I bought it because I liked how it looks. It's ok to ride too, weighing only slightly more than Portugal. Needs a bit of tlc.
Flea market find
I bought it because I liked how it looks. It's ok to ride too, weighing only slightly more than Portugal. Needs a bit of tlc.
21 Comments
inari@piefed.zip · 38 pts · 134d
I know Portugal is a small country, but it can't be that lightweight
simbico@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 134d
I think they meant a portuguese person
lol_idk@piefed.social · 9 pts · 134d
Americans will do anything to avoid using metric
calamitycastle@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 134d
Looks mad comfy. I like a coaster brake. Great bike for shopping and short trips
Pirtatogna@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 134d
Yep, 100% For longer trips I have other bikes, but they're all single speed or fixed gear. I'm a simple man, so I'm into simple things and dislike mechanical complexity of derailleurs and such. To be honest I'm not sure that even freewheel is such a great invention... ;P
grue@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 134d
Spoken like a person who lives somewhere flat.
Pirtatogna@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 134d
Well not completely flat, we have some decent hills, but granted they're not mountains.
IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf · 3 pts · 134d
a flea sold this bike to you?
Pirtatogna@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 134d
No I'm pretty sure it was a person (without fleas). Or a flea with a really good human costume.
Flea market is something akin to a second hand store / goodwill / yard sale in europe.
IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf · 0 pts · 134d
thats my old bike, a bunch of fleas grabbed it and flew away
shouldve taken out a vial to blood to test for fleas in human costumes dam it
Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 134d
no wonder the fleas were selling that, there's no way something that small could ride a bike.
Fourth@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 134d
Hell yeah
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 133d
Love the brand name
jackintosh@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 134d
Standard model Dutch bicycle?
Pirtatogna@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 133d
Do you think it might be Dutch?
My bike when I lived in the Netherlands was somewhat more scary. It was a rattly old thing with poor brakes. Almost rode it into Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal once by accident.
Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 133d
Rad!
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 134d
An ebike conversion kit and i’d be all
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 134d
It's practically perfect as it is! No need to ruin it with batteries!
This like it's in incredibly good condition and will keep rolling for years to come
Pirtatogna@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 133d
I wouldn't dream of ruining this beautiful thing that will likely last decades or better part of a century with fragile (and ugly) tech that will be obsolete or broken in a few years.
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 133d
I'm still trying to figure out it the parent comment was sarcastic...
Pirtatogna@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 133d
Well you know, people have varying preferences when it comes to bikes. I'm very much in the "simple always works" camp.