12-05-2014, 01:05 PM
(Edited 12-05-2014, 01:56 PM by Winston Churchill.)
I started cycling to work in August 2012.
6.5 each way=13 miles a day=65 a week.I've not missed a day and would never go back to using the car for work.The only thing I hate is the fucking SW Edinburgh wind. I stay in the north of town and the office is in the south.
Some mornings it can knock fuck out of you
Got the Car MOT in October and it's only done 1400 miles for the year
Here's my summer & winter ride.I built the winter felly from old bikes I got from the tip.
Hi vis is a must at this time of year.The dafties you see cycling in Edinburgh just now without hi vis,or lights
6.5 each way=13 miles a day=65 a week.I've not missed a day and would never go back to using the car for work.The only thing I hate is the fucking SW Edinburgh wind. I stay in the north of town and the office is in the south.
Some mornings it can knock fuck out of you
Got the Car MOT in October and it's only done 1400 miles for the year
Here's my summer & winter ride.I built the winter felly from old bikes I got from the tip.
(12-04-2014, 11:55 PM)Walter Sobchak Wrote: Love my cycling. Was down at Le Grand Départ this year, which was immense. I'm currently building up a vintage Colnago, which is going to be a beautiful ride when I'm finished. Built up an old Peugeot conversion to fixed gear and currently riding a track bike about town, built that up as well. For riding about the city, you can't beat a fixed gear IMO. Great fun as well. Very low maintenance as well if you're into that, and great for fitness. You can build up a conversion for pretty cheap, and even a really good track/Fixed bike can be picked up for pretty good prices.
This is my current ride:
I hope you never wear a hi-vis jacket ffs.
Lock - best buy are the kryptonite new york locks.
Lights - quite like the knog ones for ease of use, chuck them in a bag for no problem. Fibre flares (for your rear light) are similarly easy to use and chuck in a bag. If you were riding out of town then you might want something a bit more heavy duty than the knogs though.
Hi vis is a must at this time of year.The dafties you see cycling in Edinburgh just now without hi vis,or lights
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