Raleigh Esquire on a Train
Going up a hill, for a modest amount of money paid to Chiltern Railways I can get a ride up into the Chiltern hills. I was on my way to my parents house and did not want to get all sweaty so the ride up to Amersham, the highest station on the london Underground network, I can get to the top on a train and coast down into Chesham at the bottom.
The bicycle I took has become a favourite, it is a Raleigh from 1975. Its all steel, heavy and very comfortable. To get the best from this bicycle I just ride a little slower than I would on a lightweight machine and it will roll on all day. I have found that due to the comfort on this old Raleigh I can ride further, I just don't need to stop for soreness and to stretch. I can ride as long as I want and get off with no soreness anywhere. This is an old style of bicycle Raleigh pioneered in 1903. These machines were used on epic rides around the Alps and accross continents back in the day. I can see why, when going lonig distances it helps to prioritise comfort. I can ride a drop handlebar lightweight bicycle and wear lycra if I want to but I don't. My lighweight bike has been in the shed for months, its just too full on for most things but it is fun to ride fast and storm up hills on. This old Raleigh has got lowered gearing and is good on hills, I just sit there and grind out the pedal revoloutions until I am at the top.
I rode home in the evening light, up and down hills. The ride was beautiful and I felt dissapointment when it ended. I am never dissapointed when a car journey ends. I often want to ride on thought he night and see where I get. This old bike was built fitted with dynamo lights, its brakes are self adjusting and it has a pump and tool kit, it can go on and on as far as I want to ride it.
Raleigh Esquire on a Train
Going up a hill, for a modest amount of money paid to Chiltern Railways I can get a ride up into the Chiltern hills. I was on my way to my parents house and did not want to get all sweaty so the ride up to Amersham, the highest station on the london Underground network, I can get to the top on a train and coast down into Chesham at the bottom.
The bicycle I took has become a favourite, it is a Raleigh from 1975. Its all steel, heavy and very comfortable. To get the best from this bicycle I just ride a little slower than I would on a lightweight machine and it will roll on all day. I have found that due to the comfort on this old Raleigh I can ride further, I just don't need to stop for soreness and to stretch. I can ride as long as I want and get off with no soreness anywhere. This is an old style of bicycle Raleigh pioneered in 1903. These machines were used on epic rides around the Alps and accross continents back in the day. I can see why, when going lonig distances it helps to prioritise comfort. I can ride a drop handlebar lightweight bicycle and wear lycra if I want to but I don't. My lighweight bike has been in the shed for months, its just too full on for most things but it is fun to ride fast and storm up hills on. This old Raleigh has got lowered gearing and is good on hills, I just sit there and grind out the pedal revoloutions until I am at the top.
I rode home in the evening light, up and down hills. The ride was beautiful and I felt dissapointment when it ended. I am never dissapointed when a car journey ends. I often want to ride on thought he night and see where I get. This old bike was built fitted with dynamo lights, its brakes are self adjusting and it has a pump and tool kit, it can go on and on as far as I want to ride it.