Pashley Ladies' Bicycle.

[Bbbananas]

I am thinking of buying a Pashley bike. The creme de la creme of ladies' pushbikes, apparently. However, they don't come cheap - the one I'm looking at is over £600 (but it does have a rather appealing front wicker basket, sprung leather seat and leather handlebar grips).

Before I part with such a ridiculous amount of money, has anyone got a Pashley? Are they the Rolls Royce of bikes or are you just paying through the nose for a posh name and reputation?

[mrs_overall]

Have you got a link so we can have a gander at one?

[mccfluff]

how often are you going to use it - be honest here

http://www.pashley.co...incess-sovereign.html

[carrust]

Are they the bikes where you've got to wear Laura Ashley pastel print frocks & carry a trug?

[sandyRoe]

http://www.pashley.co.uk/
At that price they must be good

[mrs_overall]

£645??????????????????????????

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<faints>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

[Bbbananas]

Ta fluffster - I'm not very good at doing links. I want the racing green one, or one in cream with tan accessories.

How often will I use it? Errrm, to bike into town if it's not raining or windy. And to bike round to Tara-ra-bum-ti-eh's when I know I'm going to be drinking and don't want to drive. And only in late spring, summer, early autumn. Unless it's cold. So, not that often really....

[Bbbananas]

carrust - that was a bit of a twattish thing to say.....

[EcclesCake]

I looked at one and from memory it was very heavy and only suited to pottering around town, ideally a VERY flat town, I went for a more practical hybrid in the end.

I do like their retro styling though and would love one if I lived in Cambridge......

[sandyRoe]

May I recommend these? I have one. They're OK for sedate cycling
http://www.capitalcycles.co.uk/

[rowanwitch]

better ride from a mountain bike....bigger tyres looks very miss Marple TBH more the sort of thing I'd imagine LL riding

[Bbbananas]

I live in a very flat town eccles - and not that far from Cambridge. In fact, it was in Cambridge I found myself on Saturday which gave me the idea of getting one as I saw a rather lovely one, being ridden by a woman looking as though she'd walked straight from a Timotei advert. I thought "I could go for that".

[Bbbananas]

I do like anything Dutch sandy.

[mccfluff]

s'not nice currust

[EcclesCake]

In that case go for it Salla.

But do insure it, they are very attractive items...

[mrs_overall]

carrust - a big apology is in order

[carrust]

Funny though. They also come with a sign saying Please nick me!

[mccfluff]

i wouldn't not unless i was going to bike to work and back as i do that every day it would be worth spending the cash to get something decent, if its only going to be now and then, personally i wouldn't

[Bbbananas]

Mmm, good point eccles. I've already had one nicked out of my garage and have to put two industrial-sized locks on my new one. There's a lot of thieves in this town"!