What is the generic name?

Questions from a Merkin in the Colonies [1]:

What is the generic name for this type of bike:
http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/delibike.html?

How are they to ride, or would a city type bike with bucket panniers
make a better utility bike?

Does anyone export them to North America? For some reason I want one [2].

[1] As "Legs Larry" might put it.
[2] Must be from watching 3-decade old "Open All Hours" reruns.

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Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman said the following on 20/07/2007 13:07:

What is the generic name for this type of bike:
http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/delibike.html?

Butcher's bike or tradesman's bike.

How are they to ride, or would a city type bike with bucket panniers
make a better utility bike?

No idea what they ride like, but only you can know why on earth you want
one :-)

Bucket panniers???

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Paul Boyd wrote:
Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman said the following on 20/07/2007 13:07:

What is the generic name for this type of bike:
http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/delibike.html?

Butcher's bike or tradesman's bike.

How are they to ride, or would a city type bike with bucket panniers
make a better utility bike?

No idea what they ride like, but only you can know why on earth you want
one :-)

All the best bicycles have a front wheel that is smaller than the back.

Bucket panniers???

See http://www.cobbworks.com/.

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On 20 Jul, 13:07, Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman
wrote:
Questions from a Merkin in the Colonies [1]:

What is the generic name for this type of bike:
http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/delibike.html?

How are they to ride, or would a city type bike with bucket panniers
make a better utility bike?

Trades Bike. When I were a lad my mate's family ran a newsagents and
had a bunch of these for deliveries. Great for carrying a heavy
fishing box, or one of your mates. Those ones were black and
seriously built to last, even if they're in landfill now I bet they'd
still be rideable with a squirt of oil on the chain. The carrier made
a good battering ram for random acts of vandalism and stupidity such
as bike jousting.

In article , Johnny Sunset
aka Tom Sherman
says...
Questions from a Merkin in the Colonies [1]:

What is the generic name for this type of bike:
http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/delibike.html?

Tradesman's bike, carrier bike, butcher's bike ...

How are they to ride,

OK if you only need three speed hub gears, and as long as you're not
carrying a heavy load down long steep hills: the brakes can get rather
hot, and the loaded weight distribution isn't optimal for braking. It's
a bit unnerving that the rack doesn't move when you turn the bars, and
that it hides the front wheel so you can't tell quite where that
rock/pothole is.

or would a city type bike with bucket panniers
make a better utility bike?

Depends what you're using it for. Why did you choose that one over the
Pashley Pronto or Courier?

Does anyone export them to North America? For some reason I want one [2].

Apparently these people import Pashleys:
http://www.northroadbicycle.com/us.html

Rob Morley wrote:
...
Depends what you're using it [Pashley Delibike] for. Why did you choose
that one over the Pashley Pronto or Courier?...

The modern style of the Pronto and Courier is less appealing than the
traditional Delibike and Courier Classic. The Delibike appears to be the
better choice for bulky items, since the small front wheel allows for a
deeper front basket.

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in message , Johnny Sunset aka
Tom Sherman ') wrote:

Questions from a Merkin in the Colonies [1]:

What is the generic name for this type of bike:
http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/delibike.html?

How are they to ride, or would a city type bike with bucket panniers
make a better utility bike?

That style is generally known as a 'butcher's bike'.

They're quite heavy - not good for hilly terrain. But on the flat they
handle fine. Good for making large numbers of small deliveries (or,
equally, for buying small purchases in a number of shops).

The Royal Mail use a more modern-looking version of the same thing, also
made by Pashley: http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/mailstar.html

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On Jul 20, 1:07 pm, Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman
wrote:
Questions from a Merkin in the Colonies [1]:

What is the generic name for this type of bike:
http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/delibike.html?

How are they to ride, or would a city type bike with bucket panniers
make a better utility bike?

delivery bike or (as others have said, butchers or bakers bike.

Don't Pashley have a US distributor?

I hope to inherit one one day from my father-in-law. My wife used to
ride in the basket when it belonged to his step father

best wishes
james

On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:45:41 -0700, POHB wrote:


Trades Bike. When I were a lad my mate's family ran a newsagents and
had a bunch of these for deliveries. Great for carrying a heavy
fishing box, or one of your mates. Those ones were black and
seriously built to last, even if they're in landfill now I bet they'd
still be rideable with a squirt of oil on the chain. The carrier made
a good battering ram for random acts of vandalism and stupidity such
as bike jousting.

I should also add that, at least when I was last in Blighty, bikes like
this commanded a pretty good price in the second-hand cycle market, which
reflects their value as tools as well as their remarkable durability.




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On Jul 20, 7:07 am, Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman
wrote:
Questions from a Merkin in the Colonies [1]:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkin

A colony of what??1!