Cyclists Society

New cyclist here . Took my bike with me to my new house because I figured I'd use it to go to and from uni once term starts. It's also more fun to cycle to the supermarket than walk, so I've been doing that. It's a hideous turquoise Apollo (?) bike I got for Christmas years back but there's no point in getting a new one, I don't cycle that often (yet).

I'd rather like to join - but I'll need to look my bike out, I've been meaning to start cycling again but not gotten round to it yet. I used to cycle maybe 10 miles a day last summer, and have cycled 30-40 when I went to the next town, with pretty big hills in between. I ride a mountain bike on the road, dont use a helmet and often use an mp3 player woops.

Not a good mix there, not hearing a lorry then banging your head on the kerb springs to mind

Well to be fair I usually have one earplug in, not two... never worn a helmet cos I've never had a fall lol

I just saw a cyclist being run down by a bus. There was blood everywhere, and loud screams. My first thought was that life is really short to worry about petty problems.
Luckily lots of people ran to his assistance, but he was crying in pain until the ambulance took him away. Luckily it was not a direct hit, otherwise he would be dead by now.

oh dear, my dad, who used to cycle a fair bit but stopped about 12 years ago, is going to buy a bike from a colleague today. We know nothing about it except that it was apparently £300 new a few months ago, and he's paying £100 now. He's pretty out of touch with bikes and stuff at the moment, so I hope it's not something completely ridiculous, lol...

Oh and I have question - I need some downtube shifters, one of the levers has broken off from mine. I've been to a few shops but none stock any, not even old parts. There's a few on eBay but they're gay new ones. Mine are suntour ones, pretty ancient... any idea where I could get something like that? I could get pics later. Actually, I think I might have one...

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Any ideas? I think they do need replacing, but I'll get more opinions before I accept that.

Bought a Appolo bike from Halfords for £120 from £150, didnt have much choice as i needed a 22" inch frame bike anyway, ive covered around 130 miles in the last 7 days and its been so much fun, ive got myself a little routine of going gym, then cycling down to the beach and back, which is around 10 miles, even better in this great weather !!!!

Anyway the bike it self is pretty much knackered already lol, the front disc brakes are weak, the gears are dodgy, the plastic shield next to the gears has broken off, it makes an incredibly weird noise, both front and rear lights have decided to come flying off, the seat keeps moving around, but hey i dont care, i love trashing it around aslong as it dont break its all good lol

That sounds like a typical Apollo to be honest.
I've been told not to sell them at all costs, they're too much hassle, and they start to fall apart with a couple of days.
Don't be surprised if the wheels start to buckle soon.

oh dear, my dad, who used to cycle a fair bit but stopped about 12 years ago, is going to buy a bike from a colleague today. We know nothing about it except that it was apparently £300 new a few months ago, and he's paying £100 now. He's pretty out of touch with bikes and stuff at the moment, so I hope it's not something completely ridiculous, lol...

Oh and I have question - I need some downtube shifters, one of the levers has broken off from mine. I've been to a few shops but none stock any, not even old parts. There's a few on eBay but they're gay new ones. Mine are suntour ones, pretty ancient... any idea where I could get something like that? I could get pics later. Actually, I think I might have one...

yes:



Any ideas? I think they do need replacing, but I'll get more opinions before I accept that.

i got my new bike today *dances*

My babies

Cool what did you get? New bike = the most exciting thing ever

Are there any TSR cyclists from Leicestershire/Rutland/ East midlands direction?