Oh you get some odd people these days...

[Spudly]

Was in tesco earlier shopping for beer, and saw a young couple shopping for a mountain bike (always makes me cringe seeing people shopping for a bike in a supermarket) but the one this guy was looking at, was some beefy framed 'full suspension' thing, and it looked aimed for a kid of about 10 (at most) years old, and it was that fooking heavy the dad couldnt even lift it to put it back on the display shelf, he kind of heaved it up with a 'eeeuurrrrghhhhh, yeeeaahhh'p, (thunked it back on the seven inch high display shelf) yep, he will be fine with that' wtf, seriously did i just hear him say that, i so wanted to say to him, oi, he wont grow into a massive framed bike, and if youre not strong enough to lift it then how will he be, and to slap him for thinking that was a real 'MTB'

Poor kid id hate to have seen what they got him for christmas lol

[VnoNovaD]

Be fair Spud.

The kid might have been a stepchild, or ginger or summat.

[Spudly]

Even if i hated my kid i wouldnt foist a two ton wannabe MTB onto them, if you really want to buy a cheap mountain bike then buy something cheap from a LBS, at least there is less risk of buying a recycled (see what i did there) nova lol

[Markd89]

Was in tesco earlier shopping for beer, and saw a young couple shopping for a mountain bike (always makes me cringe seeing people shopping for a bike in a supermarket) but the one this guy was looking at, was some beefy framed 'full suspension' thing, and it looked aimed for a kid of about 10 (at most) years old, and it was that fooking heavy the dad couldnt even lift it to put it back on the display shelf, he kind of heaved it up with a 'eeeuurrrrghhhhh, yeeeaahhh'p, (thunked it back on the seven inch high display shelf) yep, he will be fine with that' wtf, seriously did i just hear him say that, i so wanted to say to him, oi, he wont grow into a massive framed bike, and if youre not strong enough to lift it then how will he be, and to slap him for thinking that was a real 'MTB'

Poor kid id hate to have seen what they got him for christmas lol

st stephens by any chance ? lol

[Spudly]

st stephens by any chance ? lol




Lmfao dont tell me you were down the same aisle as me and saw said blokey lol

[Mike]

Lmfao dont tell me you were down the same aisle as me and saw said blokey lol

Maybe he is said blokey :confused: lol lol

[Spudly]

Maybe he is said blokey :confused: lol lol


Nah i think ive met him breifly at roths so i dont think it was him, but if it was, then man up, put your hand in yer pocket and go to 'Freetown Sports' you tight cnut:p


lol

[Markd89]

Maybe he is said blokey :confused: lol lol

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Na lol, i've seen something similar in there with a exercise bike tho lol

[Spudly]

It takes me back to when i was about 13 and the rents got me a 22" townsend hotrock mtb, i wanted a mountain bike, not a mountain made from a bike, i never grew into it ever and im over six foot tall now lol

My first proper mtb was a '95 Giant ATX 850, came with full STX groupset and was ace, spent fookloads on it and had it valued for the extended house insurance cover @ £1500 when i was 18, why the fook did i quit biking, it still makes me cry today as not trying to blow my own trumpet, but i was really getting good and who knows where id be now:cry:

[Connor]

Better than no mtb though, i got what i was given and if i argued i got a slap lol? Dont think the kid would be that bothered if it was a£400-£500 piece of kit lol the fact hes got his own bike or a 'new' bike would be exciting enough for me (when i was younger) IMO of course :)

[Spudly]

Errr no then, how do you expect a sub ten year old kid to be able to ride a bike, that a fully grown bloke struggled to lift off the floor:eek:


Youre not a rider are you lol

[Connor]

Maybe the bloke was just being a girl lol, i know what you mean the bikes that are cr4p and weigh a ton, but if thats all your parent(s) could afford then you make do, im just saying from experiance as growing up with a single parent i ended up with all the cr4p no body wanted, but it didnt stop me riding, and i still ride when possible (although i broke 2 ribs last time i went out) lol. I do see your point and i do agree, those bikes are utter crap and not ideal for a kid etc, when (if) i do have kids i would rather buy quality second hand bike than a brand new crappy bike for them, but not all parents understand the idea of quality lol. Blimey i'm babbling on :roll:

[Spudly]

And youre also showing signs of becomming sensible lol



Im glad i struggled with the nine foot frame i had, as it made me a better rider, if i could do well on a three ton forty foot frame then bonus, but something that at least fitted me wouldve gone a lot further lol


I still wonder what id ride, how competent id be, and where id be at, had i not quit ten years ago:cry:

[Edd]

If I kept riding I would have been giving John Tomac a run for his money :d


I should never of given up going regular either :( slowly getting back into it tho :)

[Connor]

Yea i have had my prime, and im only 20 lol
but i just do it for the crack, nothing beats a roadtrip session with the lads, the banter cannot be beaten lol

[mowgli]

spud. having seen the abuse a kids bike gets, i can see why the bloke was buying a cheap one... every so often, my lot want to go on a bike ride, and i have to straighten them out, fix the brakes, remove skipping ropes, dolls, twigs etc from them & pump the tyres up... they will never put them in the shed, so they are rusty, the mudguards are smashed, so they get covered in shyte..... when they show me some appreciation of their bikes, i might get them a decent one.

[24sevenslacker]

iv got a nice mountain bike hanging in the garage he could of bought cheap for £500 ;)

[Mike]

I settled for a BMX when in my prime yuf....

Powerlite P28

http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/powerlite/30422

[Andy]

Spud we need a day in dalby man,its been far too long

[Spudly]

iv got a nice mountain bike hanging in the garage he could of bought cheap for £500 ;)



I might be coming to see you about that if its not being shifted in a hurry:thumb:








Spud we need a day in dalby man,its been far too long




Nah fook that, another session in your local more like lol


Although a damn good day in dalby then a mooch to the pub afterwards would also be win:thumb:

[Rich]

Be fair Spud.

The kid might have been a stepchild, or ginger or summat.

am i the only person that burst out laughing when i read this? lol

Rep coming you way lol

[GDN16v]

Some off them full suspension mountain bikes that are meant for kids are around the 42 - 44 lbs mark to pedal about on,lollollollollollollollollol

Not surprised the kids are knackered after riding them all day!!:cry::cry::cry:

[Spudly]

Some off them full suspension mountain bikes that are meant for kids are around the 42 - 44 lbs mark to pedal about on,lollollollollollollollollol

Not surprised the kids are knackered after riding them all day!!:cry::cry::cry:




My point exactly, if the dad couldnt lift the fooking thing how would the poor child lol

[Edd]

44lbs :eek: WTF lol

That's nearly double what my Cannondale weighs lol

How can anyone make there kid ride that :tard:

[Spudly]

44lbs :eek: WTF lol

That's nearly double what my Cannondale weighs lol

How can anyone make there kid ride that :tard:




Exactly!!!

[GDN16v]

44lbs :eek: WTF lol



HEAVY ASS BIKE:eek::eek::eek::eek:

There not even well made either, most of the cheap bikes will be dead within the year!:cry:

[claire6069]

Be fair Spud.

The kid might have been a stepchild, or ginger or summat.

stepchild?! thats not very nice lol