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By *etitesara OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

rochdale

Just ordered myself a Colnago Ace 105 as a little belated birthday present - full carbon road bike

Now on tenterhooks for the next couple of days waiting for it to turn up!

Stupid thing is, when it finally does arrive i won't be able to play on it as i'm signed up for a charity ride from Liverpool to Leeds along the canal and i won't be able to use it on that route!

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull


"Just ordered myself a Colnago Ace 105 as a little belated birthday present - full carbon road bike

Now on tenterhooks for the next couple of days waiting for it to turn up!

Stupid thing is, when it finally does arrive i won't be able to play on it as i'm signed up for a charity ride from Liverpool to Leeds along the canal and i won't be able to use it on that route!"

not sure if the government scheme is still in place but if you buy it through work you get great advantages

don't think you can do it retrospectively though

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By *etitesara OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

rochdale

My work hasn't signed up for that so no good to me i'm afraid - they took away the cark parking so no chance of being nice to cyclists!

No way would i take a nice carbon road bike to work, i have a cheap and fun singlespeed for commuting.

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

only takes less than 5 minutes for your work to sign up and still use your old bike for work who's to know.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sounds like a mean machine!!

I've not been on a bike for around 30years!!!

Well apart from an excercise one

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By *etitesara OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

rochdale


"Sounds like a mean machine!!

I've not been on a bike for around 30years!!!

Well apart from an excercise one "

Not sure where it's going to live as there are already 3 mountain bikes and a road hybrid in the kitchen plus my singlespeed in the garage!

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

At the risk of stating the obvious (and only 'cos someone on here managed to get their nicked)- buy a really good lock!

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By *etitesara OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

rochdale


"At the risk of stating the obvious (and only 'cos someone on here managed to get their nicked)- buy a really good lock!

"

Don't worry - my bikes are NEVER out of my sight when i'm out and about and even then are locked.

I prefer to sit in the rain next to my bike outside the cafe than leave them unsighted even if they are locked up.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow


"At the risk of stating the obvious (and only 'cos someone on here managed to get their nicked)- buy a really good lock!

Don't worry - my bikes are NEVER out of my sight when i'm out and about and even then are locked.

I prefer to sit in the rain next to my bike outside the cafe than leave them unsighted even if they are locked up."

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By *taffsfella1Man
over a year ago

Newcastle-under-Lyme

The old advert with the phrase, "ee, I were right about that saddle, though!" has popped into my head

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Sounds like a mean machine!!

I've not been on a bike for around 30years!!!

Well apart from an excercise one

Not sure where it's going to live as there are already 3 mountain bikes and a road hybrid in the kitchen plus my singlespeed in the garage!"

You need a bigger house

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By *etitesara OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

rochdale


"Sounds like a mean machine!!

I've not been on a bike for around 30years!!!

Well apart from an excercise one

Not sure where it's going to live as there are already 3 mountain bikes and a road hybrid in the kitchen plus my singlespeed in the garage!

You need a bigger house "

That though had crossed my mind

Not saying it's an obsession or anything but i think i now own over 7K's worth of bikes -plus MJ's bike is here as well.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Sounds like a mean machine!!

I've not been on a bike for around 30years!!!

Well apart from an excercise one

Not sure where it's going to live as there are already 3 mountain bikes and a road hybrid in the kitchen plus my singlespeed in the garage!

You need a bigger house

That though had crossed my mind

Not saying it's an obsession or anything but i think i now own over 7K's worth of bikes -plus MJ's bike is here as well."

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

Did you opt for a bell or a horn?

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By *i-cyclistMan
over a year ago

Herne Bay

Sounds great. Enjoy the ride.

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By *etitesara OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

rochdale

I actually have a 130db air horn fitted to my commuter singlespeed so even the doziest driver cant fail to be aware when he cuts me up!

*Its not actually compulsory to have a bell fitted, only that new bikes come with one.

I have a bell on my hybrid but never use it, and when in the mountain bikes i find a polite "excuse me please" works far better when out on the hills

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By *etitesara OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

rochdale


"Sounds like a mean machine!!

I've not been on a bike for around 30years!!!

Well apart from an excercise one

Not sure where it's going to live as there are already 3 mountain bikes and a road hybrid in the kitchen plus my singlespeed in the garage!

You need a bigger house

That though had crossed my mind

Not saying it's an obsession or anything but i think i now own over 7K's worth of bikes -plus MJ's bike is here as well.

"

Just done some sums.

Make that £9'000...

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By *uthTVDerbysTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby

I've gone for a Brompton via Cycle2Work

£1000 works,out at £680

Secondhand Brommies don't go for less than that in this spec so it's future proofed!

Back of the net!

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By *etitesara OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

rochdale

That's a good deal - you should do the Brompton Race at Oulton Park, you have to dress up to race so a nice 1920's flapper dress would look fantastic!

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By *uthTVDerbysTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby

Yeah. Cos I read they always get trannies there (cough). Maybe not!

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush


"I actually have a 130db air horn fitted to my commuter singlespeed so even the doziest driver cant fail to be aware when he cuts me up!

*Its not actually compulsory to have a bell fitted, only that new bikes come with one.

I have a bell on my hybrid but never use it, and when in the mountain bikes i find a polite "excuse me please" works far better when out on the hills "

Doesn't look as cool as those muppet themed horns you can get in Halfords though

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By *opping_candyWoman
over a year ago

West Yorkshire

You have Michael Jackson's bike?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Awesome, very jealous, I'm not allowed anything that exotic. But I'm slowly getting back into cycling again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Yeah. Cos I read they always get trannies there (cough). Maybe not! "

Trannies...??? They've all got IPods...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Icant actually ride a bike.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Did you opt for a bell or a horn?"

that is the first bit of kit to be tgrown away, never had a bell don't need one.

Nice bike you got there.

I need to get my road bike fixed, reynolds tubing & campag record equiped.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

my bikes are older than a lot of people on here. Got an old Carlton 10 and a Puegeot Tournamile

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By *etitesara OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

rochdale


"Awesome, very jealous, I'm not allowed anything that exotic. But I'm slowly getting back into cycling again. "

Only bought it as ive sold a lot of reenactment kit and raised £1200 that way, I'm not rich enough to drop that sort of cash on a whim!

My most expensive bike is 10yrs old and my newest MTB is 3yrs old so i tend to buy and keep my bikes.

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