank Europe plc

The Bank of Nova Scotia

The Sumitomo Bank, Limited

Banque Nationale de Paris

San Paolo IMI SPA

KBC Bank (Nederland) N.V.

Oldenburgische Landesbank AG

The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland

The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited

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                                   SCHEDULE 4

   Further  Amendments to the Facility Agreement to take effect on the First
                                 Effective Date

1.   Clause 1.1 (Definitions) shall be amended by the insertion of the following
     amendments:

     "Permitted Financial Indebtedness" means (without double-counting):

     (a)  in respect of the Company, any indebtedness:

          (i)    incurred under the Finance Documents;

          (ii)   as permitted under Clause 19.5(c) of this Agreement;

          (iii)  as contemplated in the definition of Permitted Amount; or

          (iv)   incurred under the Sponsor Facility.

     (b)  in respect of Lyon Investments B.V., any indebtedness (i) incurred
          under the Note Documents and in respect of the Notes and (ii) as
          permitted under Clause 19.5(c) of this Agreement; and

     (c)  in respect of a Group Member (other than the Company and Lyon
          Investments B.V.) any indebtedness:

          (i)    incurred under the Finance Documents other than the
                 GSIC Note Documents;

          (ii)   as permitted by Clauses 19.5(c) and 19.5(d);

          (iii)  Financial Indebtedness owed to a Beneficiary of a Standby L/C
                 to the extent such Financial Indebtedness is supported by such
                 Standby L/C;

          (iv)   in addition to any Financial Indebtedness able to be incurred
                 or permitted to subsist pursuant to paragraphs (i), (ii),
                 (iii), (v), (vi) or (vii) of this definition:

                 (A)   members of the South African Group may incur Financial
                       Indebtedness (in aggregate) in the aggregate principal
                       amount of DM11,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in
                       other currencies); and

                 (B)   in respect of the Group as a whole (excluding the South
                       African Group) $1,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in
                       other currencies);

          (v)    Financial Indebtedness in respect of finance leases existing as
                 at the date of this Agreement which have been disclosed in
                 writing to the Facility Agent prior to the date of this
                 Agreement;

          (vi)   Financial Indebtedness incurred by a Dormant Subsidiary as at
                 Closing to the extent disclosed prior to the date of this
                 Agreement;

     "Senior Liabilities" means all present and future sums, liabilities and
     obligations whatsoever (actual or contingent) payable, owing, due or
     incurred by an Obligor to any of the Security Agent, Facility Agent and
     Secured Beneficiaries (as such term is defined in the Debentures) under the
     Senior Finance Documents;

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     "Sponsor Class `C' Warrants" means the 2,500 warrants issued to Thayer and
     Perseus in consideration of their providing the Sponsor Facility;

     "Sponsor Facility Letter" means the letter dated 30 June 2000 and made
     between Thayer, Perseus, the Facility Agent and the Security Agent.

     "Sponsor PIK Notes" means the further subordinated debt issued to Thayer
     and Perseus in lieu of interest on the Sponsor Facility, such debt to be on
     the same terms as the Sponsor Facility and subject to the provisions of the
     Sponsor Facility Letter and Term Sheet;

     "Subordinated Sponsor Facilities Liabilities" means all present and future
     sums, liabilities and obligations whatsoever (actual or contingent),
     payable, owing, due or incurred by the Company to Thayer and\or Perseus
     under, pursuant to or otherwise in connection with the Sponsor Facility
     Documents;

     "Term Sheet" means the term sheet in the agreed form dated 30 June 2000
     pursuant to which Thayer and Perseus have agreed to continue to provide the
     Sponsor Facility in accordance with its terms but subject to the provisions
     of the Sponsor Facility Letter;

2.   Clause 19.5 (ac) (Sponsor Facility) shall be deleted and replaced with the
     following

     The Company shall not and shall procure that no Group Company shall repay,
     redeem, cancel or repurchase all or any part of the Subordinated Sponsor
     Facilities Liabilities or make any other payment or distribution whether in
     cash or kind or in any manner (other than the issue of the Sponsor PIK
     Notes) save that the Company may repay the Sponsor Loan Facility on the
     earlier of (i) the Company having contemporaneously with such repayment
     issued share capital of a type permitted pursuant to Clause 19.5(w)(a)
     (Share Capital) to Thayer and Perseus in an amount equal to the amount of
     subordinated debt outstanding under the Sponsor Facility at that date and
     (ii) the Facility Agent confirming to the Company that the Senior
     Liabilities have been unconditionally discharged; and

     Provided further that the Company shall not and shall procure that no other
     Group Company shall issue Sponsor PIK Notes if:

     (i)  a Default is continuing, unremedied or unwaived in writing by the
          Facility Agent or would result as a consequence of such issue; or

     (ii) such issue would constitute a breach of the Note Documents and the
          GSIC Loan Note Documents or a breach of the same would result as a
          consequence of such issue.

     Subject to the Sponsor PIK Notes having been issued in accordance with this
     Clause, the Company may at any time after their issue convert any Sponsor
     PIK Notes into share capital of a type permitted pursuant to Clause
     19.5(w)(a) (Share Capital) in an amount equal to the Sponsor PIK Notes
     converted.

3    Clause 19.5 (ac) referred to in the 7th Amendment Agreement shall be
     renumbered 19.5 (ad);

4    Clause 20.2(a) shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

     "Consolidated Net Interest Payable" for any period comprising an annual
     Accounting Period of the Company or four consecutive quarterly Accounting
     Periods of the Company or less where such period ends on or before 28 March
     1999 (taken together as one period) means, the Interest accrued during such
     period as an obligation of any Group Member under or in respect of any
     Financial Indebtedness (whether or not paid, capitalised or accrued

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     during, or deferred for payment after, such period) together with interest
     paid, payable, capitalised, accrued or deferred for payment under any
     interest rate or currency Hedging Protection Agreement or instruments under
     which the parties are in compliance with their payment obligations or other
     obligations (excluding for the avoidance of doubt interest accrued or
     payable on the GSIC Notes or the Sponsor Facility, to the extent the same
     is not payable in cash and any item comprised in Transaction Costs
     amortised in accordance with Applicable Accounting Principles) less
     Interest received in respect of Cash and together with Cash Equivalent
     Investments during such period together with Interest received or
     receivable by any Group Member during such period under any interest rate
     and/or currency hedging agreements or instruments (calculated on an accrual
     basis) under which all parties are in compliance with their payment and
     other obligations all determined on a consolidated basis and avoiding
     double counting and (subject only as may be required in order to reflect
     the express inclusion or exclusion of items as specified in this
     definition) in accordance with the Applicable Accounting Principles and as
     shown in the consolidated Financial Accounts of the Group for such annual
     Accounting Period or for the quarterly Accounting Periods falling within
     such period.

5.   Clause 20.2 (g) (Financial Indebtedness) shall be deleted and replaced with
     the following:

     The aggregate amount of Financial Indebtedness of the Group (excluding, the
     GSIC Notes, any amounts due under the Note Documents, the Subordinated
     Sponsor Facilities Liabilities and any Financial Indebtedness described at
     paragraph (h) of the definition "Financial Indebtedness" (and without
     double-counting)) shall not, during any period listed in Column 1 below
     exceed the amount specified opposite such period in Column 2 below and, for
     the purposes of any such determination, any Financial Indebtedness not
     denominated in Dollars shall be converted to Dollars by reference to the
     Facility Agent's spot rate of exchange for such currency and Dollars at or
     about 10:00a.m. on the date determination is made

          Column 1                                             Column 2

          5 June 2000 to (and including) 2 July 2000            77,000,000
          3 July 2000 to (and including) 6 August 2000          55,000,000
          7 August 2000 to (and including) 3 September 2000     45,000,000
          4 September 2000 to (and including) 1 October 2000    45,000,000
          2 October 2000 to (and including) 5 November 2000     60,000,000
          6 November 2000 to (and including) 3 December 2000    75,000,000
          4 December 2000 to (and including) 31 December 2000   75,000,000

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                                  SCHEDULE 5

                             Conditions Precedent

1.   The Term Sheet duly signed by each of the parties thereto;

2.   The Sponsor Facility Letter duly signed by each of the parties thereto;

3.   An opinion from Kirkland & Ellis, United States legal advisors to the
     Company confirming that the amendments contemplated hereunder and the
     agreements and transactions contemplated in connection with the Sponsor
     Facility and the Term Sheet and the performance by the Company of its
     obligations thereunder will not violate or result in a breach of the
     provisions of the Note Indentures, the Senior Notes and the GSIC Note
     Documents.

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THE DERBY CYCLE CORPORATION                         )
for itself and on behalf of each of the             )
Borrowers and Guarantors as Obligors' Agent         )

By:  DANIEL S LYNCH

CHASE MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL                       )
LIMITED for itself and as the Facility Agent        )
and Security Agent and for and on behalf of the     )
Arranger and each of the Banks (other than Lloyds   )
TSB Bank Plc, Scotia Bank Europe plc and The Bank
of Nova Scotia)

By:  B SCAMMELL

By:

LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC

By:  DAVID JOHN MILWARD

SCOTIA BANK EUROPE PLC

By: P SHANLEY

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

By:  R A MILLARD

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