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08-16-07, 01:44 AM
Hello! Oustanding forum you all have here! :)
I came here originally looking for some tips and pointers on how to choose a bike for myself that would allow me to do some easy riding around the neighborhood with my young daughter (she's 5, I'm 49).
Sooner than I expected after starting my research, I bought (from a nice, helpful local guy in our area) a 2003 Raleigh F500 (one of the police model mountain bikes). Personally, I'm really excited about getting this bike. For me personally, this is the nicest bike I've ever owned, and I'm hoping it will open some new doors for me in a recreational sense. Now my daughter has her little Raleigh Retro and I have the F500, so in the very least we're going to be able to add a little bit of neighborhood biking to the other things we do as a family.
Being an avid photographer (both on professional and personal levels), I immediately took a bunch of photos of the F500 and posted those on my website. I did this in part because of the difficulty I had in actually finding much info about (or photos of) the F500 in my brief research on the bike. Even here on the Bike Forums, I didn't find much about this bike. So, to add to at least a little in terms of visual resources about the Raleigh F500, I've posted the images for anyone who is interested.
http://www.ruscelli.com/biking_raleigh_f500.htm
I'm really looking forward to having this site as a permanent resource in our small bike-related arsenal. It's nice to know we'll be able to take advantage of the expertise here when we have questions or comments -- or when we just want to join in... :)
I came here originally looking for some tips and pointers on how to choose a bike for myself that would allow me to do some easy riding around the neighborhood with my young daughter (she's 5, I'm 49).
Sooner than I expected after starting my research, I bought (from a nice, helpful local guy in our area) a 2003 Raleigh F500 (one of the police model mountain bikes). Personally, I'm really excited about getting this bike. For me personally, this is the nicest bike I've ever owned, and I'm hoping it will open some new doors for me in a recreational sense. Now my daughter has her little Raleigh Retro and I have the F500, so in the very least we're going to be able to add a little bit of neighborhood biking to the other things we do as a family.
Being an avid photographer (both on professional and personal levels), I immediately took a bunch of photos of the F500 and posted those on my website. I did this in part because of the difficulty I had in actually finding much info about (or photos of) the F500 in my brief research on the bike. Even here on the Bike Forums, I didn't find much about this bike. So, to add to at least a little in terms of visual resources about the Raleigh F500, I've posted the images for anyone who is interested.
http://www.ruscelli.com/biking_raleigh_f500.htm
I'm really looking forward to having this site as a permanent resource in our small bike-related arsenal. It's nice to know we'll be able to take advantage of the expertise here when we have questions or comments -- or when we just want to join in... :)