new bike

mm said:

thinking of buying a new bike anyone recommend a decent bike main use
would be going for the shopping many thanx was thinking of an alex
moulton bike

Something to watch out for with Moultons is that carrying anything on the
bars upsets the handling :=/

Mike

mm said:

thinking of buying a new bike anyone recommend a decent bike main use would
be going for the shopping many thanx was thinking of an alex moulton bike

Quite a lot to spend just to do the shopping on. If you really want a
*serious* shopping bike I'd think one of /these/ would be better...
http://www.velovision.co.uk/mag/issue9/8freight.pdf
As well as via Burrows Engineering they can be bought through Bikefix
(London) or Kinetics (Glasgow).

It can carry a lot more than most bikes and is easier to load and
unload, and get on and off when fully loaded.

Alternatively, just about any bike you want combined with a cargo
trailer will make it much better for shopping.

Not that I see anything wrong with Moultons, but they are really aimed
at a general purpose use rather than specifically lugging loads.

Pete.
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thinking of buying a new bike anyone recommend a decent bike main use

would

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be going for the shopping many thanx was thinking of an alex moulton bike

Can you tell us a little bit more?

For instance, are you male or female, what sort of age range, what sort of
shopping?

The reason I ask is, I suggested a Pashley Princess

http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/classic/princess_classic/specification.html

to a friend recently as she wanted a bike to ride down to the shops.
however if you are a 6 foot rugby player you might not look right on one
(although I suspect that a Pashley Princess would cope admirably)

Tom

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mm said:

thinking of buying a new bike anyone recommend a decent bike main use
would be going for the shopping many thanx was thinking of an alex
moulton bike

Something to watch out for with Moultons is that carrying anything on the
bars upsets the handling :=/

Mike

YOU FED THE TROLL!!!!!

On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 13:39:32 +0000, Mike Causer
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Something to watch out for with Moultons is that carrying anything on the
bars upsets the handling :=/

Tee-hee :-)

Guy
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