Lozz360
Veteran
- Location
- Oxfordshire
The fact that it fits and is comfortable after hours in the saddle.
What makes you most happy about your bike?
- Thread starter VintageRuby
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mythste
Veteran
- Location
- Manchester
The *stance*.
Both my Genesis and my Trek have quite a new-school sloping top tube, low bars and high seats.
They look fast even when they stand still!
Both my Genesis and my Trek have quite a new-school sloping top tube, low bars and high seats.
They look fast even when they stand still!
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
It's amazing how many folk pore over catalogues and purchase expensive bikes unridden, when the most important factor is the very one you mention.
Nigel-YZ1
Guru
- Location
- Somewhere else... maybe soon.
It takes me away from everything.
mustang1
Guru
- Location
- London, UK
not sad at all! i do that too
That's fabulous! I won a bright yellow cycling jacket and i've become quite attached to the colour , mostly because it helps me be seen but it brightens up the most miserable day
That's why i want a yellow bike, or at least one with bright colours. Most of my bikes when I was younger had bright colours.
These days it seems (at least new bikes from mainstream companies) have nice bright colours only for ladies bikes. I really like the Giant Liv colours on their higher end models for ladies.
mustang1
Guru
- Location
- London, UK
I like the comfort of my bike's frame most of all.
Yellow Saddle
Guru
- Location
- Loch side.
I like that.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Wouldn't the seat be comfier though?
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VintageRuby
Clinging on for dear life.
- Location
- North East
Ive found that too, it seems the majority of men (forgive me for generalising) tend to want their bikes to to look sleek and cool as they glide by (which you should be able to do on any colour bike, really) so I've noticed they make them in subtler colours, which is rather sexist really, considering that we're in the 21st century but they still haven't figured out that colours are gender neutral
Oh come on really ! They are trying to sell to the public and its very very obvious that males and females like different things . If everyone took onboard this PC crap no one would make or sell anything .
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VintageRuby
Clinging on for dear life.
- Location
- North East
It's not PC crap at all. Its recognising that not everyone likes the same things that are "girls" or "boys" not every girl likes pink and not every boy likes blue! Its common bloody sense. I call bullsh*t on your faux macho crap.
- Location
- Glasgow
Well, in fairness I think you are describing the road bike market.
Mountain bikes and hybrids come in very bright colours, the men's as well.
My Pinnacle (Evans) for example, is bright orange, it's a man's frame, says so on the sticker.
Anyway, what makes me happy about my bike(s) is the freedom of movement they give me.
Call it what you want but its probably why you dont make millions selling bikes .
There is also no need to swear .
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VintageRuby
Clinging on for dear life.
- Location
- North East
There's every need to swear when I'm faced with people who still think we live in the 50s
