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  1. Original post
    Sprite
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    I was out and about with some friends on Sunday, then we went on to another friend's house. (They've
    decided that cycling is brilliant, I evidently have a strong influence)

    Basically, there's a big hill in a series of hills. I decided it would be a fun idea to speed up
    as far as possible then shift down... it was working well, until a sidestreet appeared.
    Ever-cautious, I stopped. I was in 3-7 on the steepest hill I knew, and I stopped. You can imagine
    what happened next....

    Well, I pushed it up and I still beat one of my friends to the top :-) I learnt my lesson though!

    Getting used to the new bike, it's very nice. Need to fiddle with the gears a bit now though but
    that's what my free service is for in a few weeks! Took a little breaking in but now everything is
    adjusted to perfection, wahey! 🙂

    Now I am cycling everywhere. It's great, and so much easier now. I get to the "hey I'm out of breath
    phase" (for example on some stupid hill), it passes, and I feel like I can carry on forever, yay!

    --
    Sue

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  2. Graham
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    "Sprite" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I was out and about with some friends on Sunday, then we went on to


    another

    Quoted message said:

    friend's house. (They've decided that cycling is brilliant, I evidently have a strong influence)

    Basically, there's a big hill in a series of hills. I decided it would be


    a

    Quoted message said:

    fun idea to speed up as far as possible then shift down... it was working well, until a sidestreet
    appeared. Ever-cautious, I stopped. I was in


    3-7

    Quoted message said:

    on the steepest hill I knew, and I stopped. You can imagine what happened next....

    Well, I pushed it up and I still beat one of my friends to the top :-) I learnt my lesson though!

    Getting used to the new bike, it's very nice. Need to fiddle with the


    gears

    Quoted message said:

    a bit now though but that's what my free service is for in a few weeks! Took a little breaking in
    but now everything is adjusted to perfection, wahey! 🙂

    Now I am cycling everywhere. It's great, and so much easier now. I get


    to

    Quoted message said:

    the "hey I'm out of breath phase" (for example on some stupid hill), it passes, and I feel like I
    can carry on forever, yay!

    --
    Sue


    What is 3-7 ?

    Graham

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  3. Tony W
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    "Graham" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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    What is 3-7 ?

    Granny & biggest cog??

    T

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  4. Doesnotcompute
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    Tony W said:

    "Graham" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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    What is 3-7 ?

    Granny & biggest cog??

    From the comment: " I decided it would be a fun idea to speed up as far as possible then
    shift down" I'd guess it was the other way round. Largest chainring and smallest in the
    cassette, or 21st 🙂

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    Dnc

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  5. Doobrie
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    Quoted message said:

    Getting used to the new bike, it's very nice. Need to fiddle with the


    gears

    Quoted message said:

    a bit now though but that's what my free service is for in a few weeks! Took a little breaking in
    but now everything is adjusted to perfection, wahey! 🙂

    free service ... would this be a h*lfords bike by any chance? ... get the service sooner than you
    think you need (just in case your crank is coming loose ... i have experience if this!) and just
    hope they know what they're doing! my gears have been worse since having their first free service

    Quoted message said:

    Now I am cycling everywhere. It's great, and so much easier now. I get


    to

    Quoted message said:

    the "hey I'm out of breath phase" (for example on some stupid hill), it passes, and I feel like I
    can carry on forever, yay!

    im looking forward to that feeling ...

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  6. Tim Downie
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    "Sprite" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I was out and about with some friends on Sunday, then we went on to


    another

    Quoted message said:

    friend's house. (They've decided that cycling is brilliant, I evidently have a strong influence)

    Basically, there's a big hill in a series of hills. I decided it would be


    a

    Quoted message said:

    fun idea to speed up as far as possible then shift down... it was working well, until a sidestreet
    appeared. Ever-cautious, I stopped.

    Just curious, why did you stop for a side street?

    Tim

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  7. Sprite
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    "doobrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Getting used to the new bike, it's very nice. Need to fiddle with the


    gears

    Quoted message said:

    a bit now though but that's what my free service is for in a few weeks! Took a little breaking
    in but now everything is adjusted to perfection, wahey! 🙂

    free service ... would this be a h*lfords bike by any chance? ... get the service sooner than you
    think you need (just in case your crank is coming loose ... i have experience if this!) and just
    hope they know what


    they're

    Quoted message said:

    doing! my gears have been worse since having their first free service

    I wouldn't dream of it!!! No, this one came from a local shop - a branch of Walton Cycles 🙂 My
    friend - an inexperienced cyclist - had a go on it and i heard him smashing through the gears, I
    think it messed it up a little bit
    :\

    Quoted message said:


    Quoted message said:

    Now I am cycling everywhere. It's great, and so much easier now. I get


    to

    Quoted message said:

    the "hey I'm out of breath phase" (for example on some stupid hill), it passes, and I feel like
    I can carry on forever, yay!

    im looking forward to that feeling ...

    It's nice 🙂

    --
    Sue

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  8. Sprite
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    "Tim Downie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

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    "Sprite" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I was out and about with some friends on Sunday, then we went on to


    another

    Quoted message said:

    friend's house. (They've decided that cycling is brilliant, I


    evidently

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    have a strong influence)

    Basically, there's a big hill in a series of hills. I decided it would


    be

    Quoted message said:

    a

    Quoted message said:

    fun idea to speed up as far as possible then shift down... it was


    working

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    well, until a sidestreet appeared. Ever-cautious, I stopped.

    Just curious, why did you stop for a side street?

    Tim

    Well, naughty naughty I was on the pavement. Because the hill was so damned steep I didn't want to
    get stuck in the path of a car 🙂

    --
    Sue

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  9. Andymorris
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    Sprite said:


    Well, naughty naughty I was on the pavement. Because the hill was so damned steep I didn't want to
    get stuck in the path of a car 🙂

    Sorry to sound like a patronising [censored], I mean it in 2 wheeled solidarity, but please, please
    please get Cyclecraft by John Franklin shorterlink.comshorterlink.com. For many reasons the pavement
    is not the place to ride.

    --
    Andy Morris

    AndyAtJinkasDotFreeserve.Co.UK

    Love this: Put an end to Outlook Express's messy quotes
    home.in.tum.deoe quotefix

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  10. Sprite
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    "AndyMorris" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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    Sprite said:


    Well, naughty naughty I was on the pavement. Because the hill was so damned steep I didn't want
    to get stuck in the path of a car 🙂

    Sorry to sound like a patronising [censored], I mean it in 2 wheeled solidarity, but please, please
    please get Cyclecraft by John Franklin shorterlink.comshorterlink.com. For many reasons the
    pavement is not the place to ride.

    --
    Andy Morris

    I know - and I wouldn't normally do it. If I were familiar with the aforementioned hill and used to
    it, I would've been on the road. The way was clear and I wanted to get some experience in a safe
    place on it...

    --
    Sue

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