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@Mr_Bungle
ha ha - nothing personal here (i think we've all been like this maybe?)
but what is it about people that want to get a fully working, ready to ride bike which will save them hundreds
of pounds/hours per year but are never willing to pay more than £50... It's SO weird.
friends (usually ones who have just spent £90 on a pair of jeans etc) sometimes say to me:
"yeah i don't want anything fancy - just something to get from A to B really"
Right so let me get this straight - you want something that will transport you around for free, safely, amongst the traffic,
in comfort, that fits your body dimensions, which will stop you reliably in an emergency and wont fall
apart coming down a hill at 25 mph - and you don't value that above the cost of 2 cinema tickets and a bucket of KFC...
Maybe it comes from leftover images of childhood where bicycle = kids toy = not something to spend serious money on.
Or maybe it's because it's not one of those products that gets marketed to non-cyclists in a desirable "you know you
want it" way, say like ipods/cars/dove body creams.
ITS SO EXASPERATING!
For fucks sake spend £150 on a decent, working, not stolen second hand bike and do yourself a bloody favour!