I feel a bit sorry for all the people who actually ride on the track like ourmaninthenotth as the good bike prices are being driven up by fashion w*nk.
I too have seen many of those unipack things at my bike shop job [never knew they were referred to as that] break down and had to help people who have no idea about bikes. Crap hubs, chains, headests, bbs, pedals... wow that is all the mechanical bits.
I ride a Brompton in town. Actually, I ride a Brompton more than any of my other bikes. Much more sensible. 😀
Same here flamejob, that or the cargo bike. But Bromptons are a loooong way off being cool.... 🙂
No no - Bromptons certainly [b]are[/b] cool. Had a spin on one that a bloke down the pub had arrived on - was a hoot to ride. Mind you, I was in an advanced state of refreshment at the time, so probably anything would have been fun to ride.
So.
They're cheap to buy, keep workshops busy and get people who wouldn't normally ride, on a bike, which inturn makes them treat cyclists with a bit more respect when they drive.
Sounding better all the time
Those ones with the red wheels are ten a penny in London. Usually ridden pretty badly or used as kind of walking accessory.
Eugh.
They're cheap to buy, keep workshops busy and get people who wouldn't normally ride parting with their hard earned on a regular basis while still having to rely on their car, which inturn makes them treat cyclists, with vaguely reliable bikes, like the spawn of satan, when they drive.
Same here flamejob, that or the cargo bike. But Bromptons are a loooong way off being cool....
[hurt voice] my Brompton is cool[/hurt voice]
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Yours is cooler than mine, certainly. Mine's British Racing Green and has a rack, but otherwise similar.
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I'm going to have to get me a fixed (note, not "fixie" - I'm 32 and can't go round pretending to be young and cool) for the road, but it also needs to have the practicality espoused by BD.
I love fixed on the track - mind you, riding on the track is addictive - and can't see why fixed on the road wouldn't be ideal. It would certainly get around my unwillingness to do any maintenance on my commuter.
And, although I appear to favour practicality, there is something still rather cool about young people, on bikes, chilling out in bars. Why is it excessively frashionale over here, but riding a bike to a nightclub in Amsterdam is a perfectly normal activity?
Seen that Ridgeback thing that used to be the Genesis Skyline Tom? I'd be having one of those if I could justify another machine.
Seen that Ridgeback thing that used to be the Genesis Skyline Tom? I'd be having one of those if I could justify another machine.
Seen that - the Solo it's called. Looks ideal. Just not sure how I can get that, a cross bike and the Xtracycle conversion kit on a £1000 cyclscheme voucher.... 😯