Your favourite bike

[Carlos J]

quite like the idea of getting a racer or should it be road bike (?) again.

They are called road bikes these days, Carlos.

Now is the time to buy, as the 2016 models come out. You should be able to get quite a reduction on 2015 models.

Have a look at the Evans & Chain Reaction websites.

Specialized, Giant & Trek are best makes, imo.

Do not go down the Halfords/Boardman route - inferior and overpriced.

Cheers Mark, Good idea on the reduced options, may look into that. Have friends who have had all those models and all were happy. One old friend was a serious cyclist had the loveliest bike I've seen and rode, a Cannondale, bewtiful Mike. Often fancied a Marin as well. Will get looking.

[Chris]

My first proper bike was a Raleigh mustang I got for Christmas maybe around 1990.

I like it.

My favourite , as OP, is the Grifter (Mk1)

[AlcoholBrazil]

Anyone rode a Yankee Schwinn ?
Always wanted a bash at the Penny Farthing.

[Dinger]

Raleigh Burner

Smart looking bikes

My mate had this

This ^

Top bike, dreamed about it for months before I got it... modded mine a bit with different grips, stunt nuts and such. Mine had the "teardrop" tubing which was awesome for some reason.

Happy days!

[Thursty]

wb

[Dinger]

wb

TY x

[Steve Hunt]

quite like the idea of getting a racer or should it be road bike (?) again.

They are called road bikes these days, Carlos.

Now is the time to buy, as the 2016 models come out. You should be able to get quite a reduction on 2015 models.

Have a look at the Evans & Chain Reaction websites.

Specialized, Giant & Trek are best makes, imo.

Do not go down the Halfords/Boardman route - inferior and overpriced.

Cheers Mark, Good idea on the reduced options, may look into that. Have friends who have had all those models and all were happy. One old friend was a serious cyclist had the loveliest bike I've seen and rode, a Cannondale, bewtiful Mike. Often fancied a Marin as well. Will get looking.

Mark??????

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

Mike??????

[Steve Hunt]

Mike??????

Nope

[finchman]

I got an orange Mk1 chopper for christmas 1971,adjustable wide bull hangers,shortly after they made a modification and made the handlebars non adjustable and narrower.I sold the chopper in 1973 and got a racer.

[Gosport Mark]

quite like the idea of getting a racer or should it be road bike (?) again.

They are called road bikes these days, Carlos.

Now is the time to buy, as the 2016 models come out. You should be able to get quite a reduction on 2015 models.

Have a look at the Evans & Chain Reaction websites.

Specialized, Giant & Trek are best makes, imo.

Do not go down the Halfords/Boardman route - inferior and overpriced.

Cheers Mark, Good idea on the reduced options, may look into that. Have friends who have had all those models and all were happy. One old friend was a serious cyclist had the loveliest bike I've seen and rode, a Cannondale, bewtiful Mike. Often fancied a Marin as well. Will get looking.

Mark??????

I'm taking credit. Do one.

[Carlos J]

Ha. Sorry Steve and cheers Steve. Saw Mark's name above and thought it was from him. Cheers to Mark as well anyway.

[al growler]

Dawes and Claude Butler were always the bikes spoke about when I were a lad, and if you had campagnolo gears on either you were the biz. No idea if they are still around today.

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

Sort of but shit has moved on a fuckload since then

[Steve Hunt]

Sort of but shit has moved on a fuckload since then

Indeed - Dawes tend to specialize in making good touring bikes these days.

Claud Butler still going strong, but nothing special anymore.