Thanks for all the help.
I had thought that 26 inches was 26 inches. Everday is indeed a school day.
Originally Posted by
badger_biker
I work for the PO and would love to see a picture of the bike....if you get a chance :-)
It's my girlfriend's mother's partner's ex work bike (he stopped using it as soon as he was offered a job with a van). It's from the 80's I believe, and has westwood wheels with rod brakes, which makes for some hairy braking!
The Pashley frame seems (letter-) bombproof, and the all the moving parts work super smooth, but the paintwork and chroming on the rims and rod brake articulation is looking a bit shabby now.
I'll link a picture when my camera battery is charged.
Here's
a link to a site showing a 99% similar bike
Compare older version (not ours):
with current or very recent version:
We are indeed in UK, rhm, so this is Royal Mail bike.