SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
Hello, I'm a 47 year old bloke who used to cycle everywhere as a kid and gradually got out of the habit after I learned to drive. I've visited this site a few times out of general interest and it seems to have a friendly atmosphere and isn't overly snobbish - as unfortunately some cyclists are. I'm not one of these evangelical car-hating types, primarily I'm a motorist day to day, who just sees riding a bike as a useful means of transport for shorter journeys and a way of improving fitness a bit and maybe losing a few pounds of weight as a bonus.
My machinery is nothing too exciting; I've got an old 1980's Puch 3-speed 26" x 1 3/8" gent's roadster mouldering in the garage and very recently I pulled a couple of dumped low-priced solid frame MTB's out of builder's skips which I fancy as a minimal cost fixer-upper project cost so I get a cheapo not-worth-stealing rat bike to use down the pub and generally knocking about on. I live in the sort of area where leaving anything decent/valuable on the street would simply be a worry and too risky. Hopefully those of you with nice expensive "pride & joy" machines won't be too horrified!
My machinery is nothing too exciting; I've got an old 1980's Puch 3-speed 26" x 1 3/8" gent's roadster mouldering in the garage and very recently I pulled a couple of dumped low-priced solid frame MTB's out of builder's skips which I fancy as a minimal cost fixer-upper project cost so I get a cheapo not-worth-stealing rat bike to use down the pub and generally knocking about on. I live in the sort of area where leaving anything decent/valuable on the street would simply be a worry and too risky. Hopefully those of you with nice expensive "pride & joy" machines won't be too horrified!
