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Post subject:  Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:07 am |
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KuNGu wrote: Seric=GCHQ= wrote: http://www.saracencycles.com
Fairly reasonable prices.
Oh, and if you buy an apollo, I'll hang you. Wha? Whats an apollo  There a cheep basic horribly built bike.. some from the like of argos  _________________  ------------------------------------- -----------Johns=GCHQ=------------- -------------------------------------
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 8:03 pm |
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KuNGu wrote: 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. I had a cannondale badboy hybrid until it was nicked recently. great because its tuff constuction meant i could stick a pair of mtb wheels on at the weekend and take it on trails.....but in the week those razor sharp road tyres make cycling around the city much easier.....and it went up and down kerbs without me thinking i'd knackered my frame every time.
It's a good compromise for dual use - but cycling the length ofthe uk is pretty serious distance - i'd want a road bike to do that on tbh!!!
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 9:29 pm |
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Johns.exe wrote: KuNGu wrote: Seric=GCHQ= wrote: http://www.saracencycles.com
Fairly reasonable prices.
Oh, and if you buy an apollo, I'll hang you. Wha? Whats an apollo There a cheep basic horribly built bike.. some from the like of argos Wrong, its a halfords own brand. They're terrible bikes. _________________  
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:19 pm |
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Colt Seavers=GCHQ= wrote: KuNGu wrote: 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. I had a cannondale badboy hybrid until it was nicked recently. great because its tuff constuction meant i could stick a pair of mtb wheels on at the weekend and take it on trails.....but in the week those razor sharp road tyres make cycling around the city much easier.....and it went up and down kerbs without me thinking i'd knackered my frame every time. It's a good compromise for dual use - but cycling the length ofthe uk is pretty serious distance - i'd want a road bike to do that on tbh!!! Thanks will stick to looking at road bikes. I dont do that much off road anyhoo ta. _________________ 
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:58 am |
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Seric=GCHQ= wrote: Johns.exe wrote: KuNGu wrote: Seric=GCHQ= wrote: http://www.saracencycles.com
Fairly reasonable prices.
Oh, and if you buy an apollo, I'll hang you. Wha? Whats an apollo There a cheep basic horribly built bike.. some from the like of argos Wrong, its a halfords own brand. They're terrible bikes. ooo sorry seric 
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elbow=GCHQ=
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 11:10 am |
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yo, my friend will be signing up to the forums (if I poke him enough)
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KuNGu
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Post subject: Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:57 pm |
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Hey mate thanks for the advice, my sister's been planning the route she says mostly on roads or purpose built cycle paths, she's figured most of scotland and northern england out just northern wales and the south coast.
Trainings one thing I wasn't sure about, what would you recomend? I already to a bit of running during the week. 3 miles every other day and the gym monday wednesday and friday been doing that since last october. was thinking about cycling distance at weekends like 15-30miles, would that be adiquate training?
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:58 pm |
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Shouldn't you be at work today Jase? 
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Post subject: Re: Help find me a bike Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:47 pm |
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Johns.exe wrote: 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 I'm sure we could get get some skirts and pom poms to cheer you across the finish line.
Are you cycling up to John O Groats or cycling down from it?
If up then be prepared for the Berriedale Braes.
Oh and avoid Wick, they'll steal the wheels of you're bike as you ride it.  _________________  [SNIGG] Sniggerdly | Ask me about how awesome I am at EvE |
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Post subject: Re: Help find me a bike Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:46 pm |
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Extolerance wrote: Johns.exe wrote: 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 I'm sure we could get get some skirts and pom poms to cheer you across the finish line. Are you cycling up to John O Groats or cycling down from it? If up then be prepared for the Berriedale Braes. Oh and avoid Wick, they'll steal the wheels of you're bike as you ride it. Naw I'm Cycling south allways feels like going downhill (Sorry for ripping off lotr)
Thanks Jase, will be seeing ma doc soon. Distance/endurance training starts in febuary after ma Exams, don't really have time now. Thanks for the advice and the map tip will pass it on.
When you going to be doing the entire coastline? _________________
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:37 pm |
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Jase wrote: Oh and if anyone wants to offer me free accommodation, it would be most welcome! Aye same here like Man been a great help any other advice just pass it along it'll be most welcome. Oh and what bike are you going round the coast on? _________________
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 4:57 pm |
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Welll it's been a while and i've talked to maaany people but i've finally decided on a bike. It's not exactly the same as the one in the link. Slightly lighter frame, slicker tires but in all other respects its pritty much the same.
htxp://www.marin.co.uk/marin-2006/index ... yEng1,3618
So, what do you guys think? _________________
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