Bateleur1 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Nothingness, seems like you plan to die on a bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Twin Posted June 27, 2008 Share I just luv passing dudes on their expensive bikes good on you Ralieghheck expensive bike or not .. I just like passing people instead of being passed This is True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbean Posted June 27, 2008 Share Most riders will ride the best that they can afford and if Raleigh is all you can afford you will defend your choice till the end.At the end of the day most riders would like to ride something that the pros are riding or a bike that the guys in the Tour are riding.No one cares about what bike the locals have won on,they look at what the pros are winning on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIRR Posted June 27, 2008 Share I've had 2 raleighs and a specialized road bike, I prefer my specialized over the other bikes I've had but it has also cost more. I believe its the legs that make the biggest difference yet am pretty sure a 35k bike does give you an advantage over someone with a 10k bike.No one ever passes me on a bike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myra Posted June 27, 2008 Share Nothingness' date=' seems like you plan to die on a bike [/quote'] Well at least I'd die doing something I love. Most people die in their beds - how boring!Nothingness2008-06-27 07:43:08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jabbathemutt007 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Nothingness' date=' seems like you plan to die on a bike [/quote'] Most people die in their beds - how boring! Depends how and who with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Twin Posted June 27, 2008 Share Most riders will ride the best that they can afford and if Raleigh is all you can afford you will defend your choice till the end.At the end of the day most riders would like to ride something that the pros are riding or a bike that the guys in the Tour are riding.No one cares about what bike the locals have won on' date='they look at what the pros are winning on [/quote'] Here is my MTB so I could of bought whatever I chose to buy a Raleighhttp://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v232/30/92/556503179/n556503179_443112_4815.jpgB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbean Posted June 27, 2008 Share yeah yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Twin Posted June 27, 2008 Share Whatever it's all good. I just did not give a damm what road bike I bought as long as I could ride it faster than my brother rides his bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bateleur1 Posted June 27, 2008 Share Originally posted by Bateleur1Nothingness, seems like you plan to die on a bike Well at least I'd die doing something I love. Most people die in their beds - how boring! Now thinking of it ... I would not mind dying on my bike .... at the age of 80, killed by a jealous husband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
averageguy Posted June 27, 2008 Share Hi Firstly let me say I have been living in London for 8 years now and something I have been noticing since joining this forum is that Raleigh in South Africa seems to be like Trek over here. I have seen some threads on The Hub stating that in SA it's not 'cool' or what have you to ride a Trek but one thing that is the complete opposite is that Raleigh in the UK as far as my experience goes appeals only to the kids and grannies and novices who want to ride twice a month in the park. Any half serious cyclist goes for the likes of Klein' date=' Trek, Specialized, Cannondale, Gary Fisher, Giant, Scott, Yeti... I'm interested to see what peoples' opinions of Raleigh are. Obviously they're highly rated bikes in SA which as I say is the opposite to England. Here Trek is really big and as I said, no half serious cyclist - mountain biker or roadie would be seen dead on a Raleigh. Is Raleigh in England the Same company as it is in SA? It must be I think but the SA Raleigh bikes obviously seem so much better. Maybe it's just the whole demand and supply thing...[/quote'] If everything goes according to plan Probike will own Raleigh UK in the future, then you will be able to get the same high quality Raleighs on the mud island as we get here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Twin Posted June 27, 2008 Share Ja se tog vir daai souties en maargate. Sit hulle op hul plek Big Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbean Posted June 27, 2008 Share If Raleigh was so good Probike would not have taken on Scott and relligated Raleigh to the hypermarkets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Twin Posted June 27, 2008 Share Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Not everybody can justify or has the desire to go out and spend R20-80,000 on a bike. I think I saw a photo of someones bike could of been scotty which he said was a R500 special from the Hyper which he did his first Argus on. It is just a bike after all. Someone posts a pic of a CKT comment comes back Giant. Are you less of a man if you ride a Raleigh. It would be interesting to see if they keep stats on how many bikes of a particular brand finished the Argus. The way that the Comrades used to keep tabs on shoe brands finishing/competing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock Posted June 27, 2008 Share good point and now they say the Spark will be the official bike of the cape epic - what happended to George's Moonraker........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Twin Posted June 27, 2008 Share good point and now they say the Spark will be the official bike of the cape epic - what happended to George's Moonraker........ Not an Orbea Oiz or Commondale Scapel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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