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over a year ago
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"Ive decided to get myself a bike after my holidays 
Need some out doors exercise
and no, dont fancy dogging    "
i've been thinking of getting one all 'summer' but storage is an issue.
i have no outdoor space at home and with me having a major 'anti-clutter' OCD, it would drive me demented to have it in the hallway
i might just have to buy a unicycle |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Ive decided to get myself a bike after my holidays
Need some out doors exercise
and no, dont fancy dogging
i've been thinking of getting one all 'summer' but storage is an issue.
i have no outdoor space at home and with me having a major 'anti-clutter' OCD, it would drive me demented to have it in the hallway
i might just have to buy a unicycle "
Get a Brompton folding bike. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Ive decided to get myself a bike after my holidays
Need some out doors exercise
and no, dont fancy dogging
i've been thinking of getting one all 'summer' but storage is an issue.
i have no outdoor space at home and with me having a major 'anti-clutter' OCD, it would drive me demented to have it in the hallway
i might just have to buy a unicycle
Get a Brompton folding bike. "
i was thinking of a bike with a basket on the front and investing in a t suit so i could do a passable miss marple (a la margaret rutherford of course, none of this modern nonsense) |
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"The seat will be ordered at the same time as the bike...i aint daft ya know  "
Don't forget a pair of proper lycra cycling shorts with padding sewn in. I've ridden 100 mile rides in those with no problem except knackered legs, whereas 10 miles wearing anything else is agony.
Go for a bike with an aluminium frame. They're much lighter and easier to ride. Especially up hills!
Also don't use high gears, your legs get tired quicker and you just build up muscle rather than burn off fat. |
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"The seat will be ordered at the same time as the bike...i aint daft ya know
Don't forget a pair of proper lycra cycling shorts with padding sewn in. I've ridden 100 mile rides in those with no problem except knackered legs, whereas 10 miles wearing anything else is agony.
Go for a bike with an aluminium frame. They're much lighter and easier to ride. Especially up hills!
Also don't use high gears, your legs get tired quicker and you just build up muscle rather than burn off fat."
You are joking? Up hills. Damn sight easier biking down hills. And it's hilly round these parts. |
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" You are joking? Up hills. Damn sight easier biking down hills. And it's hilly round these parts. "
You've got to go up if you want to come down! You think there are no hills in Snowdonia? |
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"The seat will be ordered at the same time as the bike...i aint daft ya know
Don't forget a pair of proper lycra cycling shorts with padding sewn in. I've ridden 100 mile rides in those with no problem except knackered legs, whereas 10 miles wearing anything else is agony.
Go for a bike with an aluminium frame. They're much lighter and easier to ride. Especially up hills!
Also don't use high gears, your legs get tired quicker and you just build up muscle rather than burn off fat."
Oh i aint doing hills........just round to the golf course |
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"The seat will be ordered at the same time as the bike...i aint daft ya know
Don't forget a pair of proper lycra cycling shorts with padding sewn in. I've ridden 100 mile rides in those with no problem except knackered legs, whereas 10 miles wearing anything else is agony.
Go for a bike with an aluminium frame. They're much lighter and easier to ride. Especially up hills!
Also don't use high gears, your legs get tired quicker and you just build up muscle rather than burn off fat.
Oh i aint doing hills........just round to the golf course "
Try Norfolk it's ideal, all flat! |
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i done the london to cambridge this year.....and no it wasnt just to look at ladies in lycra...!!!
.....ok it was mainly to look at ladies in lycra.....but i did raise a bit of money for charity too.... |
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Get a Brompton folding bike. "
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The suspensions on Bromptons are next to non-existence.
With only 16in wheels, they are only good for short journeys around town and cities on good roads.
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"Ive decided to get myself a bike after my holidays
Need some out doors exercise
and no, dont fancy dogging
i've been thinking of getting one all 'summer' but storage is an issue.
i have no outdoor space at home and with me having a major 'anti-clutter' OCD, it would drive me demented to have it in the hallway
i might just have to buy a unicycle
Get a Brompton folding bike. "
i cant believe how expensive those things are even second hand on ebay
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"make sure you get a nice comfy seat Rubbish! you want a Sella Italia Turbo saddle, you're going to regret anything less  "
Nah, SDG Bel-Air is the way forward!!
Actually, saddles are a personal thing but don't fall into the idea that a huge, wide and padded saddle is the right one, if it's too wide for your hips it will cripple you and rub you raw! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Ive decided to get myself a bike after my holidays
Need some out doors exercise
and no, dont fancy dogging
i've been thinking of getting one all 'summer' but storage is an issue.
i have no outdoor space at home and with me having a major 'anti-clutter' OCD, it would drive me demented to have it in the hallway
i might just have to buy a unicycle
Get a Brompton folding bike.
i cant believe how expensive those things are even second hand on ebay
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Not really that expensive when you consider the engineering involved and that a lot of the components are specific to those bikes alone. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Ive decided to get myself a bike after my holidays
Need some out doors exercise
and no, dont fancy dogging
i've been thinking of getting one all 'summer' but storage is an issue.
i have no outdoor space at home and with me having a major 'anti-clutter' OCD, it would drive me demented to have it in the hallway
i might just have to buy a unicycle
Get a Brompton folding bike.
i cant believe how expensive those things are even second hand on ebay
Not really that expensive when you consider the engineering involved and that a lot of the components are specific to those bikes alone."
Couldn't expect it to be cheap as it is a serious bike, not like the toys sold for less than £100 in places like Halfords and mail order catalogues. Plus it has to fold easily and conveniently without loosing too much stiffness. |
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"make sure you get a nice comfy seat Rubbish! you want a Sella Italia Turbo saddle, you're going to regret anything less
Or a San Marco Rolls. at a similar price."
great saddles!,been around in racing circles for years now,well worth the investment and i have 5 bikes fitted with these saddles. |
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