Swanny - definately doable - was a couch potato this time last year - that said - my mate from work has pushed me all the way, so that helped...Originally Posted by Swanny
The Trek is nice - built for distance, so gentle on the soft parts of the anatomy... The 11 speed groupset is also handy with the hills.
My 2 bikes. I don't ride the push bike in summer, with my lungs it's too hard to breathe in the humidity. On a positive note, 2 years this month since I gave up the lung busters (cigs)
Couple of cool bikes, Dedman! Looks like the fat bike's tyre is almost as fat as the Trumpy's!My 2 bikes. I don't ride the push bike in summer, with my lungs it's too hard to breathe in the humidity. On a positive note, 2 years this month since I gave up the lung busters (cigs)
1st build - Blue ES-12G ->-Build Diary-<-
2nd build - Father/Son collaboration MB-1 ->-Build Diary-<-
3rd build - GR-SF1 ->-Build Diary-<-
4th build - FS-1 ->-Build Diary-<-
LOL yea. I had a 30's Enfield that ran about the same size tyres as the FatBike.
When I lived in Canberra I used to ride at least 50k every day..
Was great there, really good bike tracks so you never really had to worry about idiots in cars..
Rode for a while here in Perth, but car drivers here are psychos... After nearly being taken out by a few numptys that refused to observe the basic road rules I had to start carrying a pocket of ball bearings for self protection... Amazing what a fist full of ball bearings can do when you sling them behind you when you have a car up your butt... I fully reccomend it, especially for motor bike riders... Insert evil laugh here
Anyhoo, riding in Perth was making me angry and also the old treadly was zonked after close on 90,000 k's.
Add to that living on top of a very steep hill I decided to give away the riding..
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
I'm lucky I have one hill between my house and a load of bike ways along the water front. I can ride to there from my house on the footpath where it's only giant monster truck prams I have to dodge.
DB I remember riding in Canberra - so many bike paths and they seemed to actually go somewhere. If only in Perth - half ours end suddenly or are missing bits, no wonder cyclists and drivers are getting agro with each other.
Yhep.. It is really stupid of the state Government not to push a decent bike path system..
Perth could be a great city to cycle in if there were more dedicated bike ways that, like Canberra, actually go where they are needed.
There is always a workaround for glitches, mistakes and other Guitar building gremlins.....
DB. WA are amateurs, you want to see true government stupidity in action, come Visit NSW.
Dunno about that, up here they keep painting cycle lanes everywhere, even up to intersections so god knows who has right of way when turning left. The lycra clad super heros think they own the road once fully adorned for their trip to the nearest coffee shop. Always riding two or more abreast when there is barely room for single file and get the sh!!ts when you drive too close. Another thing that cheeses me off about them is that they don't obey the same road rules as the rest of us. Always running Red Lights or darting across a lane when there is only the slightest gap.
Agree that dedicated bikeways like they have in Canberra is the only way to go but obviously our Governments have squandered most of their money on other useless crap instead.
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