Raleigh Lizard, remember them?

[PJ79LIZARD]

They sell cheap brake cables and housing in wilkinsons if you have one near you.

 

[eta]

I've had one of these since Summer 1992, and despite its weight, it has remained a solid workhorse. Its biggest achievement was crossing Scotland from Ft William to Ft George, in a day, about a third of the route offroad. Some of its no longer original - alloy wheels, V brakes, a set of sprung forks and a racing gearset all found in various skips - are all improvements.

It's now off the road as the thread on the crankshaft has stripped (does anyone have a spare one?) but I hope to sort this out soon. Pic to follow.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

My big brother had one and my Big sister had a Marauder, not that she did much marauding on it!
I had an Aztec before getting 'The Tank'.

The lizard had been in the garage for many years and had rusted up, so off the the skip it went

 

[PoweredByVeg]

I actually rode it for the first time a couple of weeks ago, 16 mile round trip to a party so I could have a drink

 

[HybridBiker Uk]

there's still at least a couple of those knocking about this neck of the woods.


ugly bike but 100% theft proof

I can remember when I was a young teenager my Raleigh lizard did get stolen! I used to love that bike, good news we got it back as we offered a reward

 

[HybridBiker Uk]

Picked up this Raleigh Lizard off the local freecycle, it was very dusty and the chrome rims were a bit rusty

Luckily the drive train had no wear and the frame was rust free, so after a really good clean it's come up quite well and the chrome rims have responded well to a good Autosol'ing

Next question is, why did I actually get it?

Picked up this Raleigh Lizard off the local freecycle, it was very dusty and the chrome rims were a bit rusty

Luckily the drive train had no wear and the frame was rust free, so after a really good clean it's come up quite well and the chrome rims have responded well to a good Autosol'ing

Next question is, why did I actually get it?

I had one of these as a youngster used to love it

 

[Cycleops]

Even seen a few down here! Not the most universally loved.

 

[AAust84ct]

Great Bike! Built for the long haul, strong, reliable with a massive bottom bracket I wouldn't want to mess with it.