Re: [CR]Now: John Lennon and his Raleigh Lenton

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From: "P.C. Kohler" <kohl57@starpower.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Now: John Lennon and his Raleigh Lenton
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 22:10:14 -0500



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From: Chuck Schmidt
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 8:53 PM
Subject: [CR]Now: John Lennon and his Raleigh Lenton Was: Classic


ButNotStrictly Classic ( Music)


>
> "As a kid, I had a dream - I wanted to own my own bicycle. When I got
> the bicycle, I must have been the happiest boy in Liverpool... Most kids
> left their bikes in the backyard at night. Not me. I insisted on
> taking mine indoors and the first night I even kept it in my bed."
> --John Lennon

What a great quote Chuck.. wonderful!

Today I got my "dream bike": a 1948 Raleigh Record Ace, beautifully restored by CR member Paul Riley. Bittersweet as parting with this must have been very hard for Paul. We did a nice (but uber windy) ride together, Paul on his RRA and me on my '51 Clubman, both painted the same colour. Not a sight often seen in our fair Capital.

I'd sleep with my RRA under my bed tonight if it were already crammed full of extra tyres and wheel sets.

Peter Kohler
Washington, DC USA