Bicycles 2008.
Posted by: u5227470736789439 on 18 June 2008
A stange gap so far this year! And all the stranger in a time of rocketing fuel prices, when you might expect the bicycle to be making a big return.
Here is my Falcon, bought in 1996, second hand, for £15. Only the forks, frame and front wheel survive from that purchase!
Let's see this season's cycle outfits!
George
Here is my Falcon, bought in 1996, second hand, for £15. Only the forks, frame and front wheel survive from that purchase!
Let's see this season's cycle outfits!
George
I have been examining the options, and it looks to me like the best answer is the Pashley Sovereign:
There is a dealer in Worcester, and it is a stronger machine than the Dawes with respect to panniers and so forth. I had a Dawes [before the Falcon] and I prefer the frame geometry of the Pashley, which is much nearer to my Falcon than the Dawes frame. I do not know why but this near horizontal style of crossbar seems to suit me bowling along faster, but that is a significant consideration.
I would buy the smallest sized frame, as it is just about low enough for me to straddle at the traffic lights, unlike my old Falcon ...
So I had better start saving!
ATB from George
There is a dealer in Worcester, and it is a stronger machine than the Dawes with respect to panniers and so forth. I had a Dawes [before the Falcon] and I prefer the frame geometry of the Pashley, which is much nearer to my Falcon than the Dawes frame. I do not know why but this near horizontal style of crossbar seems to suit me bowling along faster, but that is a significant consideration.
I would buy the smallest sized frame, as it is just about low enough for me to straddle at the traffic lights, unlike my old Falcon ...
So I had better start saving!
ATB from George