What a beautiful Raleigh!

After reading more on bicycles and comparing the latest, greatest, technology with classic bikes from days gone by, I have learned that today's bikes are extremely quick, agile, lightning fast STI shifting, etc... But will they still be around 25-30 years from now? Some of the "old school" bikes are still going strong and have no issues at all. They were built like a tank and built to last. Wouldn't you agree?

When I bought my '85 Fuji Del Rey off Craigslist, it was originally $150 (talked the college kid down to $120 - and bam! it was mine! ). Granted it weights 24 pounds, steel frame, 12 speed, Suntour components, etc... but after 30 years, the bike still looks in MINT condition! That's why I jumped at the chance to buy it before the kid changed his mind - or realized what he truly had!

I went as far as contacting Fuji (the USA affiliate company - Advance Sports in Philadelphia) about my old Fuji Del Rey and got all the specs, and fine details about it. I even asked them what it would be similar to, 30 years later, out of today's Fuji lineup...

1985 Fuji Del Rey <===would sort of equal===> 2015 Fuji Sportif 2.1
(both are an "endurance" geometry, relaxed comfort (more upright), and solidly built)
MSRP: $389 ($862 today/inflation)......................MSRP: $830 off Fuji's website