"I just bought a new bike, it's got 24 gears"

[Racing roadkill]

Was an utterance made by a colleague of mine this morning.

Was my response.

 

[Crackle]

My response would've been, cool, where are you going to ride then?

 

[Tim Hall]

My response would've been, cool, where are you going to ride then?

Coupled with 'what colour is it?' and 'what cake did you eat at the café stop?'

 

[AndyRM]

What does he think of your collection of insanely expensive helmets?

 

[summerdays]

I didn't realise at first that I didn't have 21 (on that first bike) separate gears and that some were the same but by different combinations. I usually explain it like times tables to someone who doesn't get it, 2x6 is the same as 3x4, just you are using different combinations to get the same gear.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I would have said - actually I have said many times before:

ohhh, brilliantwheredidyougetitfrom,what'sthemake,what colour,whereisit,showmeapicture .... you coming for a ride?

 

[vickster]

What does he think of your collection of insanely expensive helmets?

I'm not sure 'expensive' is the first adjective I'd use

 

[AndyRM]

I'm not sure 'expensive' is the first adjective I'd use

That's why it wasn't

 

[screenman]

I didn't realise at first that I didn't have 21 (on that first bike) separate gears and that some were the same but by different combinations. I usually explain it like times tables to someone who doesn't get it, 2x6 is the same as 3x4, just you are using different combinations to get the same gear.

Don't do that, I had to take my socks off to check you were correct.

 

[vickster]

That's why it wasn't

I think insane is kind of off the mark too

 

[summerdays]

Don't do that, I had to take my socks off to check you were correct.

I'm worried you were able to tell using your toes.... did you say you were from Norfolk?

 

[screenman]

I'm worried you were able to tell using your toes.... did you say you were from Norfolk?

Twickenham residing in sunny Lincolnshire.

 

[summerdays]

Twickenham residing in sunny Lincolnshire.

Close enough

 

[Kajjal]

My old orange MTB is 3 x 8 and works fine. I take it up mountains a few times a year

It shows that really you can ride anything that gives you the range of gears you need and changes smoothly. I don't go in for single chainrings on mountain bikes as I like to be able to get up long climbs and still have my knees intact !

 

[Firestorm]

heard similar at work a few months ago
with added exclaimation that it had suspension and was "bloody expensive too"
Turns out it was 350 quid and two weeks later the chap concerned was moaning that the front kept going up and down, he didnt like it and did I know how to stop it doing it (and, as expected, there wasnt a lock off on a bike of that price)