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Its crazy I have a fleet of cool rough and tumble shiney bikes with attitude and flair.
But the one I use every day is an anonymous satin black revolution Courier race. Its lightly pimped with better brakes, control points and single speed though.
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I bought it when I was doing a 8 mile roundtrip on a too small retro Raleigh Apex. it was a good solution at the time; light, big frame big wheels and MTB alike characteristics.
What i like about it is on the flip side, i don't care too much about it getting mucky and potentially stolen :-/ . A-B.
takes up space though
Now I do 1.2 mile each way, and a trip at dinner (hmm still 5mile) I don't even need it but the mudguards keep my work clobber dry, and the big wheels and lightish weight only take minimal effort. occasionals are trips to town, or shopping. I don't tend to use it for fun. It likes straight flat roads fast.
Whats the prob? well there isn't one except I have become a bike snob/2 wheel pimper, keen on minimalism, style, and fast but non bone shaking performance.
Theres loads of those fashionable fixies and SS bikes in Manchester whizzing about, I quite like what I see apart from the 'scene' I like the idea of something chuckable but not twitchy.
I know noting about road bikes though, materials, geometry, etc etc, and where poss I like a non road short cut, so I was thinking something fast on the road easy get up to speed, fun to ride, and someting a little bit 29ery
Moon on a stick. maybe?
Now its summer I might get the BMX back out for now but doesn't stop me looking and pondering future upgrades does it?
I spotted this which should be good, high price for leaving locked up a lot of the time and would need to build it up myself to save monies, or of course the full bike on cycle scheme (and big phat lock). First thing I have seen which ticks a couple boxes.
http://www.cotic.co.uk/product/bikes/roadrat/flat_bar/
And the charge stuff
http://www.chargebikes.com/products/bik ... p?type=700
Any ideas for the pot?
Will prompt a go on my mates Giant roadie and his new carbon fibre posh thing before moves away too.
But the one I use every day is an anonymous satin black revolution Courier race. Its lightly pimped with better brakes, control points and single speed though.
old pic
I bought it when I was doing a 8 mile roundtrip on a too small retro Raleigh Apex. it was a good solution at the time; light, big frame big wheels and MTB alike characteristics.
What i like about it is on the flip side, i don't care too much about it getting mucky and potentially stolen :-/ . A-B.
takes up space though Now I do 1.2 mile each way, and a trip at dinner (hmm still 5mile) I don't even need it but the mudguards keep my work clobber dry, and the big wheels and lightish weight only take minimal effort. occasionals are trips to town, or shopping. I don't tend to use it for fun. It likes straight flat roads fast.
Whats the prob? well there isn't one except I have become a bike snob/2 wheel pimper, keen on minimalism, style, and fast but non bone shaking performance.
Theres loads of those fashionable fixies and SS bikes in Manchester whizzing about, I quite like what I see apart from the 'scene'
I like the idea of something chuckable but not twitchy.I know noting about road bikes though, materials, geometry, etc etc, and where poss I like a non road short cut, so I was thinking something fast on the road easy get up to speed, fun to ride, and someting a little bit 29ery
Moon on a stick. maybe?
Now its summer I might get the BMX back out for now but doesn't stop me looking and pondering future upgrades does it?
I spotted this which should be good, high price for leaving locked up a lot of the time and would need to build it up myself to save monies, or of course the full bike on cycle scheme (and big phat lock). First thing I have seen which ticks a couple boxes.
http://www.cotic.co.uk/product/bikes/roadrat/flat_bar/
And the charge stuff
http://www.chargebikes.com/products/bik ... p?type=700
Any ideas for the pot?
Will prompt a go on my mates Giant roadie and his new carbon fibre posh thing before moves away too.
