~£21 got you a full framed lugged handmade 531 bike with alloy rims/stem/crank and Altenberger brakes and a raleigh dynamo hub with lights.
I don’t think offshoring and globalization has produced the better/cheaper goods when it comes to bikes, considering that a Pashley Princess Sovereign, a British handmade frame of similar-ish design, now costs £1000 on sale, and practically none of the rest of it is made in England.
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There were also Rudge badged motorcycles.
Awesome!
[£585 in today’s money- for a bike made with British:](https://www.in2013dollars.com/uk/inflation/1953?amount=17)
1. Frame
2. Wheels
3. Hubs
4. Tires
5. Brakes
6. Saddle
7. Seatpost
8. Stem
9. Spokes
10. Crank
11. Bearings
And keep in mind, this wasn’t their best deal.
~£21 got you a full framed lugged handmade 531 bike with alloy rims/stem/crank and Altenberger brakes and a raleigh dynamo hub with lights.
I don’t think offshoring and globalization has produced the better/cheaper goods when it comes to bikes, considering that a Pashley Princess Sovereign, a British handmade frame of similar-ish design, now costs £1000 on sale, and practically none of the rest of it is made in England.