Show Us Your EDC gear!!!

[Zed]

my gear today as scavenging around the heath , lots of dumped bikes and some times good bits 

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i once found a nice bike dumped by the side of the road, had a nice gear hub i put on the ebay 

everyone is hub gear obsessed on here    yeah ive found many a bike dumped, amazes me how many people throw bikes away because something is worn out, imagine throwing your car away because it needs a new throttle cable  some of the bikes ive found have been ok bikes, most crap though 

[ryan1835]

my gear today as scavenging around the heath , lots of dumped bikes and some times good bits 

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i once found a nice bike dumped by the side of the road, had a nice gear hub i put on the ebay 

everyone is hub gear obsessed on here    yeah ive found many a bike dumped, amazes me how many people throw bikes away because something is worn out, imagine throwing your car away because it needs a new throttle cable  some of the bikes ive found have been ok bikes, most crap though 

im not, it looked shiny and had some sort of break in it too i think so i sold it 

[Zed]

ok ryan if it was shinny thats different   

[ryan1835]

ok ryan if it was shinny thats different   

it always does, its kind of annoying. Its got to the point where i have to wear sunglasses if im going shopping

[Zed]

ok ryan if it was shinny thats different   

it always does, its kind of annoying. Its got to the point where i have to wear sunglasses if im going shopping

    

[Neil]

Its a shame you're not local.  I'm in need of a bike and don't have the relevant skills to bodge one from bits 

[Zed]

Its a shame you're not local.  I'm in need of a bike and don't have the relevant skills to bodge one from bits 

   a shame as i can build many a old klunker from odds n sods 

[Neil]

And I'm not picky, I get confused by anything with more than three gears

[Zed]

And I'm not picky, I get confused by anything with more than three gears

one is enough 

[Dunc]

And I'm not picky, I get confused by anything with more than three gears

What you want is what we call around here a " pub bike "  its old and rusty but in good working order except for the brakes , very important that the brakes don't work properly    The idea is you can leave the rusty old bike outside the pub and no one bothers to nick it and if they do it doesnt really matter . Oh and the idea behind the brakes not working , if you crash and fall off its because you've no brakes and nothing to do with the 8 pints of ale you've just consumed  

Dunc

[Neil]

LoL, that's what I need 

[Zed]

And I'm not picky, I get confused by anything with more than three gears

What you want is what we call around here a " pub bike "  its old and rusty but in good working order except for the brakes , very important that the brakes don't work properly    The idea is you can leave the rusty old bike outside the pub and no one bothers to nick it and if they do it doesnt really matter . Oh and the idea behind the brakes not working , if you crash and fall off its because you've no brakes and nothing to do with the 8 pints of ale you've just consumed  

Dunc

  yeah ive heard of pub bikes, the chavs would still nick em here just for the hell of it, when i worked in london and used my bikes, i never cleaned them and covered the frames in tape to disguise there make etc, they worked well but looked rough, but a pub bike sounds good  well the pub part does 

[Gareth]

And I'm not picky, I get confused by anything with more than three gears

What you want is what we call around here a " pub bike "  its old and rusty but in good working order except for the brakes , very important that the brakes don't work properly    The idea is you can leave the rusty old bike outside the pub and no one bothers to nick it and if they do it doesnt really matter . Oh and the idea behind the brakes not working , if you crash and fall off its because you've no brakes and nothing to do with the 8 pints of ale you've just consumed  

Dunc

There's a sense of logic in there somewhere I'm sure, I'm just struggling to find it at the minute.

 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

It doesn't pay to have anything nice around these part's either, that's why my next bikes gonna be a Brompton

Neil, get a Raleigh 20, then you've pretty much got a bike for all the family once there over 10

[Gareth]

It doesn't pay to have anything nice around these part's either, that's why my next bikes gonna be a Brompton

Neil, get a Raleigh 20, then you've pretty much got a bike for all the family once there over 10

We've got this lot.
http://www.thebikestation.org.uk/bikes/

If I can get somewhere secure to keep it I'll be looking there for a bike. Cost somewhere in the region of £70 depending on spec.

[Zed]

It doesn't pay to have anything nice around these part's either, that's why my next bikes gonna be a Brompton

Neil, get a Raleigh 20, then you've pretty much got a bike for all the family once there over 10

We've got this lot.
http://www.thebikestation.org.uk/bikes/

If I can get somewhere secure to keep it I'll be looking there for a bike. Cost somewhere in the region of £70 depending on spec.

thats such a cool idea Gareth 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

It doesn't pay to have anything nice around these part's either, that's why my next bikes gonna be a Brompton

Neil, get a Raleigh 20, then you've pretty much got a bike for all the family once there over 10

We've got this lot.
http://www.thebikestation.org.uk/bikes/

If I can get somewhere secure to keep it I'll be looking there for a bike. Cost somewhere in the region of £70 depending on spec.

Nice one mate

Bicycle recycle point's a re a great idea if you ask me, trouble is there not usually local to you

If you can't find one there though, look on ebay for a 10 speed, 80's racer/tourer as there superb everyday bikes once you've put more modern brake blocks on them, and can be had really cheaply

[glorn]

I always ran just a front brake on mine, and set it up so that it stopped on a dime. I also always cabled it right handed for the lever.

You see, one needs time to master a freewheel bike with only a front brake. It takes finesse. Most bike thieves have no finesse and intend to ride away from the theft quite quickly. Which is just perfect when they decide to stop.. and they grab a hearty handful of brake.

When they wake up (if they wake up), they might have enough unmushed brains to remember never to steal a bike with no rear brake.




G.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I do run a rear brake as the weather's crap and it's too hilly not too

But I love the clean lines of a fixie sans rear brake

[Zed]

I do run a rear brake as the weather's crap and it's too hilly not too

But I love the clean lines of a fixie sans rear brake

i was the same mike as love the look of a fixie with no brakes , as for on the road i always had a front , but its pretty easy to slow your self down of stop quick once you get use to it, 

ok what im EDC, no real change really, ive put a new nato with BO buckles on it, thats about it at the mo,

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Well I cycled to the Podiatrist today, and I'm convinced I still need gears

Stupid hills

[ryan1835]

save up for an electric bike you can charge by pedaling conquer those hills!

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

save up for an electric bike you can charge by pedaling conquer those hills!

There too pricey for me, at 2k plus for a reasonable spec'd one

Plus the damn thing would get nicked in short order down this way

[thebullfrog]

My current EDC, with some Photoshopping because I was bored:

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Nice

[ryan1835]

save up for an electric bike you can charge by pedaling conquer those hills!

There too pricey for me, at 2k plus for a reasonable spec'd one

Plus the damn thing would get nicked in short order down this way

yep thats the shame of todays society, and i didnt know they cost that much :O

[Benner]

Nice strap Paul. 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

save up for an electric bike you can charge by pedaling conquer those hills!

There too pricey for me, at 2k plus for a reasonable spec'd one

Plus the damn thing would get nicked in short order down this way

yep thats the shame of todays society, and i didnt know they cost that much :O

Yeah there not cheap http://www.50cycles.com/

I'm hoping that when the technology becomes more mainstream, they'll come down in price a bit, but I'm not holding my breath

[ryan1835]

save up for an electric bike you can charge by pedaling conquer those hills!

There too pricey for me, at 2k plus for a reasonable spec'd one

Plus the damn thing would get nicked in short order down this way

yep thats the shame of todays society, and i didnt know they cost that much :O

Yeah there not cheap http://www.50cycles.com/

I'm hoping that when the technology becomes more mainstream, they'll come down in price a bit, but I'm not holding my breath

yeah being green never seem s to be a cheap option, theres a much quicker dangerous option also cheaper

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

save up for an electric bike you can charge by pedaling conquer those hills!

There too pricey for me, at 2k plus for a reasonable spec'd one

Plus the damn thing would get nicked in short order down this way

yep thats the shame of todays society, and i didnt know they cost that much :O

Yeah there not cheap http://www.50cycles.com/

I'm hoping that when the technology becomes more mainstream, they'll come down in price a bit, but I'm not holding my breath

yeah being green never seem s to be a cheap option, theres a much quicker dangerous option also cheaper

Actually I find it is a lot cheaper

I've saved a good couple of grand + a year by not riding motorbikes anymore