do i need a real bike

[vickster]

In the meantime, enjoy beating the roadies away from the lights while they fanny around incompetently with their clipless pedals and getting those big wheels up to speed

 

[Punkawallah]

Of _course_ you need a real bike - the imaginary ones don't take up enough space :-)

 

[Sharky]

I bet these small wheels go quite quick

I've taken the name of the rider off. I was surprised when I saw who it was.
A bonus point if you can work out who it is.

 

[Rocky]

I bet these small wheels go quite quick
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I've taken the name of the rider off. I was surprised when I saw who it was.
A bonus point if you can work out who it is.

Looks like Tom Simpson.......although he's also got Alf Engers nose........but I suspect it's Tom.

 

[Sharky]

Looks like Tom Simpson.......although he's also got Alf Engers nose........but I suspect it's Tom.

Yep. Tommy in 1963 at Herne Hill

 

[tinywheels]

I have two other bikes,one in bits and one in need of some hard to find parts.
I was a real boy once!
started out at the dawn of mountain biking, although I had road bikes as a youth.

as for the cat he's a whizz round the house,conversational skills are not his forte either

 

[Cycleops]

I should forget about bikes and concentrate on making cute pictures of cats

 

[steveindenmark]

I have ridden across Bulgaria on my Brompton, a lot of it off road. I could have done it more comfortably on my MTB or gravel bike and probably a lot faster. However, getting the Brompton on trains, buses, ferries, aeroplanes is far easier that a DF bike. Riding long distances on it is not a problem at all.

Its horses for courses. You are not going to keep up with the peleton on the Brompton. But with the gearing on my 6 speed Brompton, I can get a really good workout, if thats what I want to do.

I have 8 bikes. It is probably 5 bikes too many. Going down the multiple bike route is a very slippery slope as many people on here will tell you.

You do not need another bike. You just want one.

 

[HLaB]

@tinywheels the folder has wheels it's a bike and you enjoy it you don't need another bike but n+1 and all that

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Did you say you want a proper bike like below?

 

[tyred]

Did you say you want a proper bike like below?

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Nice basket, perfect for carrying a six pack home from the off-licence.

 

[Punkawallah]

And stabilisers, in case you drink the six pack before heading home.

 

[Cycleops]

Did you say you want a proper bike like below?

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I think the cat might still have trouble reaching the pedals.

 

[Mralexrides]

Got to be road bike, one of us! one of us! If you can find one in stock. But what is a butchers bike?

 

[ian turner]

I have two other bikes,one in bits and one in need of some hard to find parts.
I was a real boy once!
started out at the dawn of mountain biking, although I had road bikes as a youth.

as for the cat he's a whizz round the house,conversational skills are not his forte either View attachment 600222

How about reassembling one bike for a start. When you say hard to get parts are we talking bike specific or a case of parts of the brakes or gears so just replace the set ?