The Cycling Thread

[pookie]

wow.. I'd hate to see what the rest of the tarmac interface did.. good to see the helmet work..
years ago i heard that giro did a crash helmet discount but not sure if its still available or whether it was better economically than buying online.

Dont suppose the council would pay for the damage??

[maviczap]

Rather ironically, I was looking for a new lid.

gravel rash hip, sore back, bruised elbow.

Too stiff to walk

[Luckypants]

Eww nasty! glad it's not too serious, looks like the helmet did a good job! Mine after last crash....

[Red ones]

Y'all wusses.
The last time I bashed a cycle helmet I tried fitting the parts back together but they wouldn't go, which was similar to what the surgeon said about my face.

[maviczap]

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Dont suppose the council would pay for the damage??[/QUOTE]

I doubt it, but that lane is riddled with pot holes, this one being small deep with sharp edges, hence the double blow out.

Don't know why or how I was riding on that side of the road, as I know about them. Just a lapse in concentration?

Any thoughts, opinions or hatred towards hybrids?

Im after spending around 500 gold coins on one. Dont really ever go off road, but dont particularly need a full on road bike. Mainly for tarmac'd cycle paths and general dicking about.

Been looking at trek, cannondale, specialized etc etc, but cant decide.

I really like the look of the cannondale quick 4, but 4 is my unlucky number - for no apparant reason, just dont like it. Its either 3 or 5 biscuits, pints, etc.

What would you buy?

Cheers

A few of my mates have/have had Boardman hybrids. I have to say that they are/were nice bikes. Easy to find - just look for larger Halfraud's shops.

Two mates have Giants - look good value for money to me. Giant own-brand wheels are reported to be good and help keep the price down or allow for better kit elsewhere on the bike.

Always had a bit of a soft spot for the Trek FX. Don't know why, though.

Don't get anything with suspension forks - at that price thy will be both heavy and poo.

Originally Posted by maviczap

gravel rash hip, sore back, bruised elbow.

Too stiff to walk

Ouchie!

Warm bath and a couple of slugs of single malt will make things seem better

[Luckypants]

Plus one for Boardman, one of my riding buddies has one for his winter bike and it goes well and looks great still after a couple of thousand miles over the winter.

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[kaivalagi]

I got a Boardman Comp MX recently and it's great....for 500 notes (minus discounts that come and go) you can get the Comp, the frame is great as are most of the components for that money

The only issue I have is with the bottom bracket and chainset...it's using SRAM's own power spline based components which aren't compatible with anything else so no decent replacement BB's are available that work with the existing chainset (which is good) ....I'll be looking for a new external BB and chainset (SRAM GXP Rival maybe) to replace what I have very soon...the BB is on it's way out big time already just from a daily 6 mile commute.