Older then dirt
Regular
Haven't ridden a bike for years till last year, oh my how bikes have changed lol. Anyway due to health reasons I was told by doctor to exercise, so looked at cycling again. I wanted a single speed or 3 speed sit up an beg or Dutch bike( low maintenance), but to get by a friend give me a hybrid. Now never used a multiple gear Revo shift gear(oh I hated it) but I've been using it a few times a week for a while 8 mile round trip. Anyway had a sink with a driver two weeks ago, guy hit the bike.......on his mobile! Anyway I'm ok but sweaty Betty (the bike) had damage to the derailer thing. So rung up to local shops to see abt what I need to do, parts etc to get Betty back on road. The opinion off the shop guys on phone was scrap it! It's not worth parts or repair.... would you like to by a new bike? An most are .....yep Revo shift! So was stuck with a bike that has no gear shift and no drive. So left it for a few days to calm down an try figure out what to do or if I needed a second hand clunker. Three days passed, still no joy, till I seen a teenager riding a bike which he told me was called a skid bike? It looked like a MTB single speed. So looked at my (scrapper as I was told), took off the whole gear rig an was left with cables etc. Betty is now a single speed an a treat to ride, saved me cash, an I'm back on the road. All due to a young lad explaining to me abt skid bikes lol