Appletreewick

Hi Rob, nice image and nice to know that there is someone else in the universe with the same two favourite things!

Bike with brake cables rising from the levers, a saddlebag, the sweep of those front forks and it casual placement against an old sign means it could be from the late 50s/early 60s - the heyday of cycle touring and club rides when riding two abreast was possible on country roads. Brings back memories of my Reynolds 531 and 5 speed Benelux derailleur with a 100% mechanical odometer atached to the offside front forks.

Great days

pentaxuser

Jogs a memory for me, too. Cycling around the coastline of Scotland together with an Australian I met in the Carlisle Youth Hostel. We had fun and saw a lot. Camera on that trip was a Minox LX that I've since lost.
Ride on!

Wonderful place - I remember staying overnight at the pub there during the foot and mouth closures. My friend and I cycled the Yorkshire Dales Cycleway over the next couple of days - it was a wonderful ride and all the more amazing as there was almost no one else on the roads at that time. The local shops and B&B owners were very pleased to see us.

Glad I've sparked a few memories. For the record, the bike is an Orbit Gold Medal. about 1984. I've still got it but it's only a singlespeed now - even more retro!

Rob