for those who cycle

P R · Jun 28, 2022

My trusty Bianchi. Pretty low end but does the job!

jebroni · Jun 28, 2022

My 2 bikes - e bike used the most now since having the false knee. BMX was for when I was the Italian under 21 champion

Phil H · Jun 28, 2022

I'm far too old and lazy for bikes, got a brochure though:

midlifecrisis · Jun 28, 2022

I amazed that peoplespend thousands on these super light carbon fibre framed things with super slick gear changers and super skinny seats (but padded @rse shorts that looks like a nappy!) and super skinny wheels and tyres and there's still no motor...crazy!

GeoffCapes · Jun 28, 2022

midlifecrisis said:
All Griff's are gold!

Mine was black and red.

GeoffCapes · Jun 28, 2022

midlifecrisis said:
I amazed that peoplespend thousands on these super light carbon fibre framed things with super slick gear changers and super skinny seats (but padded @rse shorts that looks like a nappy!) and super skinny wheels and tyres and there's still no motor...crazy!

Bit like women who spend thousands on handbags when a Tesco's 5p one does the same job.

philw696 · Jun 28, 2022

GeoffCapes said:
Bit like women who spend thousands on handbags when a Tesco's 5p one does the same job.

Certainly not the case with Chinese spanner versus a quality brand Mark.

midlifecrisis · Jun 28, 2022

GeoffCapes said:
Bit like women who spend thousands on handbags when a Tesco's 5p one does the same job.

Bikes are like handbags...you spend all that money thinking you're getting a high quality product but Louis Vuitton produce them for £100 and sell them for £3000. Your 'A list celeb' get given them to make the statement of 'you need this'. 'Mrs Hello Reader' buys it thinking that they look great, when everyone else thinks that they're a mug for spending so much on something produced cheaply. It's the same with Maserati (C-Tek) Car chargers...a Lidl one will do...

midlifecrisis · Jun 28, 2022

philw696 said:
Certainly not the case with Chinese spanner versus a quality brand Mark.

Herin lies the difference; a quality product should cost more but sometimes people think expensive equals quality not the otherway round.

GeoffCapes · Jun 28, 2022

midlifecrisis said:
Bikes are like handbags...you spend all that money thinking you're getting a high quality product but Louis Vuitton produce them for £100 and sell them for £3000. Your 'A list celeb' get given them to make the statement of 'you need this'. 'Mrs Hello Reader' buys it thinking that they look great, when everyone else thinks that they're a mug for spending so much on something produced cheaply. It's the same with Maserati (C-Tek) Car chargers...a Lidl one will do...

I beg to differ, bikes certainly aren't like handbags. You try riding a Boris bike up hill verses my bike which weighs 8.25kg.
Yes they both do the same job. But mine does it quicker.

Bit like cars really.

Tallman · Jun 28, 2022

Anyone remember this?

midlifecrisis · Jun 28, 2022

GeoffCapes said:
I beg to differ, bikes certainly aren't like handbags. You try riding a Boris bike up hill verses my bike which weighs 8.25kg.
Yes they both do the same job. But mine does it quicker.

Bit like cars really.

but if you're trying to keep fit then surely a rusty nail is better

GeoffCapes · Jun 28, 2022

midlifecrisis said:
but if you're trying to keep fit then surely a rusty nail is better

As 3 time Tour de France winner Greg Lomond once said "it never gets easier, you just go faster"

BennyD · Jun 28, 2022

Bloody cyclists are the cholesterol of the road network. Lycra clad, fat tw4ts, riding 3 abreast and blocking the roads shouldn't be allowed. You shouldn't have to endure a fat ar5e, with a sweaty crack, in your eyeline for 5 miles at 10mph. It's an afront to basic human rights and anyone guilty of it should end their days bleeding in a sh!t filled ditch.

Harry · Jun 28, 2022

BennyD said:
Bloody cyclists are the cholesterol of the road network. Lycra clad, fat tw4ts, riding 3 abreast and blocking the roads shouldn't be allowed. You shouldn't have to endure a fat ar5e, with a sweaty crack, in your eyeline for 5 miles at 10mph. It's an afront to basic human rights and anyone guilty of it such end their days bleeding in a sh!t filled ditch.

I totally agree!

outrun · Jun 28, 2022

GeoffCapes said:
As 3 time Tour de France winner Greg Lomond once said "it never gets easier, you just go faster"

What he actually said was "it never gets easier unless you take massive amounts of steroids"

Scaf · Jun 28, 2022

GeoffCapes said:
I beg to differ, bikes certainly aren't like handbags. You try riding a Boris bike up hill verses my bike which weighs 8.25kg.
Yes they both do the same job. But mine does it quicker.

Bit like cars really.

Ah, but do you ride a bike to race, or keep fit.

If the latter, you have to put in more effort in to ride a basic heavy bike so stands to reason that it would be more efficient for keeping fit.

I think people buy expensive bikes coz they can….. and there is nothing wrong with that.

Swedish Paul · Jun 28, 2022

Tallman said:
Anyone remember this?

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Yep. I had a Chopper (oerrr!!). My first bike 5 pounds second hand.

rs48635 · Jun 28, 2022

conaero said:
Why did you paint your Grifter gold?

Raleigh Burner - surely?

CatmanV2 · Jun 28, 2022

GeoffCapes said:
I beg to differ, bikes certainly aren't like handbags. You try riding a Boris bike up hill verses my bike which weighs 8.25kg.
Yes they both do the same job. But mine does it quicker.

Bit like cars really.

Indeed. For very narrow definitions of 'job'

midlifecrisis said:
Bikes are like handbags...you spend all that money thinking you're getting a high quality product but Louis Vuitton produce them for £100 and sell them for £3000.

Seeing the mad amount of skilled, manual labour that goes into many high end products, I think you're well off the mark. Whether you think the manual labour is that much more 'valuable' than the equivalent mechanical process is a different (and yet still valid) argument.

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