Looks great to me
marimba_artist said:
...here's my new ride. Nothing to turn heads, but it's a sweet Columbus Zona steel frame with '03 Chorus and Protons. After a couple hundred miles on rollers I just took in on the roads for the first time yesterday and am very happy with my purchase.
If it rides well, you should be very happy with it. It looks fine to me. And actually, you don't see many Raleighs anymore, so it's at least a little on the unusual side. At least, it would be here in DFW. It's all Trek and Specialized here, which is why I won't ride one, even though they're fine bikes. Just like to have something a little different from the crowd.
I have four bikes, all but the low-end hybrid bought used, and didn't pay more than $900 for any of them. A lotta guys on here spend more on wheels than that, but my stable gets me around just fine. The important thing is what you do with it. Wish I'd been smart enough to get into cycling back in college. Good luck to you.