Forums >Gears and Wears>Seriously? and it doesn't come with pedals??
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heavy breather
" It ain't the metal, it's the motor".
True for a great many things!
Although sometimes you need both "the tools and the talent", to paraphrase Ghostbusters. They knew how to trap ghosts, but they still needed those unlicensed nuclear accelerators.
rectumdamnnearkilledem
Another factor that makes a higher-quality bike worth it for females is that many models now come in women-specific designs. This means geometry better suited to female proportions, a better selection of smaller frame sizes, female saddle (shorter nose, wider rear) and also short-reach brake/shifter levels. My hubby has nearly identical brake/shifter set-up to mine, but I wouldn't be able to operate his, because it's a unisex set-up and my hands are too small. Had I purchased a unisex bike we would have had to spend a couple hundred extra for the same hoods/brake/shifter levers in a size to fit my hands/fingers. But my WSD bike cost no more than the men's/unisex version.
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
Love beaver. As a little boy somehow I ended up with a little beaver stuffed animal. The size of most Teddy Bears I would guess. This most likely explains a lot about what is wrong with me. Loved that thing though. It had been bag feet and a squishy little nose. Tough as nails as well. Part of me wants to see if I could find a picture of it on the web to show but I know all I will end up with is a bunch of inappropriate websites in my search.
If you donate money to the World Wildlife Fund they will send you a stuffed animal. There's like a gazillion of them to choose from now. It's an expensive way to buy dog toys but the money goes to a good cause. Not only can you get a beaver with a very amusing expression
but you can also get some boobies should you want to go full out in double entendre mode. The boobies (fnah fnah) make excellent bookends. And by 'excellent' I mean they don't actually hold books up but they make me laugh and allow me to say 'Are you looking at my boobies?' every time someone notices them in my office. With two boobies and a beaver the possibilities are endless (fnah fnah)
Oh, and bikes, yeah. They do seem expensive.
MTA - That a blue footed booby and a red footed booby for those of you who don't know your boobies.
If you donate money to the World Wildlife Fund they will send you a stuffed animal. There's like a gazillion of them to choose from now.
Oh, there are dozens of critters to choose from--very cool! I think I know what I will do for my nephews for their birthdays. Thanks for passing that along.
Of course it doesn't come with pedals--they can't assume what sort of pedal the customer will want...SPD, Time, Look, Speedplay, etc. Many customers likely already have a set of pedals, as well.
zoomie - i had no idea you worked in providence and had an alias of Brandon
Rhode Island Road Runners
Puttin' on the foil
I think people tend to want to add on specific types of pedals, so stock pedals would be essentially useless.
It would be like a treadmill coming with a pair of shoes. If it's not what your used to, it's useless.
I am sponsored by a bike shuop in Spokane, Washington. The owner ownes all of her bikes. I'm not sure about the margins, but that much is true. The last 2 bikes I bought from her (a road bike for myself and a tri bike for my wife), we bought the prior year's models that she still had on the floor next to the present year's model. We got really good deals.
For an entry level bike, I think about $1,000-$1,500 should get you started.
BTW - The new Pinerella Dogma runs about 15k.
Don't be obsessed with your desires Danny. The Zen philosopher Basha once wrote, 'A flute with no holes, is not a flute. A donut with no hole, is a Danish.'
It would be like a treadmill coming with a pair of shoes. If it's not what your used to, it's useless. I am sponsored by a bike shuop in Spokane, Washington. The owner ownes all of her bikes. I'm not sure about the margins, but that much is true. The last 2 bikes I bought from her (a road bike for myself and a tri bike for my wife), we bought the prior year's models that she still had on the floor next to the present year's model. We got really good deals. For an entry level bike, I think about $1,000-$1,500 should get you started. BTW - The new Pinerella Dogma runs about 15k.
Or, I bought a road bike for $40 and it does everything I want. That's entry level, a grand isn't. That's like calling a $10 000 car an 'entry level' car. Everybody buys a $3000 POS to drive when they're in school / just out of school. New cars, and new road bikes, are a luxury.
MTA: It had pedals for $40, too.
It's funny that some runners would not scoff at paying a grand or more on a treadmill that can only be used indoors, is entirely unportable, and requires electricity to operate (extra $), but to pay the same amount for a bike that can be used indoors on a trainer for relatively little money (or free, if you know someone who no longer wants theirs and just wants it out of their basement) or outdoors seems completely irrational to them....
touche'
There is no new entry level car for $3k. We are talking new bikes.
He still has a valid point. Instead of buying a new "entry-level" bike, buy a used bike to get started. Upgrade the pedals, then buy a new bike, and move the pedals.
True, I am all for buying used.
I have been dying to say this:
"Don't buy upgrades, ride up grades."