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Is starting a bicycle hobby a good idea?
I just had my bicycle fixed and tuned up by this Brompton bike service London shop I found online. I’m planning on including bicycle rounds on my weekend routine to unwind as work can get stressful sometimes. Do you guys think this is a great idea?
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- Rendel Harris 1 sec ago
Dude you are just a total and utter nerd. And that's brilliant.
- geofft 15 min 32 sec ago
Can't say that was my experience touring Taiwan last year. Taipei was a bit hard in places to find or keep on the bike route but no worse than...
- Dnnnnnn 48 min 1 sec ago
That's why I tend to go via Colston Street and Park Row!
- Surreyrider 1 hour 54 min ago
I don't think the update in 2023 actually contained anything much new just a bit of a refresh of existing Sram kit. Nevertheless, a bit odd, as you...
- HLaB 2 hours 6 min ago
Never as spectacular but I have had the rear QR loose after changing a p'ture. I thankfully could feel it pop out and quickly sat down.
- chrisonabike 3 hours 37 min ago
Partly agree - and the great thing with cycling is it can be "a little here, a bit more there" - it's local so it could still flourish in just a...
- Safety 4 hours 28 min ago
I am pleased for the family that it sounds this is finally going to be resolved. And while I detest the behaviour of the insurance company I think...
- Smoggysteve 5 hours 37 min ago
A lot of these brands like Winspace , Planet X, Dolan, etc etc which are pretty much the same open mould Chinese cranes have been around for...
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Now is a perfect time to be starting a squirrel hobby. With less people around, they're becoming a bit braver.
The uncle of a bloke I vaguely follow on the internet says that coronavirus is being spread by radioactive squirrels that are making their nests in 5G towers and he should know coz he did technical drawing at school.
I heard it was cats doing the spreading.
https://consciouscat.net/2020/02/21/the-new-coronavirus-and-cats-what-you-should-know/
No, it's a terrible hobby. Once you've started you can't stop. People will tell you they could give up cycling any time. Don't believe them.
Colton, you're on a UK forum full of cycling enthusiasts who like nothing better than to come here and talk about helmets, bad car driving, cycling races and squirrels. Me thinks you knew the answer before you submitted the question. Saddle up sir and do some exploring of that thar London on two wheels.
That's exactly why he posted the link to his bike repair business here...
Someone (Mark Twain?) said nobody ever returned from a bike ride feeling worse. There's a good deal of truth in that, at least for me.
Clearly they've never come off at any decent speed ....
I never imagined that fixing bikes for a living would be that stressful.