maverick clunker! :)

[hoegaardenadds1]

how cool is this!

love the leather staps to stop the brakes over reaching.

the rear brakes have stops on the brake pads too

 

[legrandefromage]

needs Brooks saddle and shiney cranks

 

[hoegaardenadds1]

i know what you meen about the cranks, think they aren't original

 

[TZEDS]

I had one of these,brings back memories.It was coloured blue,changed it from 5 to 15 speeds,rode it to death,then cut the frame up.My first mtb.

 

[tuercas]

I had the 15 speed one, I was an absolute nightmare for Raleigh, went through 3 wheelsets in about 6 months, not bad considering I weighed less than 10 stone. In the end I put in some Fat-tec grease-eeze axles and no more problems, two of my mates had the bike after me, until it was knicked in Turnpike Lane. Those frames are surprisingly well made, definitely keepers.

 

[jimihendrix]

I agree with LGF, a nice brooks seat and some cranks would set it off.

I'd also loose the reflectors (even though they have probably been on there 20 odd years ) and fit some burly pedals.

 

[tuercas]

I see you´re in Colchester, I did my art and design foundation course there, I can just imagine riding that up the hill from the college to the h¡gh street! Talking of which, that was where my first good mtb got nicked, A Diamond Back Ascent EX, I was well gutted, I remember riding all around Colchester looking for it afterwards...

 

[Ally]

Yes: good bikes for their time. In my early teens I cycled over a good part of Scotland on mine and did some fairly serious off-roading on it.

This one isn't my childhood one, but it has been in my family since new. Need to do a bit to it, but its in great shape for its age.

 

[hoegaardenadds1]

just fitting some cough modern cough tyres and brake pads and she'll be done. rides so nicely real sit up[ and beg style but handles really nicely (in a lorry kind of way)

 

[kikaha]

the red one is sweeeeeeeeeet