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[Mad Doug Biker]

True! Problem is I fell off a LOT when I was a kid and it didn't hurt, now I need to be careful!

I fell off a lot when I was a kid, and it hurt. Didn't stop me falling off though.

 

[sunnyjim]

You do know you're supposed to step down in front of the saddle, don't you?

Being of a certain age, I still think of ladies dismounting by stepping through their frame and down, while gentlemen swing a leg over the saddle, preferably done while still moving from the pedal. Ladies riding bikes with crossbars (toptubes) wisely wear the trousers and behave accordingly. Modern compact frame bikes blur the distinction.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

True! Problem is I fell off a LOT when I was a kid and it didn't hurt, now I need to be careful!

No half, Andrew, I fell in winter on an icy path, it was sore

 

[Pat "5mph"]

You do know you're supposed to step down in front of the saddle, don't you?

Aye, but eventually don't I have to dismount, like, when I arrive at destination?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Aye, but eventually don't I have to dismount, like, when I arrive at destination?

But if your saddle is higher, won't you have to lift your leg that bit higher to get free of that devil's contraption that is known as the bicycle? I'm not quite sure how a higher saddle leads to skewering yourself on the rear mudguard. I'll probably need pictures or video to understand....

 

[Pat "5mph"]

But if your saddle is higher, won't you have to lift your leg that bit higher to get free of that devil's contraption that is known as the bicycle? I'm not quite sure how a higher saddle leads to skewering yourself on the rear mudguard. I'll probably need pictures or video to understand....

My back mudguard is held by spokey thingmys that should be trimmed down to size. The lbs left some clearance for rubbing on the tyre when he fitted the guards. One of the spokes lost it's rubber end cover.
There actually is a bike I really fancy, with easier ingress/egress, I sat on it while working (don't tell my boss!) at the scottish bike show. Need to save for it, it's on the £ 900 mark

 

[summerdays]

Saddle too low, no Hi-Viz,

Who needs hi-vis with a pink rucsac .... I like - far more eye catching

Remember you can lean your bike over to the side to make it easier to reach the ground with the saddle higher.

 

[Arch]

I was once returning to my Dawes Galaxy ('gents' style frame) in the middle of town, and as I unlocked it, an old chap came up and said "Is that your bike?"
"Yes," I said, "it is."
"Oh," he said, "But how do you...."
and then paused in confusion, realising he was about to say "get your leg over".
"Like this!" I said, swinging a leg over the saddle and riding off.

I think he thought women were actually incapable of mounting a bike that way.

 

[summerdays]

I also raised the stem a bit, because i don't like cycling too bend forward.

Don't raise the stem above the safety markings though.

Get used to the new position and then decide whether you want to adjust it any more ... small millimetre adjustments can make a difference once you are in the right region.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

My back mudguard is held by spokey thingmys that should be trimmed down to size. The lbs left some clearance for rubbing on the tyre when he fitted the guards. One of the spokes lost it's rubber end cover.
There actually is a bike I really fancy, with easier ingress/egress, I sat on it while working (don't tell my boss!) at the scottish bike show. Need to save for it, it's on the £ 900 mark

Crikey, if the paper bicycle costs £900 how much is the cardboard bicycle?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Crikey, if the paper bicycle costs £900 how much is the cardboard bicycle?

The owner of the company is a Scottish young chap, he knows his marketing, he kept riding the bike to my coffee point to let me drool over it On the last day of the show, he gave me a picture, sits next to my bed
It is a lot of money, considering the bike I'm commuting on was £ 180, while the old banger awaiting renovation in the spare room was £ 25 at a car boot.
I think the name "paper bike" is due to the post office buying some.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

The owner of the company is a Scottish young chap, he knows his marketing, he kept riding the bike to my coffee point to let me drool over it On the last day of the show, he gave me a picture, sits next to my bed
It is a lot of money, considering the bike I'm commuting on was £ 180, while the old banger awaiting renovation in the spare room was £ 25 at a car boot.
I think the name "paper bike" is due to the post office buying some.

They're all Pashleys down here. Looks like you've got another N+1 project simmering.

 

[Davidc]

If you or Sara_H want Dutch type bikes or frames they are available in the UK.

Last time I looked (about 18 months ago) it would have been cheaper to get on the ferry, catch the train into Rotterdam or The Hague, buy the bike at a LBS, ride it back to The Hook of Holland, and bring it back on the ferry!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I've pondered the same about Bakerflet type bikes; they seem mega-cheap in Denmark and crushingly expensive in the UK.

The ride home might be a bit epic though!

 

[Nihal]

Hey, Sara, your son is 9 .... I'm 49! Guess who has stabbed herself on the rear mudguard spoke thing on dismounting? There's lots to be said about Dutch style frames, as in "wish I had one"

Ah,Pat mistakes happen.










But then again not those.Why you so careless,no looki before brek and steep of your sadle and do those things which those weirde creatures,Rab bits or somthing.How careleees you muust bee to stabbi youself.And how you get poked bu BACk muddi guard.Hope youre okay,though.

I you were to murder Julius Ceaser by stabbing him you would stab yourself and there would be no "et tu Pat".