new pedal bike (through the cycle to work scheme)

Originally Posted by jambo

Intresting thread.

Clearly I know nothing about bicycles, but I was thinking on this a while ago. The downside is that I love 15 miles from work, and those are 15 London miles with bomb holes in the tarmac, tons of traffic and plety of hills. I'm not sure I'm fit enough to manage that twice a day!

Jambo

Maybe not when you started, but a few weeks down the line for sure!

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Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

Maybe not when you started, but a few weeks down the line for sure!

Yep it'll take a few weeks but after that you should pick up your fitness quite quickly.

I quite often take the long way home if its nice and clock up 20 or so miles + 4 or 5 in the morning to.

Just build up to it slowly and dont do to much to soon.

Originally Posted by mattSV

£1000!?!? That looks like a lot of bike for a k.

I've got a Giant SCR 1.0 and Spesh Stumpy FSR Elite. Need to get out on them a lot more!

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Originally Posted by Miles

£1000!?!? That looks like a lot of bike for a k.

It is the planet x stuf has a well deserved reputation for being good value for money.

My house-mate picked up one of these. It's gorgeous!


(£3500!)

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Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

My house-mate picked up one of these. It's gorgeous!

*Dribble* thats lovely

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

*Dribble* thats lovely

It's a work of art. All that money spent on it....then he uses electrical tape on the frame to attach chocolate bars

Just paid for mine - got a ?660 bike plus ?60 of accessories for about ?450 (over 12 months) I had to email my HR department to purchase the bike after the 'hire' period. this cost ?37 - so less than 10% of the value - I haven't seen these schemes running over 3 years before, but I guess it would still be a similar amount

jebus thats a lovely bike

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

My house-mate picked up one of these. It's gorgeous!


(?3500!)

Mmmmm Felt DA and zipp carbon wheels