I've just learnt how to upload photos so thought I'd use it as an excuse to show off my new little 'bump-bike'!

It's designed for bimbling about on cycle paths and popping to friends' houses and the shops while I am with-bump.

Very practical little bike:

– Carbon forks and seatpost for comfort on the road
– 1.6 puncture-resistant slicks for the road
– 6 easy gears mounted onto my hope ss hub for easy bimbling/pulling shopping trailer (yep, I now have a shopping trailer too!)
– Halo hex skewers to ward off opportunitist wheel thiefs and to hold on my trailer nice and securely
– Flat pedals for easy popping to the shops
– Tall steerer and high bars for bump comfort!

So all in all it's not exactly cool, but I really like it! And it'll go back to being a lovely little ss with suspension forks and proper tyres post-bump.

See, there is a bike for every occassion!

What do you reckon?!

Congratulations

Mrs TJ has a very similar bike as her commuter and loves it. Beware proclaiming on here that you are "with bump" – the safety nazis will be along shortly to tell you you need to be wrapped in cotton wool for the next 9 months.

Is that a loose electrical cable running along the floor?

Dirty grips. I've got the same ones, was a stupid idea.

Nice though.

hey how are you doin' ? Little Red Rock Lobster is still going sweet as 🙂

That looks a nice bike, inbreds do ride very nicely but not quite as nice as the 853 RL 🙂 hey and you might just get used to those carbon forks, I have a pair on my Giant XTC and rigid is ace, soo responsive. Not too sure about those tyres with all the snow though ? – especially with bump. take care out there.

Kev

Good to see you're going to keep active – no point sitting around doing nothing while pregnant.

That is the nice thing about hardtails though – they can be very versatile – my Kona has done everything from racing to touring to jumping to baby seat carrying which is what I expect you'll be fitting once bump is no more 🙂

Good bike for afterwards too. Once your baby is old enough you can fit a trailer or seat on the back and take them out and about. My eldest 2 loved going for rides with me. My youngest daughter is 7 months now, so when it warms up a little she'll be out with me too.

Thanks guys! I was expecting more abuse!

TJ – ha thanks. Yep, have already had that from a few on a previous thread! Thankfully I was born with a wonderful thing called common sense so know where to draw the line… no more black runs at Afan for a while

Keva – cool, glad to hear it! 😀 Don't worry I'm not riding in the snow – It's hard enough just staying on two feet out there at the moment! Oh and I'm not sure about the rigid forks – I'm too lazy to be without a bit of cushioning! 😀

Realman – yep the grips looked good for about a day! I don't mind the brown though. It's speaker cable, need to sort that out, but stereo has only been up a few days so I reckon I've got a few days grace.

Thanks Clubber – yep, hardtails are ace, like muggomagic says, it'll be good for a year's time when the little bean can come out riding too! Can't wait! 😀

That looks really very nice – don't ruin its proportions by fitting the rest of the crudguard!

Thanks! Oh and I know – I had to take the mudguards off for the photo as they're just so ugly! I do like not getting a wet bum though, and making it more ugly when it's locked up at the shop isn't necessarily a bad thing!

Yay. I have one of those. However mine is used for the serious, hard off roading of the Peak District. Only kidding.

Enjoy until the bump gets too big.

How sweet.

Nice! 🙂 My oldest is still enjoying the 14" ss Inbred we got from you!

Looks good 8) . I'm sure I'll get around to rebuilding mine one of these days.

Haha, thanks guys! I do love it!

Clink – glad to hear it! It's best I don't count how many inbreds I've had in this last year… seriously! Just keep coming back to them.

Mamadirt – when we go for that ride post bump and you have a quick blast on mine, you know you will! (How are those forks btw? Can't wait to try mine – it'll be a proper back to biking treat!)

The forks are fantastic – bike feels so much better with shorter forks up front . . . at least till I try the d/h track again (and they'll fit my Inbred a treat too when I fancy a change 😉 )