BIKE THREAD

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Sep 2007
1:26pm, 22 Sep 2007
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Emmilou - you haven't seen my Yeti AS-R though ;-)
Hanneke
Hanneke
Sep 2007
1:33pm, 22 Sep 2007
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Hanneke
I must take a picture of my 3 bikes, for the gallery! I love them all... my Dahon foldy, my Giant TCR TT roadbike and my new (2nd hand) Kona Caldera MTB :-)
Sep 2007
11:09am, 24 Sep 2007
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About to purchase a hybrid bike today, lighter with more suitable tyres. Routes are mainly tarmac, towpath, and occasional trail. So the most knobbly tyres are not ideal. The hybrid has continental sport tyres which look more orientated to road use. Would these be too slick for gravelly paths?

Decided to weigh my current not-very-expensive mountain bike to find it is only 3 kg heavier. Is saving 3kg going to make a lot of difference? Should I just change the tyres? Should I just stop eating toblerone for breakfast instead?

Have confused the issue now by looking at road bikes too.
Sep 2007
11:13am, 24 Sep 2007
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would it help to think of having 3 bags of sugar in a rucksack on your back?
Hanneke
Hanneke
Sep 2007
11:39am, 24 Sep 2007
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Hanneke
3 kgs is a lot of extra weight to carry, but I find the slick roda tyres are what makes most difference in the going of a bike on the road. Those tyres on your new hybrid will be fine for trails, as long as they are not too rocky!
Prop Forward
Prop Forward
Sep 2007
12:11pm, 24 Sep 2007
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Prop Forward
i really should have found this thread before posting my bike related question......if you could help it would be appreciated, although i know i am asking something pretty specific

http://www.fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=9181&category=chat
Sep 2007
12:29pm, 24 Sep 2007
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Thanks for the input. After another look around I think I'm going to go with the hybrid. It is advertised as a 'street' or 'city' bike. If I really need to go more seriously off-road then I can change the tyres and still have a reasonable mountain bike. Is lack of suspension an issue? Forks are listed as 'steel rigid' and there is no mention of seatpost suspension like some others, which are heavier.
Hanneke
Hanneke
Sep 2007
12:47pm, 24 Sep 2007
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Hanneke
Hybrids or citybikes don't have suspension, as it isn't needed on the road. You could consider getting a second set of wheels with slick tyres for your existing MTB if you would still like to be able to go off road???

Or do as I do, have 3 bikes, for the 3 different functions. It is quite hard to get a bike that will do all, you will always be compromising somewhere... But I have friends who have a hard tail MTB with front suspension that will lock and a set of off road wheels and a set of road wheels...
Sep 2007
12:49pm, 24 Sep 2007
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I asked my boss to consider the 'cycle to work' scheme but he's dismissed it completely:( I got all excited about a Bianchi Hybrid bike, so I'm still on my MTB with slick tyres, but it's soooooo heavyyyyy:(
Sep 2007
1:03pm, 24 Sep 2007
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tinylink.com

This is the one I'm looking at. It comes in ladies, race and nexus versions too.

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