Summer Drinks - A pleasant Dilemma

il_principe

Folks I need your help. Cannot decide which steed to bring to Summer Drinks so I've created a little poll...

Each bike has it's pros and cons, I can't be arsed to go into them though!

Rich158

Now that's just showing off :roll:

Deadeye Duck

I've gone for the pearson, simply because I think it looks ace. Shallow, me? Never.

Porgy

I'll be parking the hybrid a couple of streets away where no one can see it :oops:

prawny

I've gone for the Focus, because it's more flexible if the ride involves hills, and not as theft attractive as the Prince. I've guessing you're less bothered about this one as I had no idea you even had one

biondino

I'd actually love to see the Variado, but I'd like to see the shiny new sexy fixie (EDIT - singlespeed homosexualist fakenger-machine) more.

Cafewanda

Rich158 wrote:

Now that's just showing off :roll:

I agree :P

I'm not jealous

roger_merriman

Porgy wrote:

I'll be parking the hybrid a couple of streets away where no one can see it :oops:

ah wait until you see the paint job my poor old bike picked up at some point in the old girls life!

il_principe

prawny wrote:

I've gone for the Focus, because it's more flexible if the ride involves hills, and not as theft attractive as the Prince. I've guessing you're less bothered about this one as I had no idea you even had one

It's my winter/turbo trainer roadie - although my bro is getting a bit of use of it ATM.

I can't decide dammit, perhaps the Focus is the best bet - it has gears and yeah I wouldn't be so crushed if it was stolen...

Clever Pun

I'd quite like to bring the Mills but I feel hill wont be nice to my knees...

don't give a monkies what you'll bring you'll be faster than me anyways

prawny

Il Principe wrote:

prawny wrote:

I've gone for the Focus, because it's more flexible if the ride involves hills, and not as theft attractive as the Prince. I've guessing you're less bothered about this one as I had no idea you even had one

It's my winter/turbo trainer roadie - although my bro is getting a bit of use of it ATM.

I can't decide dammit, perhaps the Focus is the best bet - it has gears and yeah I wouldn't be so crushed if it was stolen...

And that mon amis is why I'm an underwriter 8)

:oops:

biondino

CP, if I can do RP on a fixie then you can probably do it one-legged! Though I do fancy having a go at Nightingale lane and not sure 48/18 is going to be right for that...

linsen

Where's the MTB box to tick? :roll:

roger_merriman

biondino wrote:

CP, if I can do RP on a fixie then you can probably do it one-legged! Though I do fancy having a go at Nightingale lane and not sure 48/18 is going to be right for that...

it's only steep for very short section, and then only 20% ish peak. so if you can carry enought speed up might not be too bad.

i tend to use it for a warm up before heading into the park, and it's not that bad but then i have gears to chose from, and quite low if i feel like it as well.

il_principe

Mmmmm I'm gonna struggle up Nightingale on 50*16 aren't I? Dark hill'd be bad enough.

I'm so looking forward to this

@Linsen - there is (and never will be) space in my life for an MTB!

roger_merriman

Il Principe wrote:

Mmmmm I'm gonna struggle up Nightingale on 50*16 aren't I? Dark hill'd be bad enough.

I'm so looking forward to this

@Linsen - there is (and never will be) space in my life for an MTB!

if you can get up broomfield which is i think longer, at least feels like it, i'd think you'd be not far off.

Roastie

Il Principe wrote:

Mmmmm I'm gonna struggle up Nightingale on 50*16 aren't I?

That is half the fun.

ps. I voted Decade, 'cos I haven't seen one before.

Rich158

I'm not going to justify such blatant showing off by casting a vote, or even expressing an opinion.

If it was me I'd bring the Prince

il_principe

Rich158 wrote:

I'm not going to justify such blatant showing off by casting a vote, or even expressing an opinion.

If it was me I'd bring the Prince

Oh hush Rich, you've got a Madone anway

My collection is nothing in comparison to the likes of ITB!

lost_in_thought

I'm planning on bringing the Maxima, mostly to show off, so I voted Prince. Saying that, I would like to see the decade...

Gosh, it really is a dilemma, isn't it?

Maybe I'll bring the old commuter. It would be hilarious to try to get it round RP...

Kieran_Burns

I may have to turn up uninvited like... and d-lock my Tricross to any nearby posh looking road bike :twisted:

Rich158

Il Principe wrote:

Rich158 wrote:

I'm not going to justify such blatant showing off by casting a vote, or even expressing an opinion.

If it was me I'd bring the Prince

Oh hush Rich, you've got a Madone anway

My collection is nothing in comparison to the likes of ITB!

The Mad one will indeed be in attendance the bodyworks fine, unfortunately the engines a bit past it's sell by

I'll vote Prince, but only because there's feck all chance of it being nicked with the Prince and Viner in attendance

Oh and I'd love to see all that flash Italian carbon scalped by my brash American

il_principe

Rich158 wrote:

Oh and I'd love to see all that flash Italian carbon scalped by my brash American

Bring it on oh injured one!

Clever Pun

biondino wrote:

CP, if I can do RP on a fixie then you can probably do it one-legged! Though I do fancy having a go at Nightingale lane and not sure 48/18 is going to be right for that...

my knee got a twinge the other day on the mills, don't want to feck it up

stuaff

Got to be the Prince. Maximum bike bling for us plebs to admire please.....!
I won't be overtaking anyone, I imagine, but thanks to the absurdities of FCN (a Moulton NS and an Airnimal Chameleon get the same rating as mine, yeah right...), my ranking's so low it doesn't matter.

redvee

lost_in_thought wrote:

Maybe I'll bring the old commuter. It would be hilarious to try to get it round RP...

Would be fun but not for those you overtake in the rush to the front of the queue to get the beers in. If you pass me/I allow you to pass I want it done on a bike with some calibre and CF and more than one gear.

stuaff

redvee wrote:

lost_in_thought wrote:

Maybe I'll bring the old commuter. It would be hilarious to try to get it round RP...

Would be fun but not for those you overtake in the rush to the front of the queue to get the beers in. If you pass me/I allow you to pass I want it done on a bike with some calibre and CF and more than one gear.

LiT's a bit quick on any bike, you might regret saying that......

redvee

I know, she's quick and female. I'm the complete opposite, male and slow

Rich158

Il Principe wrote:

Rich158 wrote:

Oh and I'd love to see all that flash Italian carbon scalped by my brash American

Bring it on oh injured one!

Who said I'd be riding it

Feltup

I would ride the Prince in and have my domestique follow on with the Decade so I could swap and change at my leisure.

il_principe

Feltup wrote:

I would ride the Prince in and have my domestique follow on with the Decade so I could swap and change at my leisure.

I like this plan. Who would like to be my domestique for the day?