Looking for a bike

"Fr Jack" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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But they're damned expensive!

I'm looking for a traditional/ Dutch style bike, for trundling to work and
a bit of pootling round town.

The reason for the style is that my back doesn't murder me on that type of
bike.

Anyone point me towards a place where I can get one that doesn't cost the
ludicrous figure quoted by Pashley?

Nicking one from Hamsterjam will have to wait for my next booze cruise.

Not sure where you are, but if in London .. take a look at some of the
community groups that spend their spare time getting people on reconditioned
bikes for next to nothing.

There was a whole podcast on it a few months ago on ...
http://www.bikeshow.blogspot.com/

Keep on the straight and narrow ... and enjoy the switchbacks 😉

elyob said:

Not sure where you are,

Oh, come on! Have you not paid attention, in The Other Place?
I'm a Norvern Munkey, from near Wigan.

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but if in London .. take a look at some of the
community groups that spend their spare time getting people on reconditioned
bikes for next to nothing.

I've tried to find something like that up here - but my search skillz are
[censored], at the mo - bit shagged out, as I tend to get when I move offices.

Deffo needs to be Dutchie style - even "town bikes" do my back in.

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There was a whole podcast on it a few months ago on ...
http://www.bikeshow.blogspot.com/

I'll have a listen

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Keep on the straight and narrow ... and enjoy the switchbacks 😉

I'll reserve that for my Banditry sessions. ;-)
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FrJ

Fr Jack said:

But they're damned expensive!

I'm looking for a traditional/ Dutch style bike, for trundling to work and
a bit of pootling round town.

The reason for the style is that my back doesn't murder me on that type of
bike.

Anyone point me towards a place where I can get one that doesn't cost the
ludicrous figure quoted by Pashley?

You could have a look here:
http://www.thecycleshop.uk.com/dutch_bicycles/dutch_cycles.html
or ebay:
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?&satitle=dutch+&sacat=7294%26catref%3DC6

The same riding position can be achieved on many bikes by changing the
handlebars and stem, which might save some money, but would be a bit
more involved. I have seen dutch handlebars in a shop in Chorlton (South
Manchester - nearest place to Wigan I've been), but you'd have to ask
them about making up something to your liking. Contact details here:
http://www.kenfosterscyclelogic.co.uk

--

JimP

Knee dye same ore.

Fr Jack wrote on 16/08/2006 00:28 +0100:

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Deffo needs to be Dutchie style - even "town bikes" do my back in.

http://www.dutchbike.co.uk/ for the real McCoy from Amsterdam.

--
Tony

"Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using
his intelligence; he is just using his memory."
- Leonardo da Vinci

"Fr Jack" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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But they're damned expensive!

I'm looking for a traditional/ Dutch style bike, for trundling to work and
a bit of pootling round town.

one of these?
edinburgh revolution pathfinder - £250.
http://www.edinburgh-bicycle.co.uk/catalogue/detail.cfm?ID=22633

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Anyone point me towards a place where I can get one that doesn't
cost the ludicrous figure quoted by Pashley?

Google for Tiger Cycles.

SWAMBO has one and is delighted with it - should retail at around
£150.

--
A T (Sandy) Morton
on the Bicycle Island
In the Global Village
http://www.millport.net

Sandy Morton said:

Google for Tiger Cycles.

Had a look - anyone who gives their trailer bike for kids the model
name 'Brat Dragger' has got my vote...

David

Fr Jack said:

But they're damned expensive!

I'm looking for a traditional/ Dutch style bike, for trundling to work and
a bit of pootling round town.

The reason for the style is that my back doesn't murder me on that type of
bike.
Anyone point me towards a place where I can get one that doesn't cost the
ludicrous figure quoted by Pashley?

Nicking one from Hamsterjam will have to wait for my next booze cruise.
;-)

It might be worth considering getting one in Amsterdam and flying it home
with Easyjet :-) Well known brands are Gazelle, Batavus, Koga Miyata,
Sparta or Pointer. You might consider checking the websites of these brands
where they might list dealers in the UK. Here is one example:
http://www.cycle-heaven.co.uk/gazelle.html
Where I grew up in the West of Germany near the Netherlands - Dutch bikes
were nearly the only bikes used. I had a simple Pointer bike for more than
10 years. And in a flat environment these dutch bikes are really great. You
have a good overview of the surronding environment. Sometimes I still use a
dutch bike when back home in Germany. It's an old 3-gear Gazelle similar to
the current model Esprit. That bike is fitted with a British saddle, the
Brooks B33. That combination is a dream just slowly cycling through the
city and along country lanes. My father is doing tours up to 30/40 miles
with that bike - all in a slow pace :-)
But as soon as the first little hill is in your way, the very upright
seating style and the limited amount of gears is a problem. Also for
shorter distance the very upright position might be more comfortable. But
for longer distances - say more than 10 miles - the position puts a lot of
stress on your back and bum.

Andreas

Andreas Schulze-B?ing said:

It might be worth considering getting one in Amsterdam and flying it home
with Easyjet :-)

I'd suggest getting the ferry over and bringing a bike back that way in
perference to flying.

Arthur

--
Arthur Clune

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Fr Jack said:

But they're damned expensive!

I'm looking for a traditional/ Dutch style bike, for trundling to work and
a bit of pootling round town.

The reason for the style is that my back doesn't murder me on that type of
bike.

Anyone point me towards a place where I can get one that doesn't cost the
ludicrous figure quoted by Pashley?

Why not just get an old three-speed and stick BMX bars and a sprung
saddle on it?

Arthur Clune said:

Quoted message said:

It might be worth considering getting one in Amsterdam and flying it home
with Easyjet :-)

I'd suggest getting the ferry over and bringing a bike back that way in
perference to flying.

Yeah, with all the latest fuss, there's no way you could get your bike on
the plane as carry on luggage :P
--
Chris Johns

Chris Johns said:

Arthur Clune said:

Quoted message said:

It might be worth considering getting one in Amsterdam and flying
it home with Easyjet :-)

I'd suggest getting the ferry over and bringing a bike back that way
in perference to flying.

Yeah, with all the latest fuss, there's no way you could get your
bike on the plane as carry on luggage :P

I am informed by Mr. P Hurt sometimes of this Parish that he's taking his
fixer to Leftpondia for Boston-Montreal-Boston rather than his Trice... The
latter looks too much like an atomic weapon or something ;-)

--
Dave Larrington
<http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk>
I am Wan, for I am pursued by the Army of Plums.

Dave Larrington wrote on 16/08/2006 15:23 +0100:

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I am informed by Mr. P Hurt sometimes of this Parish that he's taking his
fixer to Leftpondia for Boston-Montreal-Boston rather than his Trice... The
latter looks too much like an atomic weapon or something ;-)

Taking? Taken I hope because it starts tomorrow morning.

--
Tony

"Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using
his intelligence; he is just using his memory."
- Leonardo da Vinci

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Dave Larrington wrote on 16/08/2006 15:23 +0100:

Quoted message said:

I am informed by Mr. P Hurt sometimes of this Parish that he's taking his
fixer to Leftpondia for Boston-Montreal-Boston rather than his Trice...
The
latter looks too much like an atomic weapon or something ;-)

Taking? Taken I hope because it starts tomorrow morning.

Speaking of Leftpondia & Boston & possibly confusing a Trice for something
else...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4799057.stm

Andreas Schulze-Bäing said:

It might be worth considering getting one in Amsterdam and flying it home
with Easyjet :-) Well known brands are Gazelle, Batavus, Koga Miyata,
Sparta or Pointer. You might consider checking the websites of these brands
where they might list dealers in the UK. Here is one example:
http://www.cycle-heaven.co.uk/gazelle.html

Here's a fellow that loves his Gazelle:
http://members.lycos.co.uk/fiultra/BICYCLE%20Bauhaus.html

Can't think of a back condition that would be helped by a sit-up-and-beg
riding position though.

--
Eiron

No good deed ever goes unpunished.

You could also try http://www.amsterdammers.co.uk/

SW

"Fr Jack" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

But they're damned expensive!

I'm looking for a traditional/ Dutch style bike, for trundling to work and
a bit of pootling round town.

The reason for the style is that my back doesn't murder me on that type of
bike.

Anyone point me towards a place where I can get one that doesn't cost the
ludicrous figure quoted by Pashley?

Nicking one from Hamsterjam will have to wait for my next booze cruise.
;-)

cheers
--

FrJ

in message <[email hidden]>, Fr Jack

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But they're damned expensive!

I'm looking for a traditional/ Dutch style bike, for trundling to work
and a bit of pootling round town.

The reason for the style is that my back doesn't murder me on that type
of bike.

Anyone point me towards a place where I can get one that doesn't cost
the ludicrous figure quoted by Pashley?

A Claud Butler Classic will cost your £200 from your LBS or various
online retailers complete with mudguards and sturdy rack and is good
honest value for money. It's more modern hybrid than traditional
roadster but the riding position is fairly upright.

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in message <[email hidden]>, Eiron ([email hidden]'😉

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Can't think of a back condition that would be helped by a
sit-up-and-beg riding position though.

This is true. People keep repeating the meme that road bikes
are 'uncomfortable' and 'hard on the back' (or the bottom or the hands
or the neck or something). Speaking as someone who has broken his back
twice, and has had arthritis for thirty-nine years, it ain't necessarily
so.

I'm prepared to believe recumbents can be more comfortable - I haven't
ridden them enough to know - but over any real distance a road bike is
more comfortable than a 'sit up and beg'.

--
[email hidden] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

Morning had broken, and there was nothing left for us to do
but pick up the pieces.

Simon Brooke said:

I'm prepared to believe recumbents can be more comfortable - I haven't
ridden them enough to know -

If you're coming south to the Mildenhall Rally you can borrow mine for a
couple of hours, possibly three if I can wangle an hour on a Trice from
the nice people at I.C.E. If you are more than 175cm high let me know and
I'll make the necessary knee-room adjustments in advance.

Mike