Ask a Bicycle Question - Part 5

[tinkerbot]

bicycle

i'm looking for a cheap comfortable bicycle to travel about ~10km to/fro from work budget below $300 any recommendations?

 

[Sadisticnoob]

i'm looking for a cheap comfortable bicycle to travel about ~10km to/fro from work budget below $300 any recommendations?

10k is too far, better get a more ex bike, if not get a raleigh mv 7

 

[KTVFanatic]

Hi all,

I am currently looking to buy an entry level MTB. It will be mainly for PCN and occasional BT and ubin.

Right now I have set my eyes on Merida Big 7 100 (2015) currently retailing at 776.

My budget is in the range of $700 so hope some experienced riders can share their opinions or recommend me other models.

TIA!

anybody before i commit next week?

 

[patcheon]

it may look like the white one (left) is not locked..... but actually the black one (right) is really not locked

The white one is one of Mavic's own bike.

 

[erwinrommel]

Just did some simple Maths to compare the gearing between my 6 speed 16" Brompton and my 20 speed 22" Tern.

I am still perplexed over energy required for different gear ratio for different wheel sized bicycles.

This is my 20 speed 22" Tern. Favourite cruising gear ratios are 3.8, 4.1 and 4.4.

This is the gearing for my 6 speed 16" Brompton. ,My favourite sweet spot for cruising is 4.2. Sometimes when conditions are favourite are favourable (no head on wind, high cadence), I can switch to 4.9...

And the questions I have are:

1) I find it very tough to maintain cadence on my Brompton at gear ratio 4.9... the energy required to maintain cadence at this gearing is even higher compared to the highest gear on my Tern. Is there a direct correlation between energy required vs gear ratio?

2) At the same gear inch, all things equal (Tern gear ratio 3.1 vs Brompton gear ratio 4.2), given different wheel sizes, is the energy required to maintain cadence the same?

I always find it much tougher to cycle on Brompton than on my Tern.

Things to note

The lowest gear inches on my brompton is smaller than the smallest gear inches on my Tern. Conversely, the highest gear ratio on my Brompton is also higher than the highest gear inches on my Tern! The gear spread on my Brompton is quite staggering... I have never used gear ratio 6.5 because I don't think its humanly possible to peddle.

 

[I'mknotdumb!]

i'm looking for a cheap comfortable bicycle to travel about ~10km to/fro from work budget below $300 any recommendations?

comfortable(upright position easy for your back) will be gentle/ladies bike

google flying pigeon bike it cost about $250 :

if you can extend you budget try get a hybrid bike $500++++ (upright position easy for your back and you can easily go fast)

 

[我猜我猜我猜猜猜]

i'm looking for a cheap comfortable bicycle to travel about ~10km to/fro from work budget below $300 any recommendations?

Increase your budget and get a hybrid bike its a combination of road bike and mtb

I everyday cycle my hybrid bike to work within 6 month 25kg gone

 

[我猜我猜我猜猜猜]

How come the thread chenge to other sub section?

 

[Jay Bee]

Increase your budget and get a hybrid bike its a combination of road bike and mtb

I everyday cycle my hybrid bike to work within 6 month 25kg gone

wah bro so power!!!

at this rate no nid to buy viet bu riao all the GCP fly to chui

 

[I'mknotdumb!]

You Will Never Ride Alone (During the 7th Month)

Actually, make that “You Shouldn’t Ride Alone (During the 7th Month)". If you’re not Chinese, you’re probably unaware that the most important social event in the Chinese Calendar is coming up: ie. the Hungry Ghost Festival, also called the 7th Month.

Why should you care? After all, in the rest of the world, also called the American Empire, there’s Halloween – a mock-serious day for kids to celebrate the occult and the scary.

Not the case, when it comes to the Chinese version. Our Halloween is legitimately more scary - and a whole lot longer. According to the Chinese, the gates of Hell open for 30 freaking days during the 7th Lunar Month, letting all manner of spirits, demons and ghosts of the netherworld spring forth to wreak havoc in our world.

This is why, according to tradition, more deaths occur during this month, as any physical dangers are increased due to otherworldly mischief. Coincidentally, new ventures, such as starting new businesses, or buying and moving into new homes, all but cease during this period, as the Chinese believe it is bad luck.

As an intrepid cyclist and a 4-time-daily dog walker, when the 7th month rolls by each year, I am filled with a mixture of dread and defiance. Dread because if you think about it, lots and lots of people have died in the couple of thousands of years homo sapiens walked this Earth. That’s a f-ton of spirits. And defiance because, like terrorism, if you are frightened by this into changing your way of life, even for 30 days, then they have won.

This is why every year at about this time, I seek out group rides the way your MP only turns up when it’s time to canvass your vote. Here’s what I learnt about joining a group ride, how to get into one, and proper group riding etiquette to follow.

Why join a riding group?

Safety in numbers is the first reason, although if you are a bad roadie, that might not actually apply.

The second reason to ride in a group is the help everyone can lend to each other when any member has a technical or accident. This includes X-times the number of spares for things like tubes, allen keys or even isotonic fluids.

Third, riders in a group can spur each other to have more fun, ride further and ride harder. If you’re all by your lonesome pedaling-damnit, you’ll be much more tempted to end a ride when you’re fatigued. Compare that to carrying on just to impress that hawt group ride member of the opposite sex (or same sex, if you like that).

You’ll reap the benefits with more fitness, more motivation to ride, and more satisfaction from each ride. Humans are social animals after all, and being in a group ride will lift your spirits and make you feel much more connected to your fellow living humans – especially pertinent if your group is joined midways by something that isn't human, so to speak.

 

[Tofuuuuuuck]

Hi guys, im looking to get a foldie and shortlisted 2 that are within my budget. Tern B7 and Vert V8. Can ask for advice which is better to get between this 2?

Thanks

 

[cyberian]

Hi guys, im looking to get a foldie and shortlisted 2 that are within my budget. Tern B7 and Vert V8. Can ask for advice which is better to get between this 2?

Thanks

My choice, Tern B7

 

[binary_0011]

How come the thread chenge to other sub section?

changed quite a while ago liao.

 

[Tofuuuuuuck]

My choice, Tern B7

Thanks for your opinion bro, care to share why?

 

[erwinrommel]

I just fell down and have a bad cut. Somebody put small offerings and burnt hell money right in the middle of the PCN at Tanjong Rhu/Mountbatten.

Great welcome to the 7th month.

Still trying to stop the bleeding for the past one hour.

 

[p00p00]

Woah get well soon fren. Hope u are able to sleep tonite

 

[iamlenon]

I just fell down and have a bad cut. Somebody put small offerings and burnt hell money right in the middle of the PCN at Tanjong Rhu/Mountbatten.

Great welcome to the 7th month.

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Still trying to stop the bleeding for the past one hour.[/QUOTE]


ouch..! take care man!

 

[cyberian]

Thanks for your opinion bro, care to share why?

The folding design is much more better for tern. I terms of ride, both feels almost the same. Go for a test ride to feels it.

 

[Albedo]

I just fell down and have a bad cut. Somebody put small offerings and burnt hell money right in the middle of the PCN at Tanjong Rhu/Mountbatten.

Great welcome to the 7th month.

Still trying to stop the bleeding for the past one hour.

Hope it isn't too bad. Speedy recovery man...

Sent from the right side of my brain because I will never be caught using GAGT

 

[fatfleaz]

The folding design is much more better for tern. I terms of ride, both feels almost the same. Go for a test ride to feels it.

Depends how often you need to use the folding feature. The Vert is not so convenient due to the lack of magnets to secure the bike (you have to use Velcro strap instead).