Retail Therapy

[SueEllen]

I don't mind getting my leg over, just not on a bicycle

So reading these replies, it seems I should be looking for a Miss Marple folding mountain bike. (I also hate low handlebars)

I thought most folding bikes had low or non-existant crossbars.

[doodab]

So reading these replies, it seems I should be looking for a Miss Marple folding mountain bike. (I also hate low handlebars)

Or a bus pass

[SueEllen]

Or a bus pass

I thought he had one of those free anyway.

[mudskipper]

Grrrr. Evans contacted me during the week to make an appointment to try the bike today. Store is over half an hour's drive away. Turned up at the agreed time to be told the bike wasn't ready - it hadn't been built because the saddle was missing. They had not let me know yesterday when they discovered the problem "because it's the weekend". I asked if I could try it with a different saddle and I was told this was not possible - I would need to purchase both bike and a saddle and there would be "no exchanges, no refunds". They're a bike shop ffs, they've got hundreds of saddles. No apology was offered, just the excuse (repeated) that "it's the weekend".
Will speak to the manager tomorrow, but think I'm going to cancel the order - problem is there's not that many places that do the Dawes bikes, although I think there's one in Oxford which is probably doable.

[adubya]

That's a heavy bike. If you're using it for touring then fair enough but if most of it's time isn't touring then get something lighter IMO.

[mudskipper]

Yep, it weighed a bleedin' ton. Nearly 14kg. Wasn't a good fit either.

So have now ordered one of these to try



Much lighter and probably a good compromise between a road bike and a tourer.

Bit concerned about them hills going for a compact rather than a triple, but as the guy in the shop said (not in so few words) I need to MTFU.

[darmstadt]

Yep, it weighed a bleedin' ton. Nearly 14kg. Wasn't a good fit either.

So have now ordered one of these to try



Much lighter and probably a good compromise between a road bike and a tourer.

Bit concerned about them hills going for a compact rather than a triple, but as the guy in the shop said (not in so few words) I need to MTFU.

FTFY

[darmstadt]

Actually this is probably more fun:

[mudskipper]

Actually this is probably more fun:

A nice soft landing when you fall off.

[DaveB]

I don't mind getting my leg over, just not on a bicycle

So reading these replies, it seems I should be looking for a Miss Marple folding mountain bike. (I also hate low handlebars)

This should be right up your street then.