Hi, i just bought a ladies tiger town and country bike in london, but riding it seems rather slow. Not sure if the gears arent set up properly or what, will take it back to the shop tomorrow to check. Bought it cause posture on it is comfortable, i dont like leaning forwards. obviously i cant afford a touring bike or i wouldnt ask this. Im going to go around the uk on it for a couple of months. Does anyone have experience with this bike? Will it be ok? 18 gears seems excessive to me, but then my only experience cycling was a 9 day trip in japan on a single speed freebie (seen in the first few seconds of my video, link below), i really dont know much about bikes. Now i know england isnt as mountainous as japan, but this bike seems rather slow, so im not sure... should i just do it, or would it be better to try to sell it and get something else second hand? waiting for your thoughts.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL40Cbqq3yE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL40Cbqq3yE&feature=youtube_gdata_player