do you ride a bike made in their Birth town

[biggs682]

i am a Coventry area born person and for the last couple of years i have been looking to find a bike that had a connection to my home town .

as can be seen under the vintage section i obtained a W Pollard bike built in Nuneaton which is close enough to Coventry to me . Its other connection is that mt mother was a Nuneaton born person . Both of my parents road and raced in the Coventry area many moons ago .

How many other CC 'ers can say they own or ride a bike from their birthplace ?

 

[fossyant]

I actually do have a bike from where I was born, grew up, and still live.

Had it made for me when I was 20. Built by Frank Herety of Hillgate Stockport. Many in my club had one of his bikes as their best bike.

Still got it and use it.

There is even on of my bikes brothers in the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester .

 

[DCLane]

I've recently bought a 1980's Raleigh Team, having grown up in Nottingham. I've also got a 2012 Raleigh Airlite 100 but doubt that was made anywhere near there.

 

[marknotgeorge]

The Mad Scientist's Cuda Mayhem is made imported by Moore & Large of Sinfin, Derby.

 

[classic33]

Bikes are born now!
You mean to say their alive. Could make you think twice about saying you like riding your bike though.

 

[tyred]

I have rode my 1980ish Viking Superstar through it's birth town.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/290913...uc5-8wZtEs-8wWtva-8wZuCU-8wZsyL-8wWvtn-9Xekze

 

[asterix]

Unfortunately not. There is a bike in my birth country that looks useful,called the 'Buffalo':

 

[dan_bo]

I'm having one made 2 mile from my house

 

[BSRU]

I used to ride a Triumph motorbike made in Hinckley, which is where parents now live.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I used to have a bike made in Deptford (Witcombs) but it got stolen in Deptford too. And mostly likely resold in Deptford too.

 

[morrisman]

I was born in Bradford on Avon so any Moulton bike would do!

 

[Hip Priest]

Sadly not.

Seen a couple of Joe Waugh (Newcastle) frames about recently. I wouldn't mind one of those!

 

[Beebo]

I expect most of us dont, unless we were born somewhere in taiwan,

 

[Leodis]

Have been thinking of it, Richmond NY (North Yorks ) Arthur Caygill, used to mess around with Scott in primary school, nothing like Break Dance 2

 

[HLaB]

I ride an Italian bike but other than knowing a few, I've no connection to Italy and I doubt my other bikes have even been built in the UK let alone my birthplace.