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OK so i really need a new bike, it has to be a hybrid, and this -

https://www.evanscycles.com/brand/whyte/shoreditch-2022-hybrid-bike-930361#colcode=93036115

- looks perfect.

Mostly just as a commute bike, but also the usual tow-path-lite-gravelly-stuff, it looks like a great deal, and there is an Evans store i can literally pick this bike up from tomorrow.

I'm as good as buying this thing tomorrow, so give me a reason not to.

Give me a reason to be...  [url=

woman[/url]


 
Posted : 08/02/2023 11:37 pm
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You got a reply. But am I going to give you a reason.

Maybe. Maybe not.

I don't understand how the tyres can be as comfortable as the bike itself? Do they also have a seat on them?

<span class="infoPageDescription DisplayAttributesActive">Large volume slick tyres on broad rims are as fast and as comfortable as the bike itself </span>

Aesthetically, i'm not a fan of the reverse tapered downtube look... I associate it with supermarket bikes.


 
Posted : 09/02/2023 12:18 am
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I'm not enamoured by the sales bumpf, and i'm a bit concerned about the width of the wheel rim - how low does that go?


 
Posted : 09/02/2023 12:46 am
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I don't understand the Portishead reference but that looks a great bike for the money.


 
Posted : 09/02/2023 12:32 pm
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It looks fine. For that price I can’t see any reason not to get it.


 
Posted : 09/02/2023 12:43 pm
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Buy it, and get them to put mudguards on it with some of the money you've saved. Essential on a commuter!


 
Posted : 09/02/2023 8:02 pm
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Sees thread title, expects Portishead, doesn't disappoint.


 
Posted : 09/02/2023 8:08 pm
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Looks a great comuting machine


 
Posted : 09/02/2023 8:10 pm
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Reason not to… Evans are that Sportsdirect fella everyone hates?

But if its “perfect” for you, and a great deal, why do you need to ask?

er, it could be sweet…


 
Posted : 09/02/2023 8:43 pm
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Well, i bought it. Only ridden it back from the shop and once round the block, hope to give it a proper run out tomorrow.


 
Posted : 09/02/2023 10:23 pm
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... and did it work? Are you all woman now?

Or will it take a bit more time?


 
Posted : 10/02/2023 12:14 am
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Right so...

I don’t understand the Portishead reference

Sees thread title, expects Portishead, doesn’t disappoint.

so that's that...

if its “perfect” for you, and a great deal, why do you need to ask?

I actually said it 'looks' perfect, and we all know that looks can be deceiving - much as i love bicycles, the whole technical aspect of the modern bicycle 'game' has rather left me behind. Asking for a reason not to buy it is essentially me waiting for someone to pipe up with 'wait, you don't want that, it has a tapered non-boost thrunge-bucket made entirely of cheese' or the like - one thing that can be said about this forum is that it is populated by people who know their shizz.

… and did it work?

I'm now madly in love - before the day i bought it, life was so unkind, this bike was the key to my peace of mind, it makes me feel like a [url=

woman[/url].


 
Posted : 12/02/2023 12:53 am

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