Met up with a buddy of mine today for a ride about town. He has a sharp looking little Trek F600 quite the contrast to my nearly 40 year old Raleigh Twenty. But both bikes serve their purpose and got us where we wanted to go in comfort and more importantly got us back!
The Twenty has been undergoing some upgrades, it has new rims and spokes, Koolstop brake pads and a Kalloy 400mm seat post. I am still riding on the original tires...they were new when Nixon was in office, but new Schwalbe Marathons are on the way. Along with lights and a Brooks B67.
This is a good example of how the Twenty is paying off for me, I am riding a bike with a friend in a town over 1000 miles from my home. I had wanted to bring one of my full sized bikes with me, but due to space constraints the Twenty was my only choice.
Aaron
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I did not know that they have been around so long.
The Twenty or the F600 ;-)
Actually the technology on the R20 is probably closer to 70 years old. It uses the same technology that was being used on Raleigh bikes as far back as the early 1930's.
Aaron
Oh how I would love a Raleigh Twenty! In green of course. Sigh...
Hi Filigree...plenty of them to be had. Ebay seems to be turning them up with great regularity, if you can get to the UK they are even cheaper and more plentiful!
Aaron
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