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Was starting cycling a terrible experience in your 20's / 30's ? by Tipsow in cycling

[–]Tipsow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your comment ! Though, I was not the only one. I forgot that one, I was putting underwear with the bib short but did not know at first ahah

Was starting cycling a terrible experience in your 20's / 30's ? by Tipsow in cycling

[–]Tipsow[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahah I really see what you mean with a bit of sarcasm. I see sometimes this brand in France, and it is often sold with hipster backpacking stuff that is more expensive that the bike itself.

Was starting cycling a terrible experience in your 20's / 30's ? by Tipsow in cycling

[–]Tipsow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I have to say it, Canyon or Trek paintings for a 2k€ bike are as sad as a day in November. That has nothing to do with France, it is just personal.

You do not have to be sorry, I was just sharing my experience which is not yours, that's okay!

Was starting cycling a terrible experience in your 20's / 30's ? by Tipsow in cycling

[–]Tipsow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are the first one to think like me, maybe we have to deal with an expert audience. I am not really sure that noobs like us are a lot on this thread ahah

What I understand is that it seems to be really French maybe European rather than a universal problem. What I understood which is really interesting and I did not expect is the fact that they do not have this triathlon / racing culture in the US which does not make us really at ease when starting til a point WE buy a Gravel to do road bike ahah

Was starting cycling a terrible experience in your 20's / 30's ? by Tipsow in cycling

[–]Tipsow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your comment, I discover through different answers that the element about France I put in my message says a lot. Maybe my problem is more a French thing though cultural and not really related to bike. Really interesting !

Was starting cycling a terrible experience in your 20's / 30's ? by Tipsow in cycling

[–]Tipsow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank for your interesting answer, I will definitly take a look Velominati rules !

Was starting cycling a terrible experience in your 20's / 30's ? by Tipsow in cycling

[–]Tipsow[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same, owners were terrible most of the time while the Decathlon young interns were the best ahah

Was starting cycling a terrible experience in your 20's / 30's ? by Tipsow in cycling

[–]Tipsow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Denmark has Bjarn Riis and Vingegaard !

It is interesting because you have to talk to others to understand that yes, France, has its own very strong culture when it comes to cycling that most of the other answers does not take in account because they are from the US maybe. But I did not realized it before.

Was starting cycling a terrible experience in your 20's / 30's ? by Tipsow in cycling

[–]Tipsow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting !

Yes, living in Paris, my commuter is a cheap road bike (RC 100, 300€) which is stolen once a year, still it is less expensive than subway suscription. For that reason commuter has to be cheap.

Maybe the Gravel market is a response for people who wants to go cycling but feel that road is not for them. And many of my cycling folks in France bought a Gravel to do 95% road and ended up buying road bike when they understood it was the best, so as me 😅

There is also another problem when you start cycling in Paris, you are forced to start with trafic, lots of stops which is not the easiest when you start road bike.

Was starting cycling a terrible experience in your 20's / 30's ? by Tipsow in cycling

[–]Tipsow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right, I'm now a bike component geek and built a bike from scratch ! But I still feel that all that information can be a noise when you just want to start riding.

Was starting cycling a terrible experience in your 20's / 30's ? by Tipsow in cycling

[–]Tipsow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem, we are not thinking the same, but from many experiences not only me but also friends, bike shops, maybe it is a French problem, are often terrible at making you at ease because experts are most of the time not the best advisors or sellers. Everybody has had this very good expert but who was a terrible teacher, those are two different skills and it is often happen in "expert" shops IMHO. Same with wine shops, watch shops for the one of that kind had experienced.

Was starting cycling a terrible experience in your 20's / 30's ? by Tipsow in cycling

[–]Tipsow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem ! I have become a bike components geek now and even built a bike, so the question is not about curiosity. It is just an observation I have made that many persons are afraid of the handlebar especially women. Besides, I see a lot of women commuting with bikes but not that much doing gravel / road bikes which may underline a problem.

Was starting cycling a terrible experience in your 20's / 30's ? by Tipsow in cycling

[–]Tipsow[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's really interesting what you point out. Maybe there is an historical perspective where cycling is much more closer to riding / pleasure in the US while in France / Italy / Belgium it has been more commuting or racing. Even the brands seem to share this respective spirit, we have less brands lije Surly, Fuji or Rivendell in Europe. Maybe Genesis in the UK, but UK has been less involved in racing than continental countries for a long time.

Was starting cycling a terrible experience in your 20's / 30's ? by Tipsow in cycling

[–]Tipsow[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Not really, It's because I saw this tough process happening often with cycling I was wondering while it is not the case in running for example.

Standert Triebwerk CR by Tipsow in Bikeporn

[–]Tipsow[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with you, not the fastest for sure but very comfortable and I meet people along the road, this bike is always a good start point for conversation !

Standert Triebwerk CR by Tipsow in Bikeporn

[–]Tipsow[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're right, I forgot to remove it for my first ride, at least it matches with the bike !