Guinessisgoodforyou
rBotM Winner
My 5 speed Raleigh Arena, Gone now to a better home.
Best bike ever!
- Thread starter Guinessisgoodforyou
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Really enjoyed it.
Good job other half is used to me stopping and skipping back to check on bikes/cars that appear to confirm my “instant” call on what they are.
Price they pay. I'm sure you repay her in other ways
50 percent off drivetrain indexing and cleaning
doctor-bond
Feature Bike
Mark Manley
Raleigh Fan
Was the Arena ever sold in other colours? I was inspired to look them up and only found blue but there is a North American brochure that shows blue but lists ice green and yellow as well.
Guinessisgoodforyou
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My 10 speed was ice green, bought in 1978.
Jonny69
Senior Retro Guru
Win win
I actually had one of these for my first bike, in a junior size. Mine also had that same curious bend in the forks, presumably because I rode it into a wall at speed shortly after I got it!
Just had a bit of a catch-up on this thread to find myself having lots of nostalgic thoughts.
When I started with the CTC in '78 as a teenager, I rode with their easy rider section, which was basically an adult leader taking a load of teenagers out into the peak district. I remember lots of the bikes from this thread
A Raleigh jubilee, but in black, not silver
The orangey red BSA tour de France
Raleigh Europa's
A blue Raleigh (?) that had a SR chainset and suntour gears, but all the components were Raleigh branded
Then there were vikings - a purple Vision and a blue European. Helen Sharman, the astronaut, rode with us on a viking warlord
Viscounts- I had the Sebring, there was an aerospace sport and an aerospace pro
There was a falcon Majorca
I remember a Vindec. The lad got the nickname Vindec
Then there were better bikes. The lad I befriended had a 60s Carlton pro
One had a custom Woodrup with sprints and tubs
Great times and every Sunday was an adventure 9am-7pm
When I started with the CTC in '78 as a teenager, I rode with their easy rider section, which was basically an adult leader taking a load of teenagers out into the peak district. I remember lots of the bikes from this thread
A Raleigh jubilee, but in black, not silver
The orangey red BSA tour de France
Raleigh Europa's
A blue Raleigh (?) that had a SR chainset and suntour gears, but all the components were Raleigh branded
Then there were vikings - a purple Vision and a blue European. Helen Sharman, the astronaut, rode with us on a viking warlord
Viscounts- I had the Sebring, there was an aerospace sport and an aerospace pro
There was a falcon Majorca
I remember a Vindec. The lad got the nickname Vindec
Then there were better bikes. The lad I befriended had a 60s Carlton pro
One had a custom Woodrup with sprints and tubs
Great times and every Sunday was an adventure 9am-7pm
