Stylish and utilitarian bikes seen outside my local Waitrose.

[betty swollocks]

A Pashley and something called a Bauer.
Both have enclosed chains and hub gears.

Done a bit of googling. Looks like Bauer bikes are made, despite the name, in NZ.
Can't see the one in the pic in their current line-up though.

Pic taken with my mobile.

 

[the_bing]

pashley bikes are well cool, as well as being british built. Royal Mail post bikes are made by pashley, last time i checked. nice.

p.s. good picture quality on your phone, mines poo.

 

[betty swollocks]

pashley bikes are well cool, as well as being british built. Royal Mail post bikes are made by pashley, last time i checked. nice.

p.s. good picture quality on your phone, mines poo.

My Pashley Guv'nor

was admiring them too.

 

[the_bing]

wow! how cool is that?!

 

[g00se]

The Guvnor must be one of the coolest looking bikes out. How does it ride?

 

[Wheeledweenie]

A close friend has a Pashley Poppy in blush pink and it's fabulous. Too heavy and too few gears for me to go as quickly as I currently do on my Sirrus but I had a go on it and it was surprisingly quick. She uses it quite regularly.

 

[Woz!]

My Pashley Guv'nor

was admiring them too.

Wannit!

I'm thinking that one of these might be my next cycle-to-work scheme bike!

 

[Watt-O]

pashley bikes are well cool, as well as being british built. Royal Mail post bikes are made by pashley, last time i checked. nice.

p.s. good picture quality on your phone, mines poo.

What are you smoking?

This is not cool.
http://www.pashley.co.uk/code-inc/view-gallery-img.php?size=large&id=167

 

[betty swollocks]

The Guvnor must be one of the coolest looking bikes out. How does it ride?

It rides like a river barge.
Bowls along once you get it going in a predictable and confidence-inspiring way though, but you have to wrestle it round corners too tight for just leaning.
But you do it with great style!

 

[raindog]

What about climbing?

 

[gavintc]

Sorry, does nothing for me. I have never seen the point of them.

 

[betty swollocks]

Sorry, does nothing for me. I have never seen the point of them.

Of what: stylish and utilitarian bikes or Guv'nors?

 

[betty swollocks]

What about climbing?

Climbing's ok in the easiest of the three gears. Feels funny with those handlebars when you get out of the saddle.

 

[gavintc]

Pashley bikes.

 

[raindog]

Climbing's ok in the easiest of the three gears. Feels funny with those handlebars when you get out of the saddle.

Certainly looks good. I'd love a go on it.