* my cycle
Posted on April 18th, 2007 by Alex. Filed under IISc.
Somebody riding a cycle is a common view over here. Some boys riding a man’s cycle, too. And also some girls riding a lady’s cycle. But a boy riding a lady’s cycle, which is way too small (24 inches) and in addition the cyclist is a foreigner is a topic for discussion and talking. My answer is always as followed: It is a cycle. It brings me from A to B in a comfortable and faster way than by walking. It was for free. So why should I bother about the frame construction?
Anyway, the big advantage of this cycle: it has 2 modes: A comfortable traveling mode and a racing mode. Just by removing the cushion covering the seat, the cyclist get a better feeling for the rough road immediately. And if the cushion is completely removed and thrown away, it even saves 300g out of 16kg. (But hey, that’s even lighter than one prototype with a frame of aluminum I saw today. The struts are so thick that its weight is much more than 20kg. I tried to lift it.)
My cycle has auto shifting (namely one single gear that is most fault-tolerant), has no light nor bell which saves even more weight, and 2 almost not working brakes. But for one who races, brakes are not that important. For dust and rain protection the whole chain is covered in some metal case, which makes a lot of noise and keeps people out of the track. So, what is so bad about my lady cycle?
April 21st, 2007 at 11:29 am
hi alex,
flottes bike….immerhin kannste damit gegen nen baum fahren (lol) ohne was kaputt zu machen.
greetz jörg
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April 26th, 2007 at 2:20 pm
Danke, danke! Wenn du willst, packe ich es dir auf meinen Rueckweg ein und schenke es dir.
Die Angst, irgendetwas mit diesem Fahrrad mitzunehmen habe ich sowieso schon vor Monaten abgelegt.
Alex
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