What can you buy for £110 these days?
Apart from a bank that is. I hear they pay you to take them off their hands.
Well, you could get a little Nintendo thingumajig, like this:
Or you could get yourself one of these handy two-seater bikes, which are MUCH MORE FUN:
Here’s how my spend worked out:
- Purchase price: £50
- New Tyres: £22
- New mudguards: £24
- New cables: £10
- Bike Shop Labour to remove stubborn bottom-brackets: £5
- New paint job - powder coated to the same spec as components for JCB: Free (it’s not what you know, but who you know!)
Of course, I’ve just completely blown all this frugality, by ordering a Brooks B66 saddle, leather bar grips, and an even swoopier set of front handlebars:
But despite my totally out of control spending, it’s still much better value, and a whole lot more fun than I could ever have with an electronic thingumajig. Heck, I even like the colour, and I’m really looking forward to doing next year’s Dunwich Dynamo in style with VonSmallHaussen on it too.
So remember, kids: Second-hand bikes: definitley the only way to travel!
OMG - I’m too scared to think about that just yet.
The iron tablets are finally kicking in and I’m now ready to contemplate a training schedule when you get the time to help me put one together.
I have had to cancel all my other sporty activities for the time being - so as long as we build up SLOWLY then I should be okay…
What a fabulous way to ride to Dunwich and what a bargain. It looks great — can’t wait, and this time we’ll have that beer!
Thinking about it, does the tandem cause a slight logistical problem? Will you need to get the coach back or recruit another willing driver to pick you up? I imagine you won’t be able to get it onto the small country trains. You may of course be able to ride the extra 50 km to Ipswich and then get it into a guards’ van on the larger inter-city trains.
Logistical nightmare is one way to put it. My friend “Algernond”’s father lives near Ipswich, and I’m wondering if we could hire a minibus / transit for transport purposes & get him to drive it!
Excellent. I’ve been looking out for a cheap tandem for years.
Oh, and those handlebars are definitely the correct shape.
Mmmm - we could proably borrow transit from my builder across the road.
Adrian! An extra 50kms!!!!! And I thought we were friends!
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