Greetings

Matt.K
Matt.K Posts: 105
edited September 2009 in Commuting chat
Hello, thought I'd introduce myself as a newbie to the forum.
Been lurking for a couple of weeks and felt it was about time I joined the arena.

Just picked up my new bike on Cyclescheme:
Genesis Flyer 09 (yep, the horrible shade of green one).

It's my first decent bike after commuting on a 15-year-old-weighs-more-than-a-tank hybrid.
It's also 1st time on singlespeed (no intentions of going fixed), 1st time on dropped bars and 1st time on clipless pedals so got a steep learning curve ahead. :shock:

My commute is 9.2 miles each way of countryside east of York and therefore pretty flat, hence the move to SS for the coming winter crud.

Matt

Comments

  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,439
    Welcome matt, I actually quite like that green. :oops:
    Saracen Tenet 3 - 2015 - Dead - Replaced with a Hack Frame
    Voodoo Bizango - 2014 - Dead - Hit by a car
    Vitus Sentier VRS - 2017
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,439
    Yeah, I like the green too!

    Wanna hook up? :lol:
    Saracen Tenet 3 - 2015 - Dead - Replaced with a Hack Frame
    Voodoo Bizango - 2014 - Dead - Hit by a car
    Vitus Sentier VRS - 2017
  • prawny wrote:
    Yeah, I like the green too!

    Wanna hook up? :lol:
    Go stand at the back of the line.
  • prawny wrote:
    Yeah, I like the green too!

    Wanna hook up? :lol:
    Go stand at the back of the line.

    And it's a looooonnnng line at that. :lol:
  • prawny wrote:
    Yeah, I like the green too!

    Wanna hook up? :lol:
    Go stand at the back of the line.

    Lol. Being new here, I dont know the deal, but I'm assuming as a girl amongst a forum populated by males, I guess LIT would get a lot of attention. :lol:
  • Yeah, I like the green too!

    It looks like the singlespeed monster ate my bike and then chucked it up half digested!! :twisted: :lol:
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,439
    :lol::lol:

    I'll take that as a maybe, get in 8)
    Saracen Tenet 3 - 2015 - Dead - Replaced with a Hack Frame
    Voodoo Bizango - 2014 - Dead - Hit by a car
    Vitus Sentier VRS - 2017
  • Matt, welcome to the forum, hope you have fun here and enjoy providing your opinion and having questions answered. Only been on here a month and have had a lot of great tips and answers to (sometimes) stupid questions.

    Like the bike, I had thought of a SS but joined The Dark Side and got a Tricross Sport, mainly as I could also do some touring on it, and had grown weary of the MTB on slicks for commuting. It is now christened Mary Doll, as I commute into central Glasgow down Maryhill Road.

    Enjoy!!
    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,439
    Matt, welcome to the forum, hope you have fun here and enjoy providing your opinion and having questions answered. Only been on here a month and have had a lot of great tips and answers to (sometimes) stupid questions.

    You'll probably get some stupid answers to senible questions too :D
    Saracen Tenet 3 - 2015 - Dead - Replaced with a Hack Frame
    Voodoo Bizango - 2014 - Dead - Hit by a car
    Vitus Sentier VRS - 2017
  • prawny wrote:
    Matt, welcome to the forum, hope you have fun here and enjoy providing your opinion and having questions answered. Only been on here a month and have had a lot of great tips and answers to (sometimes) stupid questions.

    You'll probably get some stupid answers to senible questions too :D

    True, but being a bit on the inexperienced side when it comes to doing things to bikes, its more likely I will ask stupid things!! For gawds sake, I couldnt even put on mudguards!!
    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,439
    I'll let you into a little secret - I've never even tried :oops:
    Saracen Tenet 3 - 2015 - Dead - Replaced with a Hack Frame
    Voodoo Bizango - 2014 - Dead - Hit by a car
    Vitus Sentier VRS - 2017