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General Category => The Knowledge => Topic started by: spindrift on 31 January, 2010, 08:43:00 pm

Title: £1k Bike To Work.
Post by: spindrift on 31 January, 2010, 08:43:00 pm: Suppose you already had a Trek 4400, your clarty old bike, you've done 10k on it, it's a workhorse old hard-tail, great commuter. Suppose you also had a Dawes galaxy.
The next bike would be an entry road bike, yes?
Title: Re: £1k Bike To Work.
Post by: andygates on 31 January, 2010, 09:01:47 pm: Aye, that covers the "fast" in "rough fast and long" and leaves only the "indulgent and weird" boxes unticked. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: £1k Bike To Work.
Post by: ScumOfTheRoad on 31 January, 2010, 10:38:58 pm: Quote from: andygates on 31 January, 2010, 09:01:47 pm
Aye, that covers the "fast" in "rough fast and long" and leaves only the "indulgent and weird" boxes unticked. :thumbsup:

Andy, you said you would never discuss those nights we spent together.
Trust me, if you ever, ever tell YACF about the "indulgent and wierd" I will sue you. Specially the Fry's Turkish Delight - that was our secret.
Title: Re: £1k Bike To Work.
Post by: Domestique on 01 February, 2010, 06:22:36 am: Quote
The next bike would be an entry road bike, yes?

I would be looking for something with mudguards, perhaps an audax type bike
Title: Re: £1k Bike To Work.
Post by: tonycollinet on 01 February, 2010, 07:01:10 am: He already has the galaxy. I'm not sure he's actually intending to ride this one to work very much.
Title: Re: £1k Bike To Work.
Post by: MercuryKev on 01 February, 2010, 08:04:13 am: I faced a similar dilemma and opted for a Brompton. I didn't have an explicit need for a folder, but since I got it, it is amazing how useful it has been. For example I need to take my car to the garage today, so the Brompton will get chucked in the boot and I can ride home.
Title: Re: £1k Bike To Work.
Post by: Frenchie on 01 February, 2010, 08:13:20 am: The need for speed... You need a racer.
Title: Re: £1k Bike To Work.
Post by: mrcharly-YHT on 01 February, 2010, 09:45:17 am: A folding race bike?

Something like this:

(http://www.foldingbikes.co.uk/bike_friday/images/pr_lg.jpg)
Title: Re: £1k Bike To Work.
Post by: urban_biker on 01 February, 2010, 11:04:53 am: I went for something fixed. A nice Condor Tempo. Pretty fast and you don't have to worry about all those annoying gear changes. I've hardly ridden my Galaxy since.
Title: Re: £1k Bike To Work.
Post by: spindrift on 01 February, 2010, 12:23:46 pm: It has to be from Halfords but they can source pretty much sanything- I got my Dawes thru them no problems. I was looking at entry level Bianchis...
Title: Re: £1k Bike To Work.
Post by: spindrift on 13 February, 2010, 01:20:15 pm: That's weird, went in halfords yesterday and they said they can't get Bianchis. But someone at work says that's nonsense, they can. They used to source from Wiggle but that deal collapsed when halfords asked for a 10% Finder's Fee.

I think it depends who you speak to.
Title: Re: £1k Bike To Work.
Post by: jogler on 13 February, 2010, 01:31:17 pm: There may be an element of manager's discretion at branch level together with company policy.If so it depends wether or not the manager c.b.a..Try more than one branch of Halfords
Title: Re: £1k Bike To Work.
Post by: Zipperhead on 13 February, 2010, 02:07:43 pm: Yes, I believe that my local branch (Putney) can supply Condor's.
Title: Re: £1k Bike To Work.
Post by: DrMekon on 13 February, 2010, 07:22:25 pm: I don't see a cargobike in your stable.

Something like a 18-speed yuba with some go-getter bags and a frame mounted front rack. Add some decent lights and there's your voucher.

(http://www.practicalcycles.com/USERIMAGES/18SPDWHOLEBIKEGOGANDBIGCARRIER.JPG)
Title: Re: £1k Bike To Work.
Post by: clifftaylor on 13 February, 2010, 07:33:03 pm: If you have to buy it from H******s, and it could be a racing stylee bike, the how's about a Boardman?? No bad reviews that I'm aware of, and well specced for the price(s).