Cyclists really are in their own world

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clubchamp98 said:
Went to my local bike shop today .
He had about 15 bikes left all over a grand .
The place had been emptied by the buying public.
I said “that’s great for business”
His answer was “ not really ,I can’t get any stock so might have to shut for a bit”
Never seen so many people on bikes as the last two weeks.
All we need now is to teach them not to use the pavements.!
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..................... and to put a bloody crash helmet on!
 
murphthemog said:
Campag is just really loud on free wheel. Prefer Shimano, but then I don't own a Bianchi. If it's an Italian frame, it has to have an Italian group set.
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Agree about the noise and my friend who had a Trek with Shimano was very jealous of my noisy free wheel! Keeps me honest - no noise if I keep pedalling!!
 
clubchamp98 said:
Went to my local bike shop today .
He had about 15 bikes left all over a grand .
The place had been emptied by the buying public.
I said “that’s great for business”
His answer was “ not really ,I can’t get any stock so might have to shut for a bit”
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I don't get this. If a shop sells a quarter worth of stock at no discount in a month shouldn't that be good? Cash in the bank, maybe drop some overheads for a little while. On paper, in my mind, they should be coming out on top.
 
AmandaJR said:
I like the fact she's just got hints of Celeste as the block colour ones don't look as gorgeous (to me)!
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Amanda you post lots of interesting, well thought out posts but seriously? I think this lockdown is affecting you mentally now. Bianchis should be blue ;)

#prayforAmanda
 
larmen said:
I don't get this. If a shop sells a quarter worth of stock at no discount in a month shouldn't that be good? Cash in the bank, maybe drop some overheads for a little while. On paper, in my mind, they should be coming out on top.
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Not necessarily. If he can't replace the stock then he can't sell more, only the same amount as he would normally. He comes out even, not ahead. He then has customers coming into his shop, seeing it mainly empty and walking out again. They may not bother going back 'because they don't have much in so its not worth it. We will go elsewhere.' That affects the shop going forward.

I know I'm stretching this out a bit but ultimately if the shop can't restock then the benefit is limited. If he can find stock from somewhere then it's a whole new ball game and he is planning early retirement ?
 
Diamond said:
I live very close to the tranpennine trail (2 minutes away). It’s a wonderful place to spend a Sunday morning stroll, woodpeckers, swans, Moore hens, squirrels and herons. Away from all the roads as well. Since lockdown this beautiful part of the world has been taken over by Lycra clad imbeciles. No bell, no warning and impossible to keep 2 metres from them. The trail is also busy with walkers, many elderley and when walking it is easy to keep the 2 metre distance without any anxiety.
My initial thought is that these selfish cyclists should be on the road, not a trail, but now on this forum I have read that people are cycling for 20 miles...during lockdown.
Throughout lockdown the message has been stay home, 1 hour exercise is a limit and not a target. If you need an hour for your own mental safety then take it but not every day and certainly don’t make it the norm and make other people think it is ok.
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To be fair the trans Pennines way is a cycle path it’s at the bottom of my road.
It was designed for cycling.
Pavements are designed for walking not cycling. So you could say it’s the walkers in the way.!
We need to be a bit more tolerant and not all cyclists are bad.
I always use my bell to warn walkers I am approaching and have never had any problems, except those wearing headphones!
 
larmen said:
I don't get this. If a shop sells a quarter worth of stock at no discount in a month shouldn't that be good? Cash in the bank, maybe drop some overheads for a little while. On paper, in my mind, they should be coming out on top.
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He has sold all his stock and can’t get anymore .
So he has nothing to sell.
 
clubchamp98 said:
To be fair the trans Pennines way is a cycle path it’s at the bottom of my road.
It was designed for cycling.
Pavements are designed for walking not cycling. So you could say it’s the walkers in the way.!
We need to be a bit more tolerant and not all cyclists are bad.
I always use my bell to warn walkers I am approaching and have never had any problems, except those wearing headphones!
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i got a stupid bell for my MTB as walkers were alway moaning about you coming up behind them too quick, something i don;t do, so got a bell, now every bugger has headphones in and don't hear you anyway:rolleyes:
 
clubchamp98 said:
He has sold all his stock and can’t get anymore .
So he has nothing to sell.
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I get that. But the equivalent in my mind is a fixed value contract, you quote 1000 pound thinking it takes 3 days, do it in 1 day, then you still got 1000 pound and 2 days off.

Anyway, lets get back to Bianchi bikes being Celeste (not blue) and Ultra is the value for money choice on non-italian frames ;-)
 
patricks148 said:
i got a stupid bell for my MTB as walkers were alway moaning about you coming up behind them too quick, something i don;t do, so got a bell, now every bugger has headphones in and don't hear you anyway:rolleyes:
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People should walk on the right of a path , you can see the cyclist coming then.
As in Highway Code on roads with no pavements.
It can be quite a shock for a walker if someone whizzes past at speed on a bike.
But if you are walking on a cycle way you can’t really complain there are cyclists on it.
 
larmen said:
I get that. But the equivalent in my mind is a fixed value contract, you quote 1000 pound thinking it takes 3 days, do it in 1 day, then you still got 1000 pound and 2 days off.

Anyway, lets get back to Bianchi bikes being Celeste (not blue) and Ultra is the value for money choice on non-italian frames ;-)
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learnt something new, i didn't know it had a name... always thought it was just Duck Egg Blue(y)
 
The shared cycle/footpath that started the original post - I have been out there every day since the lockdown started and have found that the casual cyclists, the families etc - they are all really polite, thank you for standing to one side, wait for people to move etc. The so-called "lycra louts", the "serious" cyclists - they are the ones who are rude, obnoxious, nearly hit people whilst trying to set their own personal best times etc. And it has happened so often that it is no longer a one-off but a definite trend.
 
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