BOTM August: British Special

I present Cleland Aventura number 5 for your consideration.

Well that's secured my vote then..... I would love to ride one of those!

Wow. Nice rare bike that. Looks like my chances of a win are going backwards. Should be a good month.

So, as I was going through, I thought, this month is easy for me, with Maksters Overbury's, but then Rob Atkin showed his Knees in that nice light so I was tempted.
Then I seen Harry Quinn and Cleland...

firedfromthecircus":1zy6mth5 said:

I present Cleland Aventura number 5 for your consideration.

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That seatpost kills an otherwise beautiful bike

AirPressure":338lai59 said:

firedfromthecircus":338lai59 said:

I present Cleland Aventura number 5 for your consideration.

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That seatpost kills an otherwise beautiful bike

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Harsh - on colour at least, matches with the handlebars.

edit: I've never truly thought of Cleland bikes as being beautiful, or even particularly aesthetic. I've always thought they looked rather English, and purposeful, in a slightly eccentric way. The sort of bike you'd see some mad old cyclists, who could take the thing anywhere, for longer than you'd be able to keep up, and half-way through, would crack out his walking stick that doubled as a make-shift seat (you know the ones with the funky handles that fold out), for high tea, then later, after erecting a tent in about 2 minutes flat, for a cheeky martini.

I think they're uber-cool.

legrandefromage":3lt6q8pc said:

About 99% of my bikes are built in the UK so...

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That Quinn keeps getting better - good work.

dendy":3lt6q8pc said:

Saracen Kili Comp 96

Build thread here

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This just says FAST to me - great bike.

I like Cleland, and agree with your perception.

Dont know if i could ever deem it Cool though, :?

Schools out for me on this one.

sinnerman":jqevd0xe said:

I like Cleland, and agree with your perception.

Dont know if i could ever deem it Cool though, :?

Schools out for me on this one.

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Was David Niven cool?

Surely that's an axiom if ever there was...

Now if he rode a mountain bike, what would it be?

A Cleland, of course.

quod erat demonstrandum








Or at least I like to think I have!

Neil":1mhp48jb said:

sinnerman":1mhp48jb said:

I like Cleland, and agree with your perception.

Dont know if i could ever deem it Cool though, :?

Schools out for me on this one.

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Was David Niven cool?

Surely that's an axiom if ever there was...

Now if he rode a mountain bike, what would it be?

A Cleland, of course.

quod erat demonstrandum








Or at least I like to think I have!

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fair play fella, and of course you are right, i can picture your above thoughts, with the walking stick, the tent, the flask, and David Niven sipping his Martini, whilst sat on his walking stick stool admiring his Cleland...