Triumph Traffic Master (Raleigh Twenty Flolder)

Cycling is too serious these days, expensive gear, elitism and Lycra,  I just want to bomb around from a to b as easily as possible and have fun in the process.

I had this ancient bike delivered yesterday and have had fun riding it today, the Sturmey Archer gears with an uncomplicated three settings and shining chrome really take me back to childhood cycling,  you could almost smell the Vimto.

The Triumph Traffic Master is great to ride with it's 20 inch wheels being surprisingly stable.

 The unique feature of this bicycle is the ability to fold it in half, whilst not a folding bike in the true sense this feature is great for stowing the bike away or for when in transit.

I have dated the bike to being made in Nottingham in January 1980, one of the first bikes of the Eighties, if you need to date your retro Raleigh or Triumph this is a great resource :http://www.jaysmarine.com/TH_raleigh_serials.html#19731982

At 31 this bike is still going strong and hopefully this will be the start of a beautiful relationship