Do i need to by a new frame just to get a better make bike ?
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What on earth makes you think Ribble is a better brand?
They're cheap for a reason.
Don't worry about the tosser at the cafe judging people by the bike they ride, the problem is with them not you.
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User32269
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I haven't got a bike made after the 90's.
Most of my " upgrades" come out of what's in the shed.
I'm well used to cafe stops where my bike is the only one that didn't cost national debt figures. So what?
Ride your bike, clean it, lube it, and ENJOY IT!
Most of my " upgrades" come out of what's in the shed.
I'm well used to cafe stops where my bike is the only one that didn't cost national debt figures. So what?
Ride your bike, clean it, lube it, and ENJOY IT!
mickle
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Are you absolutely sure that the Saracen is the right size for you? That looks like a lot of seat post from where I'm sitting.
Joshua Plumtree
Approaching perfection from a distance.
If I ever win the lottery (unlikely as I don't do it) I'm gonna buy an enormous mansion and park a rusty old Fiat in the driveway just to p*ss the neighbours off!
Who cares what other people think. Life's too short.
Edit.
And when I'm out on the bike shown in my avatar and I see someone on a cheapish steed, my first thought isn't, " What a cr*p bike." My first thought is actually - " Hope he/she isn't faster than me or I'm gonna look a right nob!"
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If I was in the cafe and you parked that bike next to mine I would come out and ask you to move it and ask the owner not to serve you.
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Jamieyorky
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SteCenturion
I am your Father
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- The Dark Side of the Moon.
I have spent a lot of money *to me* & to many other cyclists on bikes, go faster wheels, bling, Rapha etc.
Recently I did a particularly tough sportive, at least I thought it was. I was passed with ease by a great many ladies & gents much older than me in basic attire, on basic & likely fairly heavy bikes compared to mine, while I got off & pushed with my head down in embarrassment.
O.k, I could blame it on bad prep or that I hadn't eaten enough etc, but the fact is I had an epiphany.
None of the bling BS matters.
& it's not about the bike, kit, bling. It's about the enjoyment, achievements, friendships, health & camaraderie, about folk stopping to see if you are o.k or offering up encouragement & about giving your expensive inner tube to a bloke who has had 3 punctures.
Go ride your bike & make proper plonkers of folk like me, it can & does change us.
Recently I did a particularly tough sportive, at least I thought it was. I was passed with ease by a great many ladies & gents much older than me in basic attire, on basic & likely fairly heavy bikes compared to mine, while I got off & pushed with my head down in embarrassment.
O.k, I could blame it on bad prep or that I hadn't eaten enough etc, but the fact is I had an epiphany.
None of the bling BS matters.
& it's not about the bike, kit, bling. It's about the enjoyment, achievements, friendships, health & camaraderie, about folk stopping to see if you are o.k or offering up encouragement & about giving your expensive inner tube to a bloke who has had 3 punctures.
Go ride your bike & make proper plonkers of folk like me, it can & does change us.
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Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
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That is a very nice-looking bike and if I were to see it at a café I would be interested in it because it is not one of the usual suspects, and is clearly well maintained and cherished.
Johnny-come-lately snobby fashionistas can go swivel. I think the chip on your shoulder about that bike is in your mind.
Johnny-come-lately snobby fashionistas can go swivel. I think the chip on your shoulder about that bike is in your mind.
rideswithmoobs
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Save your cash for your kids and wife to be (I travel the world for work and miss mine massively..there opinions are the only ones that should matter to you) concentrate on making your boss look a total prick on that expensive titanium bike when you coast past him on your Saracen. Who's the dummy then
Andy_R
Hard of hearing..I said Herd of Herring..oh FFS..
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- County Durham
I'm sure none of the other bikes will point and call your bike names or say things like "Oi Saracen, when's the last time you invaded the Holy Land"
Haha i think ive been looking into it too much, doesnt help when your boss rides a brand new Ti frame mind... And he doesnt like people who ride steel
Your boss is obviously a nobber. A good steel frame can be utterly sublime to ride.
steve keay
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- Ipswich Suffolk
If I saw your bike at a cafe I'd give it a second look. It's a great looking bike. Enjoy and don't worry about what you think people think.
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Jamieyorky
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Thanks all of you, the bike is a great bike and a joy to ride so ill just keep it and enjoy it !!!
Also if he passed me on his bike (or vice versa) I would be thinking "Im gonna have some beer when I get home!" In other words his bike or him riding it wouldnt actually interfere with my thoughts in any way. I must admit that when a TTer passes me with a significantly faster speed I do think "****in hell hes fast, Im gonna have some beer when I get home".
