ah. Fair enough.
(You sure it's not that you've got too heavy a gear on it? But I won't go on about this....)
re your question below - no, a vintage racing bike shouldn't be much heavier than what you'd get new for the same money.
You would need to take care about the components on it though. Thing is with buying bikes us you've basically got a three way trade-off between strength / quality of components, weight, and price. You have to compromise on one of those.
For the money you want to spend, you're gonna hve to compromise on one of the other two - you're not gonna get something very light and good quality. (Unless you build it yourself.)
If it were me, I'd compromise on the weight bit. It's all very well having something light, but if the gears keep f*cking up then it really doesn't matter how light it is...
Posted By: Tricky Hawes on September 14th 2012 at 08:49:50
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- you could get one of those electric pedal bikes? (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 14, 08:30:51
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- Why do you definitely want gears? (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 14, 08:21:53
- I have reasons... (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Sep 14, 08:40:48
- ah. Fair enough. (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 14, 08:49:50
- if he works from home he should gettun exercise bike for the commute (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tombs, Sep 14, 08:52:22
- good idea. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 14, 09:03:51
- I'm not at the mo... (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Sep 14, 09:10:42
- that would be nice.. Would you like to come to ****N16****? (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 14, 09:16:19
- Church St maybe? Must have free wi-fi (n/m) (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Sep 14, 09:29:55
- that would be nice.. Would you like to come to ****N16****? (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 14, 09:16:19
- I'm not at the mo... (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Sep 14, 09:10:42
- good idea. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 14, 09:03:51
- if he works from home he should gettun exercise bike for the commute (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tombs, Sep 14, 08:52:22
- ah. Fair enough. (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 14, 08:49:50
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- You really want a vintage racing bike to go with your image. (Other Sports) - jafski, Sep 14, 07:35:18
- Cheers R. Vintage would be cool but aren't they super heavy? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Dandy Highburyman, Sep 14, 08:39:30
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