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Postby fluffy » Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:00 am

I'm gonna get a new bike but i'm not sure what to go for.......any ideas??........should i go for aluminium or steel?............it's between the hybrid and mountain styles.......
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Re: new bike advice.......

Postby Canadian Jayne » Sun Apr 03, 2011 3:24 am

I can't give any good advice on that one...
I purchased a bike last Sept. used it Sept, Oct and
then the pedal fell off
The bolt on the pedal keeps falling off, brand new bike
very frustrating
Arghghhg
The has to be a way to fix it, but not sure how
YOu'g think the new bikes would be better
My bike from Palmyra, N.Y.
A Wester Flyer lasted me 30 years
Wish they'd make em like they use to
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Re: new bike advice.......

Postby fluffy » Sun Apr 03, 2011 2:54 pm

do you remember the Raleigh Shopper bike?.......lol.....i had one as a kid and i loved it.......lol.....
i've gone for an aluminium hybrid but i couldn't resist having a basket fitted to the front......lol.......(for the picnic stuff :wink:)
lol........the whole city has gone bike crazy here.......almost everyone is out peddling.....lol....... :lol:
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Re: new bike advice.......

Postby Canadian Jayne » Sun Apr 03, 2011 3:11 pm

Yes, I do remember the Raleigh bikes
I googled Raleigh Shopper
They look really sturdy
Mine looked like a mountain bike
The Raleigh bike is similar to the bike
my mom used in Florida, her's folded up
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Re: new bike advice.......

Postby fluffy » Sun Apr 03, 2011 8:26 pm

lol.......geez i'm wobbly on the bike though......i thought i'd just jump on it and off i'd toodle.......lol.......i'm gonna spend tomorrow finding my wheels again........i'm like Bambi on a bike.... :lol: :lol: :lol: .
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Re: new bike advice.......

Postby cotton » Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:26 pm

You mean training wheels???
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Re: new bike advice.......

Postby fluffy » Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:44 pm

lol......i'm not that bad.....the neighbours would pee themselves laughing if i used those......lol......i mean my balance..... :D
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Re: new bike advice.......

Postby Canadian Jayne » Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:43 am

I think if you've ridden a bike since you're a kid,
it's easy to get it back, only problem as one gets
older the weight distribution is not the same
I feel a difference this year after eating too much
sweets during the winter, I justified that

"I needed the extra insulation for winter, but it is
so much harder as you get older to work
it off."
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Re: new bike advice.......

Postby cotton » Mon Apr 04, 2011 1:10 am

fluffy wrote:lol......i'm not that bad.....the neighbours would pee themselves laughing if i used those......lol......i mean my balance..... :D



Phewwww lol
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Re: new bike advice.......

Postby carreypunkrawker » Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:11 am

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Re: new bike advice.......

Postby fluffy » Tue Apr 05, 2011 10:13 am

i got an aluminium hybrid :D .......and i'm as wobbly as hell on it.........lol......
i'm gonna spend today getting used to it.......hooray for school hols.... :D
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Re: new bike advice.......

Postby carreypunkrawker » Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:01 pm

upright handle bars or the drop handle bars?
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Re: new bike advice.......

Postby fluffy » Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:21 pm

both......lol......i can turn them up which i've done........i like my handlebars quite high..... :D
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Re: new bike advice.......

Postby carreypunkrawker » Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:57 pm

I don't think a bicycle comes with BOTH UPRIGHTS and DROP. The drop handlebars are what you see on all Road bicycles (very thin tires) and the uprights are the common handlebars that you see on Mountain bikes.

so which one is it?
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Re: new bike advice.......

Postby cotton » Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:01 pm

Maybe in the UK they do.

I think this is her bike maybe
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