Pashley Countryman 8-speed Mens Road Bike - Blue or Burgundy - 20", 21.5", 23", or 24.5" Frame

The Pashley Countryman 8-speed Mens Road Bike is hand-built from the very best Reynolds 531 steel tubing, the Countryman is a truly versatile and high performance bicycle suitable for all aspects of your life. It is an ideal companion for your daily commute, with wide ratio Shimano Alfine 8 speed gears to tackle even the toughest of hills and full length stainless steel mudguards to keep you dry and clean no matter what the weather.

For weekend jaunts into the great outdoors, the combination of narrow, lightweight Mavic alloy rims and flat, swept handlebars with a slight curve has been specifically designed to give an efficient and comfortable ride quality at whatever pace suits you best. The Countryman is even suited to long distance touring, adorned coming with a classic Brooks B17 leather saddle that naturally shapes to your form, high performance dual pivot brakes and braze-ons for a rear luggage rack.

It is this huge adaptability that makes the Countryman a unique proposition, being both versatile in its design and unrivalled in its quality; a true all-rounder that will give you many years of reliable and pleasurable cycling.

Specification

Frame Sizes: 20", 21.5", 23" or 24.5"

Colours: Dusk Blue or Burgundy.

Gears: Shimano Alfine 8 speed hub gear with Rapidfire thumb shifter.

Frame: Traditional lugged and brazed construction. Investment cast lugs and dropouts with lightweight Reynolds 531 butted tubes. Individually hand-built.

Fork: Investment cast crown with Reynolds taper gauge oval blades.

Saddle: Brooks B17 Honey coloured natural leather saddle with chromed steel rails.

Handlebar: Alloy bar with backsweep, for a more upright riding position, on a forged alloy quill stem.

Brakes: Polished alloy dual-pivot caliper brakes with classic slender brake levers.

Wheels: Mavic A319 alloy rims with quick release large flange alloy front hub and double butted stainless spokes.

Tyres: 700c x 28 Panaracer Pasela Gumwall tyres with Kevala guard for extra puncture protection.

Mudguards: Polished stainless steel mudguards.

Pedals: Alloy body with non-slip rubber inserts.

Crankset: Shimano Alfine alloy crankset with guard (39T, 170mm).

Other Features: Micro-adjust alloy seatpost, chrome ping-bell, hand-made leather grips.

Inside leg length:

20" frame: 27 - 32“ inside leg. 

21.5" frame: 28.5 - 33.5" inside leg.

23" frame: 30 - 35" inside leg.  

24.5" frame: 31.5 - 36.5" inside leg.

Features

1.Traditionally hand-built Reynolds 531 lightweight steel frame with investment-cast, fine cut-away lugs: With nimble geometry for a light and responsive feel and relaxed semi-upright riding style. Built using 100 year old traditional methods with lightweight butted Reynolds 531 tubing – the original ‘standard of excellence’ in frame building – and combines modern geometry with traditional, fine-lugged construction. With pointed wrap around top eyes featuring the Pashley name in relief, and matching lugged and brazed raked fork. Full compliment of braze-ons for the fitment of mudguards, rear pannier carrier, and 2x bottle cages.

2.Hand-crafted leather grips: Hand-stitched by English craftsmen, these grips are made from the finest  aniline bridle leather, that is durable yet supple, and finished with highly-polished stainless steel end caps. A little added luxury!

3.Chrome ‘ping’ bell: a beautifully simplistic bell, with easy-to-activate sprung mechanism, politely alerts pedestrians to your presence.

4.8 Speed Shimano Alfine hub gears: Wide-ranging and versatile Shimano Alfine, with its effortless operation, allows you to ride with pace and panache. As an enclosed gearing system it is protected from grit and the weather, thus requires minimal maintenance.

5.Effective dual-pivot, side-pull calliper brakes: lightweight side-pull brake callipers, with side and centre pivots, have greater mechanical advantage than other standard rim brakes, providing secure braking control.

6.Skin wall tyres with extra puncture protection: A touring and urban tyre with excellent ‘all-round’ tread patterns, and an inner Kevlar guard for extra puncture protection. Skin sidewalls are more flexible than standard carbon black, which helps to reduce rolling resistance.

7.Sleek stainless steel mudguards: highly polished and made from corrosion resistant stainless steel.

8.Traditional Brooks B17 leather saddle: This is Brooks' flagship model - a 100 year old design ideal for sports touring. The leather allows the saddle to breathe and form to your shape over time becoming uniquely comfortable. With handy rear luggage loops.

9.Micro-adjust seatpost: allows for fine-tuning of the saddle position and angle for improved individual comfort.

10.Double-wall alloy rims with double-butted stainless spokes: Stiffer than standard single-walls, double-wall  rims provide added strength without increased weight. Rims also feature a heavy-duty box-section rim profile and double-butted stainless-steel spokes which help relieve impact stress from the rim and build a lighter, more resilient wheel.

About Pashley

Pashley Cycles are England's longest established bicycle manufacturer. Founded in 1926 and based in Stratford-upon-Avon, A dedicated team design and hand-build a unique range of specialist bicycles and tricycles. Pashley cycles make bikes for men and women. These gorgeous looking masterpieces are a true british classic. These days the Pashley bikes are very much on trend, they manage to mary vintage and modern, perfectly. The Pashley bikes come in various styles, colours, and different frame sizes. The Pashley Bicycle Company only use quality components on all their bikes.

About Ridelow

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FAQ

Why choose a Pashley cycle?

Pashley bicycles and tricycles are manufactured by skilled craftsmen, who use traditional methods to create work of the highest standard. Our designs focus on comfort, strength and durability; it is not in our ethos to produce fragile frames or specify complex, delicate components unnecessarily. We also believe that cycles should be a pleasure to use, and practical enough to integrate smoothly with everyday life. A Pashley cycle allows its rider to sit up comfortably, enjoying the view while any bags or shopping are carried safely and easily. In addition, Pashley is committed to UK manufacture and all the benefits this brings to customers, suppliers and dealers, and to our own employees.

Why do Pashley make bicycle frames from steel?

Although steel is sometimes regarded as ‘old-fashioned’, it is actually an excellent material for building bicycle frames. High tensile steels have far greater ultimate strength and stiffness values than aluminium alloy or titanium alloy; in fact, some modern steels have higher strength-to-weight ratios than aluminium and titanium. Steel responds well in fatigue conditions, and is able to withstand the repeated stress typically placed on a bicycle frame much more effectively than aluminium. If scratched or subject to minor impacts, steel is also fairly ‘forgiving’, in contrast to highly notch-sensitive carbon-fibre materials, which are more likely to fail following minor damage. Used intelligently, steel can be used to build great frames for all cycling disciplines. Specifically, a steel cycle frame can impart a better ‘feel’ and ride comfort than its aluminium equivalent.

Why do Pashley use hub gears for many of their cycles?

Hub gears may seem unusual in a world dominated by derailleur gears, but it is actually a very efficient system with a number of unique benefits. Unlike derailleurs (where the gear sprockets are exposed), all the mechanisms of hub gears are enclosed in a weather-resistant alloy shell, ensuring consistent reliability in all conditions. This also means that the gearing is not affected by the mud and grime thrown up from the road, which in turn means less maintenance is required than with an external derailleur system that can get clogged up over time. In addition, one little-known benefit of hub gears is the ability to change gear without pedalling. For instance, you can change into a lower gear whilst sat at a red light, without worrying about damaging the gears or having your chain come off. Hub gears are therefore ideal for town and country riding, allowing you to tackle all manner of terrain.