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LosingFocus
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WTF is a BSO?
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Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
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- Manchester
A Bike Shaped Object (BSO), basically a term coined for a poor quality bicycle.
monkeypony
Active Member
adds21
Rider of bikes
- Location
- North Somerset
It's a derogatory term which some use to desribe bikes which don't meet their exacting standards. Stands for "Bike Shaped Object".
Personally, I think anything which gets you cycling is good.
edit: Too slow to!
monkeypony
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Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
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Ride what you got!!!!!!!!
twozeronine
Senior Member
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- Middlesex
Yep, don't take it too much to heart. Enjoy your bike, and if you start getting really into it, you can look forward to upgrading.
OP
OP
LosingFocus
Lost it, got it again.
Yep, don't take it too much to heart. Enjoy your bike, and if you start getting really into it, you can look forward to upgrading.
Pah, made of sterner stuff than to to let some troll put me off. The bike is fine for what I want it for, the occasional ride by myself and riding with my kids; roads mainly that's true, but Im also taking it off road too.
Anyway, its about 100x better than the bikes I was used to riding when I was younger, and they never put me off - the opposite to be fair.
Plus I'd rather spend the money on film and cameras.
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
- Location
- Manchester
I think its a bit unfair to call whoever borught BSO's into it a troll, because to be fair, whilst the term is derogatory it represents a pretty valid sentiment and I'm sure (hope) that the poster was actually trying to help you out rather than just insult you.
BSO's are typically quite the ironic proposition. By trying to provide vast levels of functionality at a given price bracket, they fail to deliver even basic long term functionality at all! If you want a cheap bike its best to stick to bread and butter, frame, wheels and a maybe even a single gear. Once you start asking for full suspension rigs, a load of gears and disc brakes for the same price, then there has to be a compromise. With this in mind, its often found that the cost of maintaining a BSO ends up being disproportionate to the cost of obtaining the bike in the 1st place.
Another reason 'cyclists' sneer at the BSO is that, they give a ride quality that fairly frequently convinces people that cycling "isnt for me". This is why when I dip my toes into a hobby I always take the plunge and spend towards the maximum of what I can realistically afford so that I know that if I didnt enjoy it, it wasnt due to the limitations of my equipment etc and, if it doesnt work out for me, ill cut my losses and sell up. If I do enjoy it, then great I have saved myself the cash of an inevitable upgrade in the long term. Thats my approach, its not for everyone.
That being said, I maintain the stance of ride what you got at least when you come off it you wont be having a panic attack about your expensive rims or carbon handlebars that cost a weeks pay packet.
Enjoy the bike!
There are many options for carrying bottles, buy a strap on bottle cage mount, a seat rail mounted bottle cage or stuff them in a jersey pocket.
BSO's are typically quite the ironic proposition. By trying to provide vast levels of functionality at a given price bracket, they fail to deliver even basic long term functionality at all! If you want a cheap bike its best to stick to bread and butter, frame, wheels and a maybe even a single gear. Once you start asking for full suspension rigs, a load of gears and disc brakes for the same price, then there has to be a compromise. With this in mind, its often found that the cost of maintaining a BSO ends up being disproportionate to the cost of obtaining the bike in the 1st place.
Another reason 'cyclists' sneer at the BSO is that, they give a ride quality that fairly frequently convinces people that cycling "isnt for me". This is why when I dip my toes into a hobby I always take the plunge and spend towards the maximum of what I can realistically afford so that I know that if I didnt enjoy it, it wasnt due to the limitations of my equipment etc and, if it doesnt work out for me, ill cut my losses and sell up. If I do enjoy it, then great I have saved myself the cash of an inevitable upgrade in the long term. Thats my approach, its not for everyone.
That being said, I maintain the stance of ride what you got at least when you come off it you wont be having a panic attack about your expensive rims or carbon handlebars that cost a weeks pay packet.
Enjoy the bike!
There are many options for carrying bottles, buy a strap on bottle cage mount, a seat rail mounted bottle cage or stuff them in a jersey pocket.
adds21
Rider of bikes
- Location
- North Somerset
Take it easy I was only kidding, as said up thread any bike that gets people out cycling is a good bike even a BSO
Exactly. I bought a second hand BSO for my wife, and she loves it. I enjoy riding it from time to time as well, mostly because I feel I can chuck it around without worring too much
