Alright Oronare!

You'll want a bike that's quite capable of fleet and swift manuevers. You also want to protect yourself from splashed puddles and flying debris. Good! Your fenders are there, just for that very purpose. That way, you can always arrive at your destination unscathed by the elements. You just might want to stop at the local store to pick up a loaf of bread or a 1/2 gallon of milk. Great! You'll have a rack capable of placing panniers over it, just to do that!

Finally, you just might decide to travel to all over the UK for the summer. Nice! You'll own a touring road bike that's equipped, just to do that type of travel in the most relaxed state avaliable to bicycles, the touring posture.
Since you'll have drop handlebars, you can lean forward, grab the lower ends of your bars, and out run the rabid dog with your aggressive posture. Alternatively, you can sit erect while holding onto the horizontals and think of nothing but the cool breeze running through your hair on a hot summer day, as you coast along in a total state of bliss, along the Rochdale Canal, near West Yorkshire.

Oronare, this bike has a frame made of chromoly steel. It will last a lifetime or longer, if you keep it dry. It is not like any other frame material on the market, today. It is truly an investment. You will never ever have to make another bicycle purchase for the rest of your life, after this one.

Here's your most "proper" bike Oronare:

www.raleigh.co.uk/ProductType/ProductRange/Product/Default.aspx?pc=1&pt=14&pg=7536

- Slim

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Enjoy!