Bicycles!

[Wu Wei]

WAAAAAAAY back when I rode regularly and before the Panosonics I had a bike with only 1 gear, roughly tenth on an old ten speed. It was great..... prior to that I had a Raleigh 10 speed with an automatic transmission... it was not supposed to be automatic, but it tended to shift all by itself and that unexpected shift was occasionally annoying and occasionally sent me to the emergency room.... thus the reason for the 1 speed, to many gears made me nervous... I think that was a Schwinn.

 

[Revoltingest]

My first bike was a 1-speed.
Then I upgraded to a 2-speed.
Thrilling info, eh?

 

[Smart_Guy]

What about homocycles, hetrocycles and trancycles?

 

[Revoltingest]

What about homocycles, hetrocycles and trancycles?

Those are all immoral.

 

[Wu Wei]

He should wash his mouth out with chain degreaser for such profanity.... but umm... this begs the question....what about a.....unicycle

 

[Valjean]

Never rode a recumbent but I do find them interesting. Way more comfortable looking than a traditional bike.

OK, I just counted my sprockets and it appears I have 21 gears on a more mountain than street "hybrid" bike -- way more than I need. I usually skip gears. As a wimpy concession to comfort it's got front fork and seat post suspension and a very uncool but comfortable seat.

 

[Revoltingest]

Never rode a recumbent but I do find them interesting. Way more comfortable looking than a traditional bike.

OK, I just counted my sprockets and it appears I have 21 gears on a more mountain than street "hybrid" bike -- way more than I need. I usually skip gears. As a wimpy concession to comfort it's got front fork and seat post suspension and a very uncool but comfortable seat.

Comfort beats cool any day!

 

[Rick O'Shez]

What about homocycles, hetrocycles and trancycles?

It's OK to own one but sinful to ride it.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

WAAAAAAAY back when I rode regularly and before the Panosonics I had a bike with only 1 gear, roughly tenth on an old ten speed. It was great..... prior to that I had a Raleigh 10 speed with an automatic transmission... it was not supposed to be automatic, but it tended to shift all by itself and that unexpected shift was occasionally annoying and occasionally sent me to the emergency room.... thus the reason for the 1 speed, to many gears made me nervous... I think that was a Schwinn.

I had a fixed wheel bike for a while, no gears, no free-wheel and no brakes ( you had to slow down using the pedals ). I think it was supposed to be used on a track really.

 

[Revoltingest]

An electric bike would be great for commuting in hot weather....no arriving at one's destination all sweaty & gross!
Electric Powered Folding Bikes - NYCeWheels

 

[Wu Wei]

just get an electric scooter with a seat then

 

[Revoltingest]

A scooter would be fun, but a bike is a little more versatile.

 

[Wu Wei]

A scooter would be fun, but a bike is a little more versatile.

Mostly curious here, but how so? If you are talking electric that is.

However if you are talking the standard scooter (powered by one foot) vs. the standard bike (powered by peddles) I fully agree

 

[Revoltingest]

Mostly curious here, but how so? If you are talking electric that is.

However if you are talking the standard scooter (powered by one foot) vs. the standard bike (powered by peddles) I fully agree

Pedals allow using one's own energy when desired or when batteries fail.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

I would like an atomic-powered cycle.

 

[Revoltingest]

I would like an atomic-powered cycle.

It might look like this....

or this....

 

[Wu Wei]

I would like an atomic-powered cycle.

How about this instead

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Very nifty! I used to do dinghy sailing and wondered about attaching a small mast and sail to my bike.

 

[Thief]

I'm in the market for a bike. I have no clue where to start.

Used to work in a cycle shop.....

Consider first the terrain.
The fewer the number of gears the better....but hillsides are murder unless you've got legs.

Skinny tires are fast but hard.
Fat tires are comfy but slow and heavy.

Large diameters are for distance.
Small diameters are for quick moves.

Straddle the seat and put both feet on the ground.
If you can't do this the seat is too high.

more if you need to ask.

 

[Quintessence]

I do need to roll around to bike shops. I'd gotten one on the cheap from surplus years back, but when I gave it to some neighborhood kids because I was anticipating moving a long distance and it wasn't that great of a bike. Now I wish I still had it, even though it was a piece of crap. I'm mainly going to want an urban/commuter bike, but that can also handle gravel/dirt trails. Ideally, something that also has electric (which is expensive) and is recumbent or three-wheeled (which is also expensive). Dream big, scale down from there.