Pashly have just launched a new range and for the first time since the tv series back in the late 90s I’m tempted
https://www.pashley.co.uk/products/pathfinder-x
Made in Uk
through axels
carbon fork
reynolds frame
Disks
and £1995 for a full build looks reasonable value when compared to the cost of other uk made frames
although there size info is still very old skool and all based on inside leg length, no mention of reach or stack anywhere.
theres also an ebike variant and a more traditional mudguards and rear racks variant
Any one seen one in real life yet?
Good to see Pashley back in the game though they've never really gone away . Interesting they are calling the old Royal Mail bike a cargo bike now . I remember loading mine up with a pouch on the front and both panniers full with packets . Out of interest I put it on our delivery office scales and it was knocking on the door of 100 lbs !!!!.First thought with the small front wheel and the less than efficient drum brakes stopping it down a hill in the rain was going to be quite a challenge!
Nice! I'd like it even more if they'd resurrected the TV series name/graphics for the gravel bike. There's a TV series BMX on eBay currently, fortunately its collection only and hundres of miles from me...
I'd ride that quite happily.
Lovely innit. Though they really need to post the geometry numbers! Their new e-bike is also looking rather tasty.
https://www.pashley.co.uk/products/prospero?variant=41824506019937
Looks like they do a drop bar gravel bike as well but a downgrade in F&F
Strong Raleigh Lizard vibes.
Not really a gravel bike is it?
I like both of those; flat bar bike is more of an ATB/town bike to me, the drop bar has nice lines. Great that it's UK made, and all power to them for that. But inevitably for something UK made, the spec of the build is functional and durable rather than decent value for money. Yep, they have to make some money somewhere, but for someone like me it's not something I could bring myself to drop £2k on sadly (or even with a C2W discount). It's the kind of bike i'd fashion from a 2nd hand frame and spare parts, but well done to them for expanding the range beyond the traditional/nostalgic one they normally occupy.
Came to say the Raleigh Lizard thing as well....