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amey
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partner is looking for a new bike - honestly this is all rather quick by even my standards.
have done no pushing here, merely rode around in the sun between various pubs and chip shops after work and on the weekends, gone to the forest once, seems to have got them bitten by the bug.
they love the outpost, why wouldn't they it's great
but have commented a few times on it being just not long enough and the'd like more bottle cages - it has a long stem as is , and frame space is already pretty minimal so no trip to winston to be had.
there are a few issues like having a u brake back and the wheels are little unerving (no brake track, look to be a bit wimpy) but as an oem bike it's fine! seems a shame to change stuff on it when it makes a great lock up.
So starting the process of going through looking at the next bike
spent the weekend on blue lug customer builds asking them to pick out what they liked, what sparked joy, what had "a vibe" - the common theme was something like a monstercross/atb/gravel chariot - a more modern version of what they have now really.
they're setting up ebay searches for stuff like "surly bridge club" and "genesis longitude" - have an eye on the bootzipper and some inbreds too.
all this has come as quite a suprise to me - while i do encourage everyone to own a bike for transport, they've really taken to cycling about on the weekends, often dragging me out most of the time.
if any of you have anything in the shed to fit a 5'7 person that sounds like the above - would be interested!
my sister has also done the same, she's also converted her friends to cycling now after asking for advice last winter and buying this lovely dutch esque step through - a cop did knock her off her bike couple of months back but she's on the mend.
was telling me yesterday she was chewing said cop out for giving her the helmet talk - lots of "helmet didn't protect me from you fucking my ankle" and "do you wear one when you walk down the street??".
honestly some big wins for getting people on bikes lately, im even back to some form of fitness as i cycled around london yesterday spinning out my 11-30 gearing. good summer of bikes ahead!
Some shots from the weekend