Reply to: New Toy

[d000hg]

Did anyone else buy their kids a bike for Xmas?

[KentPhilip]

When I was a lad Cow Horn handlebars were the rage.

Great for giving your buddies lifts. Oh, and wheelies of course.

Both at the same time?

[suityou01]

Before I even read this thread I knew from the title it would be a bike.

Two wheeled pedal driven mode of transport, or promiscuous woman?

[BrilloPad]

Before I even read this thread I knew from the title it would be a bike.

[suityou01]

Look out pothole!!

Plenty of those about this time of year.

[scooterscot]

Look out pothole!!

[suityou01]

You could, but the bike would probably be safer and more reliable

Yes bicycles are 10 times safer than cars. Or 100 times if the missus is driving.

[Bacchus]

You could, but the bike would probably be safer and more reliable

I've got two mercs on the drive, each cost less than that, one I've had for over three years, I've done about forty thousand miles in, the other a year and a half, done about fifteen thousand. Two tail-pipes and two bulbs. Safe as houses, 40-45 mpg, comfortable, and reliable as gravity.

I saw some big fat feller on one of these little spindly bikes hit a pothole and nearly bounce off the thing! They should be kept off the roads and on tracks, they're not fit for road use IMHO (and I used to do a lot of cycling back in the day)

[DaveB]

You could by a car for that

You could, but the bike would probably be safer and more reliable

[suityou01]

You could by a car for that

[DaveB]

What is it?

It's one of those new fangled Bicycle things that seem to be all the rage at the moment. I thought I might give it a try and see what all the fuss was about.

[stek]

Just picked it up and had it fitted.



But with these wheels.



Looked at tomorrows weather forecast and it may have to stay indoors for a few days

What is it?

[DaveB]

I hope you got it in the Matte Black

Nope, green and white. Black is sooooo last year dahling

To the OP - will you use it for commuting?

No. Got the cheap steel single speed for that. This is the posh bike for club rides etc on nice days. Still have my old Specialized Allez that has now been relegated to winter trainer status.

Went out this morning and did about 70 miles, glad I didn't take the new bike as although it stayed dry the roads were wet and the amount of muck coming off them was horrible.

[Jubber]

Tech not getting so far away from that. The version I've ordered has GPS nav and first person perspective control so I can use a tablet or goggles to fly the thing - real drone stuff. Too many features to mention, Google DJI Phantom and look at the vids on YouTube.

Can you get some guns strapped to it so you can shoot the fecking cyclists?

[Ruprect]

To the OP - will you use it for commuting?