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From: Hauraki Plains District, New Zealand
Bikes: Retro Hercules adult tricycle, 1953 Hercules ladies roadster, 1950s Wearwell fixed gear 'Club' pathracer, 1980s Malvern Star 'Super Star', 1980s Healing GTX-105 Arabesque, 1980's Morrison Concorde & etc & etc.......
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Originally Posted by
roseskunk
here's the one that got me started... a clean sports. she's got a brooks b-66 now and a green carradice bag.
Boy, that is a nice, clean machine!
Those mattress saddles look chunky, but aren't they comfortable?
The leather Brooks are better, but I've had enough of the originals to know that they are good for us ordinary people!
These machines look so good in American spec.
I really have a thing about the 'silly' full chain-case versions that were inflicted on UK buyers.
They make the bikes look heavy and totally change the appearance of them.
OK it's a matter of taste, but I reckon Raleigh just couldn't bring themselves to change.
Which is one reason they faded.
Put the two (chain-case and hockey-stick) together, and which looks best?
No doubt about it.
I must admit that I prefer my English 'Sports' bicycles to have hockey-stick chaincases; - especially when they have an interesting chainwheel. However on my heavy roadsters it's the full chaincase that gets my vote. My roadsters are far more likely to get ridden in bad weather than my lightweights or mediumweight bikes and I much appreciate the extra protection a full chaincase gives both to me and the chains and sprockets on my bikes.
My 1942 Dutch 'Holfa' by 'Veeno'.
I totally agree about the mattress saddles by the way, - they are superbly comfortable. I've got quite a selection on my English bikes, 'Wrights featherbed', Terry 3 spring, Brooks, Middlemore....... I think I like the Terry the best
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