what's with the bike upside down?

[Peteaud]

you need assistance?

No but it looks way better than the other thing.

Being honest, ebikes have their place, but for the cost give me a high spec Supersix anyday.

 

[MontyVeda]

No but it looks way better than the other thing.

...

it's trying not to look like an e-bike, which is why it's so so wrong. The other is ugly, but at least it's honest

 

[glasgowcyclist]

it's trying not to look like an e-bike, which is why it's so so wrong. The other is ugly, but at least it's honest

They're both bicycles. Why does either have to conform to a particular expectation?

GC

 

[MontyVeda]

They're both bicycles. Why does either have to conform to a particular expectation?

GC

they don't... you're not taking this too seriously are you?

but to answer your question, one says "Look I'm an E-bike!", the other says "I've got a big water bottle!" edit... actually that doesn't answer your question, it just restates my point

 

[glasgowcyclist]

they don't... you're not taking this too seriously are you?

Probably. I thought you were.

GC

 

[MarkF]

Upside down for me.

I still get confused with front wheels and look at the tread, bike and wheel for ages before dropping it back in, often incorrectly.

 

[bigjim]

Worth a look http://sheldonbrown.com/brandt/upside-down.html
I turn it upside down. All the old guys at my club do the same.
The TDF mechanics never do but probably no time.
I was on the Manchester to Blackpool once and had multiple puncures like many others. The LBS support van pulled up to offer to fit a tube. He just dropped the rear out with the bike stood up inserted tube and dropped wheel back in minutes. Never turned the bike over.
Cost me a fiver though.

 

[swee'pea99]

Worth a look http://sheldonbrown.com/brandt/upside-down.html

"Beside the inconvenience, damage to the saddles, handle bars, and speedometers is expensive. Warranty claims for damaged speedometers with cracked LCD's and housings first brought this practice to my attention, the failures being unexplainable under normal use. The solution was to reinforce the speedometer's case so it could support the load of the bicycle."

This seems to be the nub of the antis' case, and it seems very odd to me. 'The solution', surely, is to shift anything that would otherwise be damaged (typically by loosening a screw and revolving the light/computer or whatever, out of the way of harm), and take care not to drag the beast around on rough ground while inverted. Really, I find it hard to believe that anyone with brains enough to, say, fix a puncture, has too few to avoid breaking their speedo or scraping their saddle.

 

[bigjim]

"Beside the inconvenience, damage to the saddles, handle bars, and speedometers is expensive. Warranty claims for damaged speedometers with cracked LCD's and housings first brought this practice to my attention, the failures being unexplainable under normal use. The solution was to reinforce the speedometer's case so it could support the load of the bicycle."

This seems to be the nub of the antis' case, and it seems very odd to me. 'The solution', surely, is to shift anything that would otherwise be damaged (typically by loosening a screw and revolving the light/computer or whatever, out of the way of harm), and take care not to drag the beast around on rough ground while inverted. Really, I find it hard to believe that anyone with brains enough to, say, fix a puncture, has too few to avoid breaking their speedo or scraping their saddle.

The solution was to reinforce the speedometer's case so it could support the load of the bicycle."

That sentance was an attempt at irony.
I myself have flipped the bike before now without thinking about the computer.

 

[Candaules]

Guilty!
Not only do I turn my bike upside down for repairs, I am also middle-aged and sometimes wear lycra.
However, I always unclip my Garmin before flipping the bike over. There are limits!

 

[Tin Pot]

Flipping the bike over to carry out maintenance.

Pros
- right way up the bike will fall over
- upside down it retains its place in the world
- uses the same floor space as when right way up
- is easier to fcuk about with
- upsets cycling snobs
Cons
- none

 

[Dayvo]

I've never bothered: I just take another bike from the roof of the missus' car.

 

[SteCenturion]

I've never bothered: I just take another bike from the roof of the missus' car.

Nice -

Run your own Team Dayvo support car.

Like it.

 

[ComedyPilot]

What's a p*ncture....?

We don't have them in Yorkshire.......

 

[Moon bunny]

I hold the bike up, Hover fly does the puncture. Easy.