My New Bike

Alan Fraser

Yes, just dreaming. Don't need it anyway, it's as flat as a pancake round here...and the bike has yet to be invented that can tackle the sand dunes on the beach.
I don't have to commute; I work from home. So to make up for sitting on my arse all day I hare around the extremities of Formby every morning before the roads get too busy.
My daughter's going to college in the Hague this September. She's looking forward to buying a sit-up-and-beg (with basket, of course)...for about a third of the price you pay for them here.

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@alan fraser said:

Yes, just dreaming. Don't need it anyway, it's as flat as a pancake round here...and the bike has yet to be invented that can tackle the sand dunes on the beach.

you haven't seen a pugsley, fatback, sandman or 9zero7?
~4" tires, low low psi. at home in the sand and the snow.

my pugsley in the snow in the NY mountains, in the snow:

IMAG1477 by mbeganyi, on Flickr

a gent from the UK riding sand / dunes / beaches:

14,5,11 023 by coastkid71, on Flickr

some gents in alaska that bike / packrafted a desolate stretch of coast:

liam887

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Alan Fraser

I'd like to see him pedal UP that dune.

Tobobo

@liam887 said:

Nice, I would buy a more modern, lighter commuter if I didn't have a million and one things to buy beforehand, but my Dads does the job well. How much did that set you back?

My Trek cost £500, but with the bike 2 work scheme my company runs I saved 40%!!

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@alan fraser said:

I'd like to see him pedal UP that dune.

I'll go find some pics.

The bikes in question were designed for the Iditarod trail... so they can make it up, over and through some pretty tough terrain.

liam887

@tobobo said:

@liam887 said:

Nice, I would buy a more modern, lighter commuter if I didn't have a million and one things to buy beforehand, but my Dads does the job well. How much did that set you back?

My Trek cost £500, but with the bike 2 work scheme my company runs I saved 40%!!

Yeah my company does have a bike to work scheme which I have never looked into so now maybe the time?

Tobobo

It is worth looking into. The rules have changed recently, now the company has to charge a representative amount for the bike at the end of the scheme. Which is up to 25%!

liam887

Do you usually have to purchase from a shop or could you get one from ebay for example? I know all companies are different I just mean in general from your experience?

Tobobo

For us its from Evans or a network of independent shops. EBay isn't on the list.