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Forum: Touring

04-13-08, 07:50 AM

Replies: 356

Sticky The Newbie's Guide To Touring Bikes

Views: 398,075

Posted By DaveW

A very interesting and good learning thread. ...

A very interesting and good learning thread.

I am a newbie who is coming in from the angle of knowing virtually nothing about any bikes. As I'm looking to get one soon, and overweight to boot, my...

Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)

04-10-08, 07:26 PM

Replies: 42

Is $2,000 enough???

Views: 1,764

Posted By DaveW

Mark, I weigh 300 pounds which is about 136...

Mark, I weigh 300 pounds which is about 136 kilos.

Late, I am putting together a few options and then hoping to try some in the next few days.

Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)

04-10-08, 12:50 PM

Replies: 42

Is $2,000 enough???

Views: 1,764

Posted By DaveW

Can I clarify something please. A suggestion by...

Can I clarify something please. A suggestion by Bau was to get a Mountain bike and change the tires, but I notice they have 32 spokes and the advice I have been given is to get 36. So do I need new...

Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)

04-09-08, 05:37 AM

Replies: 42

Is $2,000 enough???

Views: 1,764

Posted By DaveW

I was looking at the Specialized Globe Sport...

I was looking at the Specialized Globe Sport which has lower gears so wondered if this kind of thing would be ok?

I have a few hills where I live but many more long inclines including the road I...

Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)

04-09-08, 02:43 AM

Replies: 42

Is $2,000 enough???

Views: 1,764

Posted By DaveW

Hi guys, starting to piece this whole thing...

Hi guys, starting to piece this whole thing together. Can someone advice me on what chainring I need. Is it or would it be the same as a triple on a Mountain bike? I'm asking because of my size and...

Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)

04-08-08, 09:21 AM

Replies: 42

Is $2,000 enough???

Views: 1,764

Posted By DaveW

Condescending? Not at all Bau. I need all the...

Condescending? Not at all Bau. I need all the help I can get.

I know how boring it is having to explain fundamentals to someone like me who don't know - but I am getting there.:)

You were...

Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)

04-08-08, 04:05 AM

Replies: 42

Is $2,000 enough???

Views: 1,764

Posted By DaveW

Thanks Tom for the clarification, and to answer...

Thanks Tom for the clarification, and to answer Bau, you have to remember I am a little green, if not completely green when it comes to anything bicycles.

The only thing I do know (and that is...

Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)

04-07-08, 10:17 AM

Replies: 42

Is $2,000 enough???

Views: 1,764

Posted By DaveW

One thing that puzzles me in all this is the...

One thing that puzzles me in all this is the reply from Tom where he says a Specialized Allez might suit me if I changed the wheels. But this cycle is not what we call a Tourer so that answer threw...

Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)

04-06-08, 08:21 AM

Replies: 42

Is $2,000 enough???

Views: 1,764

Posted By DaveW

Well this is fascinating to find out all these...

Well this is fascinating to find out all these things.

Can I ask Mark please why he is so against Evans? I know they have several shops in London and they boast that all their workforce know...

Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)

04-05-08, 02:10 PM

Replies: 42

Is $2,000 enough???

Views: 1,764

Posted By DaveW

Can I verify something then. So a road bike would...

Can I verify something then. So a road bike would take my weight (300 lbs) if I changed the wheels?

Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)

04-05-08, 11:38 AM

Replies: 42

Is $2,000 enough???

Views: 1,764

Posted By DaveW

Thanks for the replies so far - I assume the...

Thanks for the replies so far - I assume the thinking is to get what we call a "Racing" bike. That is one with drop handlebars rather than a hybrid like a Bad Boy?.

It never even entered my...

Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)

04-05-08, 06:28 AM

Replies: 42

Is $2,000 enough???

Views: 1,764

Posted By DaveW

Is $2,000 enough???

Hi guys,

I live in the UK and not only new to cycling I am very new to the technical jargon about gears, forks, wheels, tires, you name it - even some of the manufacturers.

Recently I saw an...

Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)

04-02-08, 04:24 AM

Replies: 63

Bike Shops (Bike Snobs)

Views: 6,374

Posted By DaveW

Sorry to those that had bad experiences in cycle...

Sorry to those that had bad experiences in cycle stores - I on the other hand had the complete opposite.
Being new to this (and a great deal overweight), my first questions covered whether or not I...

Forum: General Cycling Discussion

03-26-08, 01:05 PM

Replies: 1

Bought New Gazelle

Views: 499

Posted By DaveW

Bought New Gazelle

Hi Folks,

On Tuesday I bought a new Gazelle Orange Plus and it came with a manual which unfortunately is completely in Dutch. I visited the website (which of course is also in Dutch) and found an...

Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)

03-22-08, 08:33 AM

Replies: 5

Newbie Confused/First Cycle.

Views: 595

Posted By DaveW

The town where I live in the south of England is...

The town where I live in the south of England is as flat as a pancake with very little in the way of hills - in fact the very few hills here I won't need to go up anyway. Also, to commute by train to...

Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)

03-22-08, 06:29 AM

Replies: 5

Newbie Confused/First Cycle.

Views: 595

Posted By DaveW

Newbie Confused/First Cycle.

Hi folks,
I am rather heavy - about 280-300 pounds or 20 stones in the UK where I live. I decided to get a cycle to help me get some of this weight off me and bought a Marin. I only rode it a few...

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