I especially love shopping by bike and doing all errands by bike. I've loved every bike that I ever owned because of the rides. My bike takes me where I want to go and brings me home again. I'm all about enjoying every moment of my rides no need to race. I use folders now because it's more practical for me and they can be stored easily. I met a woman who had a folder but said she was practicing her riding to get rid of her horrid bike the she would get a proper one. Whatever bike you have at the moment is the best bike for you.
I love your philosophy! Completely the opposite of these cyclists who swallow all the bs marketing from the manufacturers who tell them what they ”need”... Those who pay crazy amounts of money to cut a few grams... And then make videos and write articles to complain that bikes are too expensive... The only group of customers I know who are so guillible and ready to enormous amount of money for extremely diminishing return is the world of audiophiles...
I like that my big, heavy, steel beast of a bike carried me through a herd of mating bison and over mountain passes this past fall. I went 2,000 miles and didn't need a car for a single one of them.
You sold me folders. I now have four, I like you can buy them for cheap, and if someone should steal one, well, they are welcome to the ride home. You definitely don't need a brand, but good tyres are tubes are a must. Keep up the work on the channel.
Each to their own. I spent £2,400 on a Tern Verge X11. 7 years ago. Alot of money right. But here's the thing. I don't drive. That's my only form of transport inside London. And over the last 7 years it's saved me over £25,000 in travel expenses. So it's paid for itself 10 times over. It's super quality and there isn't a hill it cannot climb without killing you. And nothing has needed maintainance or replacing in 7 years accept tires chains and a few cassettes, chainrings. As the saying goes you get what you pay for. If you only want to ride 30 or 40 miles a week. Sure get a cheap bike. But if you are going to ride 2 to 3 hundred miles a week. And it's your ONLY transport. The quality will show itself. With the fastest most efficient stable ride you can get on a folder. And that be a Tern verge X11...
I agree with all you say, my folders are used and abused, left under hedges and chained to street furniture sometimes for days ata time., for that reason alone I wouldnt buy, say, a brompton@@fender1000100
The bicycle nailed, home run bulls eye, hit for six, slam dunk,jackpot.I did a group ride a year or so back in the UK. We set off after lunch stop and passed a bike shop that had £10000 racing bikes on display. The ride leader told us that " these are the bikes that everyone wants". I said that I did not want one. He told me that that was because "you haven't got £10000"!!!!
They swallow all the bullshit marketing from the manufacturers who tell them what they ”need”... They pay crazy amounts of money to cut a few grams... And then they make videos and write articles to complain that the bikes are too expensive... The only group of customers I know who are so guillible and ready to pay big money for extremely diminishing return is the world of audiophiles...
They swallow all the bs marketing from the manufacturers who tell them what they ”need”... They pay crazy amounts of money to cut a few grams... And then they make videos and articles to complain that the bikes are too expensive... The only group of customers I know who are so guillible and ready to pay big money for extremely diminishing return is the world of audiophiles...
Really well composed inspirations about the blessings and joy of bike riding. Thank you Andy! Ernest Hemmingway would approve this video... “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” ― Ernest Hemingway
Cheers mate! I'm having fun making these videos, and there's more in the works right now. The sun is shining and the weather is sweet,.. the insect noise is crazy right now though! Thanks for your support!!
I love my folding bike! It does streets and single track trails. I get to see all the details. It's so much practical fun in such a small package, never awkward. No thanks to the Lycra bike. The folder is the bike I like.
I like bikes. Bikes are cool. I have 2. One bike is big. One bike is little. 2 bikes beside me. Man in the middle. I like bikes. Bikes are cool. I have 2.
Bikes, any bike, are cool. You've absolutely nailed the movement and travel aspects ✊ It's like that quote from Elizabeth West... When mankind invented the bicycle, they reached a pinnacle of achievement. Here was created an incredible machine of such precision and simplicity for the advancement of humanity. Allowing for a greater freedom of movement across the world. And (unlike subsequent inventions for man's so called advancements) the more it is used, the fitter the body and mind become. Here is a machine that is incredibly beneficial to those who use it, with no harm or degradation to the planet we all share. Progress should have stopped when the bicycle was invented.
I like bikes, but what I don't like about bikes are the saddles. They're not tailored for every man's or woman's butts. But seeing every landscapes change without having to being slow or fast as a car is truely convenient.
For all the reasons you gave, I agree, but I also like... No. Wrong verb. I NEED to know how all of the components function, and what their specs are, so that I can replace them they wear out, or repair them when they go wrong.
Your title had me worried! 😮 Nice mini vid and so true. I like "simplicity" of bike yet "very" practical. Like how they good for your exercise and hardly damage planet (just old bits rubber/ odd rusted metal). Like how they keep going for decades without much repair costs & keep you close to nature (can hear bird sounds etc whilst travel). The list can go on for ages...if you listed everything it would be a long vid! Generally i think bikes & electricity two brilliant inventions! 🙂🚵⚡️🔌💡
I experience at least 4 flat tires a month. I have to buy tubes in bulk in order to have tubes on hand to keep biking. So I bought a airless tire for the rear. I assume most flat tires are in the rear since that is where the bodyweight is. The front tire is light enough to maybe glide over a sharp. How do you deal with flats? Driving to work and biking to work cost me the same in the money I was spending on tubes.
Good question! I’ll be providing detailed answer to this and other viewer questions and more in my next livestream in the HOBO CLUB, you can get access to loads of other good info & videos for members only. Consider joining to get the best value information, access to answers, tips and tricks for your adventure! Https://www.youtube.com/@hobocyclist/join LIVE Q&A 17/5/24 1900 GMT (check your local timezone)
This is the best video about bicycles I have seen
A breath of fresh air in a world of marketing and snobbery. Thanks!
I especially love shopping by bike and doing all errands by bike. I've loved every bike that I ever owned because of the rides. My bike takes me where I want to go and brings me home again. I'm all about enjoying every moment of my rides no need to race. I use folders now because it's more practical for me and they can be stored easily. I met a woman who had a folder but said she was practicing her riding to get rid of her horrid bike the she would get a proper one. Whatever bike you have at the moment is the best bike for you.
I love your philosophy! Completely the opposite of these cyclists who swallow all the bs marketing from the manufacturers who tell them what they ”need”... Those who pay crazy amounts of money to cut a few grams... And then make videos and write articles to complain that bikes are too expensive... The only group of customers I know who are so guillible and ready to enormous amount of money for extremely diminishing return is the world of audiophiles...
I like that my big, heavy, steel beast of a bike carried me through a herd of mating bison and over mountain passes this past fall. I went 2,000 miles and didn't need a car for a single one of them.
You sold me folders. I now have four, I like you can buy them for cheap, and if someone should steal one, well, they are welcome to the ride home. You definitely don't need a brand, but good tyres are tubes are a must. Keep up the work on the channel.
Each to their own. I spent £2,400 on a Tern Verge X11. 7 years ago. Alot of money right. But here's the thing. I don't drive. That's my only form of transport inside London. And over the last 7 years it's saved me over £25,000 in travel expenses.
So it's paid for itself 10 times over. It's super quality and there isn't a hill it cannot climb without killing you. And nothing has needed maintainance or replacing in 7 years accept tires chains and a few cassettes, chainrings.
As the saying goes you get what you pay for. If you only want to ride 30 or 40 miles a week. Sure get a cheap bike. But if you are going to ride 2 to 3 hundred miles a week. And it's your ONLY transport. The quality will show itself. With the fastest most efficient stable ride you can get on a folder. And that be a Tern verge X11...
I agree with all you say, my folders are used and abused, left under hedges and chained to street furniture sometimes for days ata time., for that reason alone I wouldnt buy, say, a brompton@@fender1000100
The bicycle nailed, home run bulls eye, hit for six, slam dunk,jackpot.I did a group ride a year or so back in the UK. We set off after lunch stop and passed a bike shop that had £10000 racing bikes on display. The ride leader told us that "
these are the bikes that everyone wants".
I said that I did not want one. He told me that that was because "you haven't got £10000"!!!!
They swallow all the bullshit marketing from the manufacturers who tell them what they ”need”... They pay crazy amounts of money to cut a few grams... And then they make videos and write articles to complain that the bikes are too expensive... The only group of customers I know who are so guillible and ready to pay big money for extremely diminishing return is the world of audiophiles...
They swallow all the bs marketing from the manufacturers who tell them what they ”need”... They pay crazy amounts of money to cut a few grams... And then they make videos and articles to complain that the bikes are too expensive... The only group of customers I know who are so guillible and ready to pay big money for extremely diminishing return is the world of audiophiles...
Really well composed inspirations about the blessings and joy of bike riding. Thank you Andy! Ernest Hemmingway would approve this video...
“It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.”
― Ernest Hemingway
Great speech, totally agree about these two wheel wonders! I really liked the shot transitions in this video!
Cheers mate! I'm having fun making these videos, and there's more in the works right now. The sun is shining and the weather is sweet,.. the insect noise is crazy right now though! Thanks for your support!!
I love my folding bike! It does streets and single track trails. I get to see all the details. It's so much practical fun in such a small package, never awkward. No thanks to the Lycra bike. The folder is the bike I like.
Wonderful poetry about bikes 🎉 the benefits are endless
Cheers mate! Welcome along to Hobo Club!
I like bikes. Bikes are cool. I have 2. One bike is big. One bike is little. 2 bikes beside me. Man in the middle. I like bikes. Bikes are cool. I have 2.
well said
Bikes, any bike, are cool. You've absolutely nailed the movement and travel aspects ✊
It's like that quote from Elizabeth West... When mankind invented the bicycle, they reached a pinnacle of achievement.
Here was created an incredible machine of such precision and simplicity for the advancement of humanity.
Allowing for a greater freedom of movement across the world.
And (unlike subsequent inventions for man's so called advancements) the more it is used, the fitter the body and mind become.
Here is a machine that is incredibly beneficial to those who use it, with no harm or degradation to the planet we all share.
Progress should have stopped
when the bicycle was invented.
I think you misquoted her. This sounds too modern.
We definitely share the same sentiments about bikes, as well as ride the same kind. Cheers to you, my soul brother from the other side of the world.
I like bikes too. The bar to using a bike is very low and the advantages are great, many and varied.
Can't agree more !! For me it's freedom !! Get out there
I like bikes, but what I don't like about bikes are the saddles. They're not tailored for every man's or woman's butts. But seeing every landscapes change without having to being slow or fast as a car is truely convenient.
Mate i love the topic. I have old folding bike and one mtb. They are simple and Rolling.and cheap but its nice.
You’ve got all the bases covered. Life is better at 20km/h it sure beats walking! 🚲👍
Absolutely!
For all the reasons you gave, I agree, but I also like... No. Wrong verb. I NEED to know how all of the components function, and what their specs are, so that I can replace them they wear out, or repair them when they go wrong.
Your title had me worried! 😮 Nice mini vid and so true. I like "simplicity" of bike yet "very" practical. Like how they good for your exercise and hardly damage planet (just old bits rubber/ odd rusted metal). Like how they keep going for decades without much repair costs & keep you close to nature (can hear bird sounds etc whilst travel). The list can go on for ages...if you listed everything it would be a long vid! Generally i think bikes & electricity two brilliant inventions! 🙂🚵⚡️🔌💡
Humans invented something so good it didn’t need any improvement! Good for us & good for the environment 😎👍🚲🏝
Well said!!
I couldn't agree more. 👏👏
I like this video , nice one .
The anti influencer. Legend
I experience at least 4 flat tires a month. I have to buy tubes in bulk in order to have tubes on hand to keep biking. So I bought a airless tire for the rear. I assume most flat tires are in the rear since that is where the bodyweight is. The front tire is light enough to maybe glide over a sharp. How do you deal with flats? Driving to work and biking to work cost me the same in the money I was spending on tubes.
Good question! I’ll be providing detailed answer to this and other viewer questions and more in my next livestream in the HOBO CLUB, you can get access to loads of other good info & videos for members only. Consider joining to get the best value information, access to answers, tips and tricks for your adventure! Https://www.youtube.com/@hobocyclist/join LIVE Q&A 17/5/24 1900 GMT (check your local timezone)
And I like this video, Well said. 👍
tldr: bike is a tool, not a fetish