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KuNGu
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Post subject: Help find me a bike  Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 10:51 pm |
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Hello lad and ladies, as i've mentioned in other posts, in about 6 months i WILL be cycling the length of the country. Thats right John O Groats ta landsend in 12 days to raise money for Luekimia Research. Now it may not sound like much but this is gonna be bitching for me cos i aint that much of a serious cyclist. This leads me to the point of the post I NEED a new bike. One that is capeable of this task and that i can also use when i go to uni in september. I haven't got a clue where to start looking which is why i'm asking you guys, if you could recomend any good makes or delears (Would have to be in scotland tho). Nothing thats gonna cost more than a grand tho i don't want to spend rediculous amounts on the bike. Any help is greatly appreachiated.
P.S I didn't know where to post this so mods feel free to move it.
P.P.S Yes i know i can't spell ta save myself
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nicey=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 11:00 pm |
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try aproaching one of the big bike dealers for a sponser?
worth a try...  _________________   Went to a zoo, they only had one animal there, a dog............. It was a shitzu.... I’z leakin… bring amberlamps
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:23 am |
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Mike=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:42 am |
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ebay?
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Johns
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Post subject: Re: Help find me a bike Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:49 am |
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KuNGu wrote: Thats right John O Groats ta landsend in 12 days
I live 21 miles away from John O Groats come see me 
and as for looking for bikes.. somewhere like halfords would be your best bet or check local news paper from 2nd hand ones _________________  ------------------------------------- -----------Johns=GCHQ=------------- -------------------------------------
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:25 am |
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Why not try speaking to UK bike builders and seeing if they'll loan you one with sponsorship......they may even let you keep it 
Code: http://www.bikes-dolan.uk.com/en-us/dept_75.html
Dolan's are based near Liverpool I think, but there's no problem mailing bikes......
Write to them with a detailed letter about what your up to and see if they like the idea - you'd get a very pucker bike out of it - they make the finest in the UK in my opinion.
They just swapped a mate of mine's frame for free after 6 months cos he wasn't quite happy with the size!!!
Worth a try & Good luck.
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KuNGu
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 1:53 pm |
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Thanks guys, those bikes look amazing colt thanks for putting me onto them. Can't wait till the summer it's gonn abe wicked. Aye might just pop in and see ya Johns _________________
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:17 pm |
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Seric=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:56 pm |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:01 pm |
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If you want advice on long distance cycling I'll ask my friend...I'm afriad he's one-up'd you....he's cycling the whole coastline of Britain....
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:03 pm |
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i no a few bike's in portsmouth i could get u some numbers if u like 
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KuNGu
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:42 pm |
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Seric=GCHQ= wrote: http://www.saracencycles.com
Fairly reasonable prices.
Oh, and if you buy an apollo, I'll hang you.
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KuNGu
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:44 pm |
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o-iii<0 8ilbo=GCHQ= wrote: If you want advice on long distance cycling I'll ask my friend...I'm afriad he's one-up'd you....he's cycling the whole coastline of Britain....
8ilbo that'd be ace thanks man Good luck to your friend like. Whens he doing it? _________________
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 8:45 pm |
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o-iii<0 8ilbo=GCHQ= wrote: If you want advice on long distance cycling I'll ask my friend...I'm afriad he's one-up'd you....he's cycling the whole coastline of Britain....
My mate and his now wife rode to China. Ya Rly. Took em longer than a few days though, they had their bike custom made. I'd ask them were they got the bike from but have lost contact since then.
Good luck Kungu
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KuNGu
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:21 pm |
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Hey up just one question. I've been looking at bikes and am unsure wether i should go for road, touring bikes or hybrid bikes . I'm gonna be using it afterwards for city cycling when i go to university and probably long distance at the weekends. Christ there's soooooo many. _________________
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