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<rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title>Garland Cycles</title><link>http://garlandcycles.blog.co.uk/</link><atom:link xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" href="http://garlandcycles.blog.co.uk/feed/rss2/posts/"/><description>25 years in the bike trade in Bristol has seen many styles of bikes and cycling come and go.&#13;
can you remember the first time you saw an a-head headset, or the first Raleigh Marauder mountain bike, or the Vektar, an electronic marvel for kids.&#13;
</description><language>en-UK</language><generator>MokoFeed</generator><ttl>10</ttl><image><title>Garland Cycles</title><link>http://garlandcycles.blog.co.uk/</link><url>http://data5.blog.de/design/preview/20/b2fd14d24dab7c23973e9c4b3ffb7f_160x200.jpg</url></image><item><title>20 Years ago....</title><link>http://garlandcycles.blog.co.uk/2005/05/23/20_years_ago/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:garlandcycles.blog.co.uk,2005-05-22:/2005/05/23/20_years_ago/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2005 00:41:53 +0200</pubDate><description>	&lt;p&gt;Raleigh were one of the few big names in the bike industry in 1985, and very big at &lt;a href="http://garlandcycles.co.uk"&gt;Garland's&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;
Remember this bike, the Vektar.....&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/g/garlandcycles/img/Vektar_03.jpg" title="Raleigh Vektar 1985"&gt;&lt;img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/g/garlandcycles/img/Vektar_03_small.jpg" border="0" alt="Raleigh Vektar 1985"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;..or a few years before the Raleigh Burner...at the explosion of BMX ( Bicycle Moto Cross )...&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/g/garlandcycles/img/Burner_03.jpg" title="Raleigh Burner 1982"&gt;&lt;img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/g/garlandcycles/img/Burner_03_small.jpg" border="0" alt="Raleigh Burner 1982"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
of course, about that time, 1982 is, Mike Sinyard's Specialized bicycle company launced the 'Stumpjumper'..known as the world first mass production Mountain Bike...&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/g/garlandcycles/img/Stump055_01.jpg" title="Specialized Stumpjumper 1982"&gt;&lt;img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/g/garlandcycles/img/Stump055_01_small.jpg" border="0" alt="Specialized Stumpjumper 1982"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;p&gt;Bikes have changed somewhat over those last 25 years, and todays bikes are better value than ever. We have evolved in the past quarter century,to become hopefully one of the best retailers in our area. In the last 12 years, Specialized have become very much a large part of our business, the company that started mountain biking for the masses, is still owned by the same guy, who just wants to make the best bikes and offer the cyclist the best stuff possible to help them enjoy the passtime we all enjoy...cycling.&lt;br&gt;
have a look at Specialized on the web....&lt;br&gt;
I was there a few weeks ago, in Morgan Hill, California, learning all about the latest tehnologies and products...&lt;br&gt;
&lt;img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/g/garlandcycles/img/SBCU.jpg" border="0" alt="Specialized facility, Morgan Hill, 2005"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;a href="http://specialized.com"&gt;visit the Specialized Website...&lt;/a&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; &lt;small&gt; &lt;a href="http://garlandcycles.blog.co.uk/2005/05/23/20_years_ago/#comments"&gt;Comments&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/small&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><comments>http://garlandcycles.blog.co.uk/2005/05/23/20_years_ago/#comments</comments></item><item><title>Garland Cycles in Bristol</title><link>http://garlandcycles.blog.co.uk/2005/05/22/garland_cycles_in_bristol/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:garlandcycles.blog.co.uk,2005-05-22:/2005/05/22/garland_cycles_in_bristol/</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2005 23:35:30 +0200</pubDate><description>	&lt;p&gt;Welcome to the Garland Cycles of Bristol web blog.&lt;br&gt;
It's only taken 25 years in business to start this web blog, so please be patient. I aim to show how our store works and exciting or otherwise events and products we offer.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/g/garlandcycles/img/05Stumpjumperexp.jpg" border="0" alt="Go Ride"&gt;
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