Calling all Cycling Enthusiasts...

Do you work on an oil rig?

why would you ask such a terrible thing?

Just wondered where else you could work and travel on a barracuda.

its the name of my bike😄

See, I thought it was a fish of that name, and not a bike of that make.

That's where the confusion existed.

It is too late to get back on topic? 😕

leftright

Nah. Although it would have helped if you had said something on topic.

Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
See, I thought it was a fish of that name, and not a bike of that make.

That's where the confusion existed.

i understand. i deliberated said i ride a barracude in the hope of confusing. the mission was a success , now i can leave..

Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
Nah. Although it would have helped if you had said something on topic.

Good point....

um.. so bikes.. mine has 2 wheels and pedals...
and a little bell that goes ding ding ding...

leftright

So what do you guys usually wear while cycling? 😕

I don't want to wear the cycling lycra stuff.. no2

what else does it have on this magnificant machine?

Originally posted by Deano
what else does it have on this magnificant machine?

um gears... and reflectors... and handlebars... 😐

I've just come back from my first proper (ish) bike ride...
Meaning I went further than just up and down the road... 😮
and I am in a state of disrepair faint
I knew I was unfit but man I never realised how unfit until just now...
I feel like I'm dying!

Hopefully if I do that every night it will soon start to feel easier...
of course I did punish myself at first as I had it on the hardest gear without realising for a while... 🙄

by the way.. can someone explain gears to me.. properly... I get the basic gist but would like a little more info on them...

This is the first bike I've owned which had gears so I've no clue really, and the booklet it came with mentioned nothing.. 😕
It goes up to 3 on the left and 6 on the right..

Thanks 😮

Originally posted by Piggle Humsy
um gears... and reflectors... and handlebars... 😐

I've just come back from my first proper (ish) bike ride...
Meaning I went further than just up and down the road... 😮
and I am in a state of disrepair faint
I knew I was unfit but man I never realised how unfit until just now...
I feel like I'm dying!

Hopefully if I do that every night it will soon start to feel easier...
of course I did punish myself at first as I had it on the hardest gear without realising for a while... 🙄

by the way.. can someone explain gears to me.. properly... I get the basic gist but would like a little more info on them...

This is the first bike I've owned which had gears so I've no clue really, and the booklet it came with mentioned nothing.. 😕
It goes up to 3 on the left and 6 on the right..

Thanks 😮

It's always hard at first, even if you're fit. You gradually get used to it though. In a few weeks you'll be able to ride miles without ever feeling tired.

You have 18 gears. On the left, you are selecting between 1-6, 7-12, and 13-18. The one on the right is for choosing which number between those ranges.

So 2 and 2 would be gear 8. Your best bet is to find a comfortable gear in 2 on the left, and then just move the right gears up or down, depending on whether you want to have an easier gear, or a harder one.

The lower the gear, the less pedalling resistance- so if you're going up a slope, change to an easy gear. If you want to go faster, change to a harder gear.

i always keep it in an high gear when going up an hill because i am hard.....

Yeah, I change to square wheels.

Oooo, I'm getting myseld a lovely mountain bike soon. It goes by the name of 'Giant NRS 3'. So nice, so pretty, so disc brakes, so full suspension, and so Shimano Deore. I'm excited. There are so many excellent trails around where I live...hehehehehe.

I change to just the wheel.

Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo
Oooo, I'm getting myseld a lovely mountain bike soon. It goes by the name of 'Giant NRS 3'. So nice, so pretty, so disc brakes, so full suspension, and so Shimano Deore. I'm excited. There are so many excellent trails around where I live...hehehehehe.

Hahahahahahaha.

Well funny.

-AC

Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo
Oooo, I'm getting myseld a lovely mountain bike soon. It goes by the name of 'Giant NRS 3'. So nice, so pretty, so disc brakes, so full suspension, and so Shimano Deore. I'm excited. There are so many excellent trails around where I live...hehehehehe.

I've got...104 Giants.

(One).

What name does your giant go by? '104'? '(One)'? 'Little Timmy'?

Do tell, dear boy. Do tell...

Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
I've got...104 Giants.

(One).

See what I mean? Actually visualise that which I refer to.

-AC

Help me out here, AC. I'm sure his Giants are loaded, but I can't see how...