Hello from Northwest England, UK
09-06-13, 05:19 AM
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Hello from Northwest England, UK
Hi there,
Looking at the posts on this forum, there don't seem to be many from my part of the world - Lancashire, near Preston.
I have two bikes at the moment, an old friend of mine died recently and gave me his bike a few weeks before. My original bike is a cheap as chips vietnamese built Claud Butler Classic, with 6060 alloy frame, 21 indexed gears and basic bits. It seems to suit me well. The one I was so kindly given is a 1990s Raleigh Gemini 18 built of Reynolds 531 tubing and with nice Shimano Biopace chainset. It's very sweet to ride, and I can't decide between them.
Does anyone here know these bikes at all?
I started cycling as a young boy on a Dawes racing style, 10 gears, in the late 60's, which got abused and modified with fixed wheel and covered many miles. I oiled it to death, washing out the grease until the wear got too much.
Looking at the posts on this forum, there don't seem to be many from my part of the world - Lancashire, near Preston.
I have two bikes at the moment, an old friend of mine died recently and gave me his bike a few weeks before. My original bike is a cheap as chips vietnamese built Claud Butler Classic, with 6060 alloy frame, 21 indexed gears and basic bits. It seems to suit me well. The one I was so kindly given is a 1990s Raleigh Gemini 18 built of Reynolds 531 tubing and with nice Shimano Biopace chainset. It's very sweet to ride, and I can't decide between them.
Does anyone here know these bikes at all?
I started cycling as a young boy on a Dawes racing style, 10 gears, in the late 60's, which got abused and modified with fixed wheel and covered many miles. I oiled it to death, washing out the grease until the wear got too much.
09-06-13, 06:54 AM
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Hello momist,
Welcome to Bike Forums.
Post some good pics of the bikes in The Classic and Vintage Forum for help.
https://www.bikeforums.net/forumdispl...ic-amp-Vintage
UK Forum:
https://www.bikeforums.net/forumdispl...United-Kingdom
Welcome to Bike Forums.
Post some good pics of the bikes in The Classic and Vintage Forum for help.
https://www.bikeforums.net/forumdispl...ic-amp-Vintage
UK Forum:
https://www.bikeforums.net/forumdispl...United-Kingdom
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