My Bike, Bro Ked, what's the quickest way of getting another
prj45
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Hairline crack across the top tube in front of the the seat post.
Warranty repair apparently, but it could take a month to get the frame swapped out.
So, do I tube it for a month in the hot summer (costing me 30 squid a week + extras) or do I spend £120 or so on a second hander that I can sell on when I get my bike back with a new frame, (will it still be my bike?!).
The choice is pretty clear to me.
Any advice on where to get a good (large, I'm 6'4") second hand flat/drop bar road bike sharpish ('cept brick lane).
Warranty repair apparently, but it could take a month to get the frame swapped out.
So, do I tube it for a month in the hot summer (costing me 30 squid a week + extras) or do I spend £120 or so on a second hander that I can sell on when I get my bike back with a new frame, (will it still be my bike?!).
The choice is pretty clear to me.
Any advice on where to get a good (large, I'm 6'4") second hand flat/drop bar road bike sharpish ('cept brick lane).
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Anyone you know got a spare?
I'd lend you mine, but you're miles away :?Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter0 -
Get CIB to pick it up and cycle it down to you.
That nutter would enjoy the challenge!Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter0 -
Kieran_Burns wrote:Get CIB to pick it up and cycle it down to you.
That nutter would enjoy the challenge!
Yours or me dad's?
To bring me dad's up CIB would have to keep quite some speed up to cross the water, I think it's doable though, only a couple of miles.
[edit, and there's some quite wicked hills leading down the the sea, perfect for getting up to "skimming" speed]0 -
Here's a blog with a few starting places for grabbing a second-hand bike in London. It suggests using LCC's handy listof second-hand bike shops to phone ahead and see if anywhere has anything worthwhile in stock.0
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prj45 wrote:Well, there's the missus in the shed, far too small though.
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You keep the missus in the shed? :shock: :shock:Carlsberg don't make cycle clothing, but if they did it would probably still not be as good as Assos0 -
Slow Downcp wrote:You keep the missus in the shed? :shock: :shock:
Shock? I thought everybody did.0 -
prj45 wrote:Slow Downcp wrote:You keep the missus in the shed? :shock: :shock:
Shock? I thought everybody did.
My MAAAAN!!!!Chunky Cyclists need your love too! :-)
2009 Specialized Tricross Sport
2011 Trek Madone 4.5
2012 Felt F65X
Proud CX Pervert and quiet roadie. 12 mile commuter0 -
laughingboy wrote:Here's a blog with a few starting places for grabbing a second-hand bike in London.
Ta! Camden cycles looks good. I'd rather pay a premium for something I know's going to work for a month or so than hunt around trying to find something that works that might not.0 -
Ooh I know of someone - colleague's boyfriend who's just bought a new and snazzy bike and wants rid of his old commuter. He's vv.tall too... PM me and I'll email colleague for the details.0
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My Bike, Bro Ked, what's the quickest way of getting another
Go to your local bike shop, hand over a wad of cash and when you have given them sufficient moniey they will hand you a new bike.
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spen666 wrote:Go to your local bike shop, hand over a wad of cash and when you have given them sufficient moniey they will hand you a new bike.
That is the quickest way to get a new bike
I didn't get a new bike, I went to Lunar Cycles (well worth a visit to see the workshop alone and all the bikes laid out).
Got this for £120, possibly a bit over the top (is it? am I being unfair?) but at least I know it's been rebuilt from scratch and is safe:
Should do me for a month or so.0