So, whats the bike you always wanted but never had?

[Night Train]

I wanted the Raleigh Chopper too but my brother got that one.
Then I wanted the Raleigh Grifter but no luck there either.
Now I want an ICE Trice or a Windcheater Speedy.

 

[Keith Oates]

C50 - one day maybe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dayvo]

Happy with what I've had, but now I'd like

http://www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=86588

and a

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/road/product/langster-17497?img=11

The worst thing is, I can afford both of them; it's just that, being a nomad, I don't have anywhere to keep/store them!

 

[Keith Oates]

You could keep one out here, I'd look after it, honest!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mickle]

Awsome bike, 3 speed sturmey archer gears and nobbly tyres!.Forerunner of bmx /mountain bike and that reminds me ,Do you remember the raleigh Bomber i think it was black and they possibly did a chromed frame version with that blue plastic stuff on it that peeled off.

Actually, and I don't mean to be harsh, the Grifter was Raleigh's piss poor interpretation of the BMX which were already very popular in the States. They were hoping to repeat the success of the Chopper which was Raleighs piss poor interpretation of Schwinn's 20" Stingrays and 'Crates'. The Bomber was their piss poor interpretation of a mountain bike. In fact a sales person in a Raleigh store once tried to convince me that the Bomber they had on display was an authentic mountain bike. And then they went and missed the beginning of the actual mountain bike boom because they were convinced that they wouldn't catch on and had to hurredly import mountain bikes from Raleigh USA when it finally dawned on them that it wasn't a short-lived fad.

 

[John the Monkey]

I had a Raleigh bomber - I loved it, although it was rather heavy, to say the least.

Dream bikes as a kid? Mongoose BMXes, Raleigh Banana and Kelloggs Pro-Tour racers.

 

[ComedyPilot]

I had a Raleigh Chipper as a kid, and a string of no-name hacks as a yoof. now have a Merida Road 901. Would love anything by Cervelo, Pinarelo, Bianchi, Specialized etc when the money tree grows.

 

[dan_bo]

I wanted a '93 stumpie in olive green with full XT kit. Such poise and grace. I had to put up with a '91 stumpie team with full XT (and thumbies) that I picked up in Palo Alto in 2002.

 

[feckless]

In 1973 or 74 I wanted a Raleigh Olympus. Red, black and yellow it was, with shorty mudguards and lots of gears. A proper racing bike.

Nowadays, I'd rather have a Look 595.

 

[Mr Pig]

The Grifter was poor. The Chopper was really heavy but it didn't matter as it was a comfy crusing bike. The Grifter was supposed to be an off road bike but it weighed a ton! Useless lump of iron.

 

[Kirstie]

When I was a kid I just wanted a racing bike with drop bars. Because I was a girl I always had really lame step through sit up and beg style bikes.
When i started MTBing in 1993 I was mad for a kona hahanna - the original steel konas still look beautiful today as my friend has one. as I was a student at the time I had a 100 quid second hand job which was a liability off road as the brakes didn't work too well!
I've not currently coveting anything bike-wise, but I quite fancy a new accordion. Is this wrong?

 

[Razor]

When I was a kid I just wanted a racing bike with drop bars. Because I was a girl I always had really lame step through sit up and beg style bikes.
When i started MTBing in 1993 I was mad for a kona hahanna - the original steel konas still look beautiful today as my friend has one. as I was a student at the time I had a 100 quid second hand job which was a liability off road as the brakes didn't work too well!
I've not currently coveting anything bike-wise, but I quite fancy a new accordion. Is this wrong?

Only if you play it riding your bike :
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...n&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image&cd=1

 

[Disgruntled Goat]

Always fancied a Pedersen

 

[Kirstie]

Only if you play it riding your bike :
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...n&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image&cd=1

 

[GrahamG]

For me it was any Alpinestars or Muddy Fox MTB.