you know when you're getting old
Published: Tuesday, November 14th 2006
I AM IN LONDON 11th JANUARY, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE AN APPOINTMENT, PLEASE EMAIL ME.
You know when you're getting old as the road racing bike goes, and you replace it with a 'sit up and beg' bicycle.
This is exactly what has happened to me!
After my beautiful Masi road bike was recently pinched I had the choice to replace it with another road bicycle or was it really the time for me to have a more practical bicycle?
Lets see, road bike:- hard saddle, toe clips, drop handlebars, leaning ride position etc etc. Versus hybrid:- comfortable saddle with a suspension post, upright cycle position, mudguards, to keep my suit clean going to the pub, a rack for the odd bit of shopping, front suspension to help with the potholes in the roads etc etc.
The choice was easy, a new sit up and beg. Picture below shows me with my new Claud Butler machine ready to go out for my first trial run with my youngest son eleven year old Tom.
I can report back after my trial run that life is not all bad and this bicycle is akin to riding a comfortable armchair!!
I have had several emails regarding my front wheel, yes, I have turned the front wheel the wrong way when I tightened the handlebars.
To make it worse I had rode several miles before correcting them!! I was absolutely p......g myself with laughter when this picture was taken!
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