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fool for my decision and really needed to spend another four grand or what have you. 
I have never had house insurance, well not for decades. I need a theft insurance on its own if anyone has any tips.
Ridgeback is a solid brand. You really don't need to spend thousands on a hybrid, anything over about £500-£750 you are really getting marginal gains for your money.Well I have just ordered £850 worth of cycle and accessories through the cycle to work scheme.
The tax advantage makes it all good value.
The main reason was they seemed to be the only way I could get a really large frame as everyone else had no stock.
It’s been a long time since I rode a cycle. Now in my sixth decade I need to get fitter and have the independence of two wheels again.
The attached is what I got.
Being the internet do feel free to tell me I am a stupid View attachment 282372fool for my decision and really needed to spend another four grand or what have you.
Any recommendations for insurance? I have to insure it.
, and you don't just fancy a new one cos you can. One that you use regularly, e.g. a few times a week.
Oh god no my expectation would be more than a decade, maybe 20 years plus?How long do you expect to keep a bike for? Assuming it doesn't get stolen, you look after it to an average degree, no one crashes into it
I know there are tonnes of variables in that, including what you can afford, but ish ish, based on having a usable, not totally clapped-out bike, rather than means.
A couple of years? Five? More? Less?
Indefinitely with proper maintenance.How long do you expect to keep a bike for? Assuming it doesn't get stolen, you look after it to an average degree, no one crashes into it
I know there are tonnes of variables in that, including what you can afford, but ish ish, based on having a usable, not totally clapped-out bike, rather than means.
A couple of years? Five? More? Less?
My mum just gave a nearly thirty year old bike to my cousin. And it was fine despite being a bit of a crap bike thirty years ago. It hadn't done thousands of miles tbf but it had been used semi-regularly.That's reassuring!
Cyclists, the only people who can destroy a high streets trade by, errr, using it."we must save the Great British high street"
"No not through people visiting it"
Conservative councillors say people going for brunch are 'ruining cycle lane experiment'
“Driving through it or having brunch here is not knowing how Chiswick works, you have to know it as a resident or a worker”...road.cc
I used to call it a new bike when I changed the frame.
Spot the stereotype
My lovely road bike I bought 6 years ago I think - I can't see any reason to replace it. I use it 4-5 days or so a week for commuting and fun rides. I keep it clean and services and once a year for the last two years pay someone to strip it back to the frame and reassemble it fully which must help extend its life. I guess at the rate I use it it will last another 5-10How long do you expect to keep a bike for? Assuming it doesn't get stolen, you look after it to an average degree, no one crashes into it
I know there are tonnes of variables in that, including what you can afford, but ish ish, based on having a usable, not totally clapped-out bike, rather than means.
A couple of years? Five? More? Less?
