Raleighs Rapide, Joop Zoetemelk and Triathlon and a langdale

[Southcoast]

You have some nice looking bikes. Always liked the Raleigh Team colours. I owned a 73 Europa, used to ride it to school when I was a kid.

Yep my first proper racer was a heavy 5 speed Raleigh Europa that I too rode to school but upgraded to a heavy 10speed set up to get up the long hill as my school was on top of a hill....

My Europa came equiped with a steel double chainset and the flexi plastic Simplex mechs and shifters. Lol yes they were a sturdy beast!