Any keen cyclists?

[wendigo100]

Me, like I was saying, have a set of bikes for varying conditions as the reality is no one bike fits all.

A bit like your stable of cars then?

I have a set of shoes for varying conditions.

[threaded]

Exactly the same principle. Although with the cars I also, for some of them, have varying sets of tyre-wheel combinations for varying conditions.

[realityhack]

Spoke to a rubbish sales guy at Evans and he was about as cheerful as a burning orphanage - the seat post on the Tricross Sport is steel - the cheeky beggars put a 'carbon effect' sticker round the tube. Ruled that one out on general principle.

It was useful just to see the range of cyclocross bikes side by side. Might go for the bright orange Jake The Snake by Kona, better gearset than the Tricross Comp and £400 cheaper.

I ain't spending €4k on a bike when I'm just trying this style out. Maybe sometime in the future when/if I really get into it. Thanks for the feedback anyway.

[CptFantastic]

Why about a ice, shiny BMX bike? When I was a kid, I could get anywhere with that

[realityhack]

Why about a ice, shiny BMX bike? When I was a kid, I could get anywhere with that

It'd be alright in the winter - but unless you have an outdoor freezer it'd just melt, surely?

[Churchill]

OK, challenge time for you "knowledgeable" cyclists out there.

After my move to Cambridge, I've contemplated buying an all-terrain bicycle. Unfortunately I'm having trouble finding one suitable.

I'm 6ft 8" and weigh 18 stone. My inside leg is 36".

Where do I buy a suitable bike?

[gingerjedi]

OK, challenge time for you "knowledgeable" cyclists out there.

After my move to Cambridge, I've contemplated buying an all-terrain bicycle. Unfortunately I'm having trouble finding one suitable.

I'm 6ft 8" and weigh 18 stone. My inside leg is 36".

Where do I buy a suitable bike?

http://www.bikeforest.com/cb/index.php

[threaded]

Yes, it is a definite problem, I've not seen a bike in a shop without a weight limit of 75kgs or 85kgs, excepting specials of course...

So, for a man of your means I'd suggest a Setavento frame, they come made to measure and you can specify over size/thicker walled tubing, and they are proud of their guarentee that if you bugg3r it up they'll do you another for a reduced price. Bontrager wheels, as they don't have a weight limit.

Otherwise, buy something made of steel, if you can find it. There are some builders who specialise in 'Clydesdale' bikes.

[CptFantastic]

It'd be alright in the winter - but unless you have an outdoor freezer it'd just melt, surely?

It's the novelty that counts :P