Now an official Commuter!
bushu
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Good morning peoples,
just taken delivery of a Charge Plug freestyler to replace my mongoose hardtail, mainly for the commute to work as the old horse weighs a tonne an not really suitable for uphill or road for that matter and also to have a bike to pootle around the road on sunny sundays.
Been doing 10miles a day + on the old horse so should be fit enough for the sprint home, just worried about the single speed being an issue
be good peoples
just taken delivery of a Charge Plug freestyler to replace my mongoose hardtail, mainly for the commute to work as the old horse weighs a tonne an not really suitable for uphill or road for that matter and also to have a bike to pootle around the road on sunny sundays.
Been doing 10miles a day + on the old horse so should be fit enough for the sprint home, just worried about the single speed being an issue
be good peoples
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Well done - I like the look of Charge bikes a lot.
Most single-speed bikes are easily converted to internal hub gear so if you find you really need some gears it shouldn't be difficult or too expensive to sort that. I use just three-speeds myself which is plenty for my 8-mile not-to-steep-hills daily commute.0 -
Just nipped to the sandvich shop at lunch and it's a whole load lighter/faster than my mongoose, still not sure on these skinny wheels/tyres but whooosh! 8)0
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wheeles can easily be changed/upgraded,thats part of the fun,also different size tyres should be option too (with correct inner tube too)0
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Nice one Bushu, me too got myself a bike on Friday....absolutely over the moon!
Whyte Stirling 2012 - mine since 6/4/12!0 -
didnt don the lycra but put a good 20 miles on the clock today to see how she & me got on, love this single speed lark atm too always was crap at pacing myself now its go go gooo! 0
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bushu wrote:Good morning peoples,
just taken delivery of a Charge Plug freestyler to replace my mongoose hardtail, mainly for the commute to work as the old horse weighs a tonne an not really suitable for uphill or road for that matter and also to have a bike to pootle around the road on sunny sundays.
Been doing 10miles a day + on the old horse so should be fit enough for the sprint home, just worried about the single speed being an issue
be good peoples
You'll get used to it. I brought a single speed and wished I had brought one sooner. Just wait till you come to the hills!Cannondale Trail 6 - crap brakes!
Cannondale CAAD80 -
turns out its the new riding position not the SS - coming from a MTB a size too small, this feels great but my back isnt used to the positioning yet and wow the tiger balm was required to be able to move about & get to work after my previous test
glad to be single speed though have managed to spin out downhill, i can live with that as long as my knees hold out for the uphill lark :-)0
