Ways not to lock your bike

Nobody would steal it surely, but come on.

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Close but no cigar.

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Ah, the Sheldon’t method

Sheldon’t

Very good

Perhaps not their lock and just put it on there for appearance’s sake?

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Wow

From more innocent times...
sentimental nonsense

Do you own that catalogue Will? If so what year is it?

I reckon if you pedalled hard enough it would pop

Dibble; yes, it's the Spring 1983 catalogue.

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It's almost like Raleigh want people to buy more new bikes.

Has it got the Europa? If so Could you photo that page and spec sheet so I can go back to a 13 year old me repeatedly reading if hoping I could get enough money to get one rather than the boring Raleigh Athena.

Voila.

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It has the Gran Sport, which is what I got, I was 17.

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Thanks Will! 42-24 bottom gear across the Yorkshire Moors….

How were your 700x20c tyres?

Still riding on them when I started couriering in 92. There's a man I've seen local who has a Gran Sport, identical to the one I had and I keep wanting to bump in to him so I can offer silly money for it. Mine got destroyed by a pothole in 94 0r 95

Or I could ask Taylor Phinney if he wants to sell his.

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Before lunch. 2hours outside. I am fucking lucky. For my defense, I was talking to somebody while locking the bike. But still, how did I manage to put the U-lock in the air..

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Spotted this evening

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Lol!

hah, a bit late to the nostalgia party, but does it have the micron 5?
the bike I passed my cycling proficiency test on when I was at primary school...

I've seen worse. At café stops I usually lock my bike with my helmet strap and putting it in the heaviest gear.