First and Foremost ... this is mine, a 1979 Royale I purchased when I got out of college. I had been riding a Raleigh Grand Prix for years and the Royale looked and felt like a thoroughbred compared to it. Light, fast and affordable at $279 dollars.
I rode it for fifteen years, then it was stored in a family attic for another ten. In 2004 I returned to cycling and pulled the Royale out of hibernation and got back on the road. Cycling had changed, old steel road bikes were a curiosity, time and time again I was approached by someone saying "wow, I have an old Fuji in my basement, would you like it?"
Yes I would!
