Martin Coopland wrote:
when i was a < 10yr old, every kid on my street had a gresham flyer
(probably the same bike that belonged to every child, just got passed around as we
all grew up)
definitely not a racer, but great for skids and leaping off ramps made from
old doors!
You are obviously not old enough Martin to know the real Gresham Flyer. What you refer to was a bike made by Raleigh, who nicked the Gresham Flyer name, or, more likely, bought the company. For the real and original Gresham Flyer, that every child hankered for, go to:
http://ntlworld.photobox.co.uk/
A beautiful machine, with a lidded box on the back for all those childhood treasures.
Peter Brown, Lincolnshire, England