Well when you collect old bicycles you get old bicycles. But if you are a teenager you still get real upset at anything that suggest the world existed before you were born.
Anyway this one has a 1974 registration sticker on it so it is at least that old. And interesting thing is it is obviously better built than the older (circa 1960) more expensive Raleigh I have bits and pieces of. The Raleigh has rough edges on the parts, crudely done brazes, ugly chrome, etc. Except for the 70'ish decals this bike is very little different in fit and finish from the one I had as a kid. I guess the 60's must have been a bad time for Raleigh. I do not even know if the '53-'54 version I had was made by Raleigh, but I am sure this one was. And, yep, Bob, made in Nottingham England. On the other hand my Italian Bianchi bicycle says "Made in China" right on the frame. However, Bob, that kid rides a BMX, so you can be sure he knows everything there is to know about bicycles. Graywolf (Tom Rittenhouse) Website: http://www.graywolfphoto.com Blog: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/journal/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bob W wrote: > I don't think Dunelts of that period were made in China (presumably > you mean the same China that makes a lot of cameras for Pentax). > Dunelt were part of Raleigh at that time and the bikes were made in > England or in the local market, so that one could have been made in > the USA. Graywolf may be able to let us know. > > People decide their own priorities about what to spend their money on. > Just because someone wants to spend a lot of money on a camera it > doesn't mean they should also spend a lot on other things. I know > people who have custom-built bicycles that cost more than a car, but > who wouldn't spend more than a couple of hundred dollars on a camera. > I also know people who've cycled round the world (some more than > once), and now use beat-up old delivery bikes that they rescued from > the tip. Having an expensive bike means nothing; having an expensive > camera means nothing. What matters is to have the right bike, or the > right camera. > > That Dunelt looks like a damn good bike, and one that I'd be proud to > own. It will probably outlive you; hopefully. If you do outlive the > bike perhaps you'll pick up some knowledge, wisdom and humility on the > way. > > -- > Bob > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of Polyhead >> Sent: 01 January 2008 08:46 >> To: pdml@pdml.net >> Subject: Re: Another Bicycle Shot --PESO >> >> Would be a great shot if that made in china hunk of crap bike >> wasn't in the way. >.>.... really.. people.. you'll drop a >> grand in a camera but won't drop $500 for a decent rig? WTF? >> >> http://www.graywolfphoto.com/digital/_images/Bicycles/Dunelt-2 >> 0071229c.jpg >>> I kind of like the converging lines in the sky which is why >>> I darkened it down a bit. Not real sure of my monitor >>> calibration yet on the new OS load, so it would be nice if >>> folks would comment on how it looks on their system. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> -- >>> Graywolf (Tom Rittenhouse) >>> Website: http://www.graywolfphoto.com >>> Blog: http://www.graywolfphoto.com/journal/ >>> >> -------------------------------------------------------------- >> --------- >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link >> directly above and follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> Ben 'Polyhead' Smith >> KE7GAL >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly >> above and follow the directions. >> >> > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
