Some more questions from a newbie!

dvdcompare
dvdcompare Posts: 45
edited May 2009 in Road beginners
Following on from my other inane threads, I have a couple more questions.

Firstly, the bike I own is this Hybrid: http://www.boardmanbikes.com/hybrid/hybrid_team.html. My questions are:

1. Could someone recommend the correct type of inner tubes to buy from the Halfords or Wiggle websites?

2. Where do you measure from and to for the seat tube? I ordered a Medium sized bike but I am sure I have been given a Small. It doesn't really matter as it fits me okay but I just wanted to check.

3. Would these cycling shoes be okay for this bike? http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/dhb_R ... 360033177/ I didn't think I would need to buy any specific shoes but am finding it difficult to get my feet into the pedals whilst I have been wearing some sports sandals. Would normal slim line trainers be okay?

4. Gears. Now I know this bike was built for me by Halfords (a complaint e-mail has gone into their CEO based on the advice on these forums due to the lack of service I received when picking up the bike - i.e. no advice given to me whatsoever) and I had to go to them due to my company's Cycle2Work scheme so there is a chance they could have been built incorrectly.

For the front gears, I have a choice of 1, 2 and 3. For the rear gears I have a choice of 1 - 9. Whilst cycling for the first time properly this morning, the front gear didn't go into 3 hardly at all. I managed to get it into 3 once but the other times it wouldn't move onto it. Is this correct or is it wrong? I didn't want to force it.

Thanks.

BTW - my posts will subside once I have had my bike for a bit! ;)

Comments

  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    1 - Any 700 x23c inner tubes

    2 - It's difficult to say because of the compact geometry - seat tube is measured from the bottom bracket to where the seat tube would intersect if it was level rather than sloping...

    3 - If you have clip in pedals they'll be great. If you have flat pedals / toe straps they will be utterly useless!

    4 - The gears haven't been set up properly
  • dvdcompare
    dvdcompare Posts: 45
    NapoleonD wrote:
    4 - The gears haven't been set up properly

    Great. Back to Halfords I go then.
  • Infamous
    Infamous Posts: 1,130
    You don't have 3 gears on the front!

    you have 2. That's why it won't go into 3. The shifter has 3 so that it can either work with a double or a triple, you have a double.
  • dvdcompare
    dvdcompare Posts: 45
    Infamous wrote:
    You don't have 3 gears on the front!

    you have 2. That's why it won't go into 3. The shifter has 3 so that it can either work with a double or a triple, you have a double.

    Lucky Halfords is close to me!!! I just went there and was told exactly the same thing! They said they don't make the gear levers without going up to 3. I felt a bit of a tit but who cares!!! :D
  • rogerthecat
    rogerthecat Posts: 669
    :lol:Sue Halford for psychological trauma; if they had explained in the first place you would not have had to ask and therefore you would not be feeling like a Tit! :lol:[/b]
  • sub55
    sub55 Posts: 1,025
    god help us
    constantly reavalueating the situation and altering the perceived parameters accordingly
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Oh. My. Giddy. Aunt.

    I have never heard the like!

    Halfords truly is the king of cycling comedy.
  • dvdcompare
    dvdcompare Posts: 45
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Oh. My. Giddy. Aunt.

    I have never heard the like!

    Halfords truly is the king of cycling comedy.

    How comes? Because they didn't tell me in the first place?

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