Graham Rowe
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- Raleigh Grifter
I was about 10, and all I wanted for Christmas was a mark 1 Grifter in about 1976/7, I was not sure if I would get one as I was 1 of 3 and my parents were not loaded, so every night before I went to bed, I would say to my parents, I might be getting my Grifter soon, this went on for several months. Christmas came and all 3 of us opened our presents, and there was no Grifter, I excepted it in front of my parents although insde I was very disapointed, then about 20 min later my parents said to me "there is one more present for you behind the soffer", It was covered with a sheet, when I uncovered it, it was 1 of the best feelings of my life, it was a blue mark 1 Grifter, I looked at my parents and started crying, saying "you should not have got it if you have not got the money. I had many years of happyness riding that bike, and for that reason, call it a mid life cricis if you like at 42, I am thinking of buying and rebuilding a blue mark 1 Grifter as it may make me feel young again.