Raleigh Arena I found this whilst researching things I could remember from my childhood to use in my next novel set between 76-83 in England and my pride and joy back then was my Raleigh Arena (with added side stand and carrier, it was so solid and lasted for years. I remember the milometers because some kids would cheat to get a high mileage to impress, turn the bike upside down and just spin the wheel... we went round this boy's house and his dad said 'he's in the garage' where we found him doing just that.... haha all kudos gone in an instant!