tamara.augsten
Cruising
- May 23, 2011
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Hey guys,
i just joined this group. I've been living in Tokyo for 7 months now and bought a shitty shopping bike at the very beginning just to get around.
at home (in canada) i obsessively collect cheap/old road bikes and use those as my main form of transport.
Now that I have started my second term of school, I have realized i have a lot of free time and want to:
a) buy a new bike, and
b) go for some weekend bike trips outside of tokyo.
I had a few questions for you guys:
first, i wanted to get a single speed bike, as it would be easier to transport back to canada, as well as because I have geared bikes at home.
I am a student on a budget
So,
does anyone know of/ or have a used single speed bike they would want to sell?
I am looking to pay around 30,000.
Also, I have been doing some research online and found this bike:
http://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/ad-cycle/sagi0107.html
I am a female, 5'6" but pretty light weight. I was hoping more for a 480-500mm bike, do you guys think 530mm might be too big?
Anyways, if anyone has any info on cheap single speed bikes in Tokyo, that would be WICKED.
Also, I was hoping to be doing these 2-3 day trips on my own. Does anyone have any first time trip recommendations for a young, woman cycling on her own?
Thanks so much and So sorry for such a long winded first post.
i just joined this group. I've been living in Tokyo for 7 months now and bought a shitty shopping bike at the very beginning just to get around.
at home (in canada) i obsessively collect cheap/old road bikes and use those as my main form of transport.
Now that I have started my second term of school, I have realized i have a lot of free time and want to:
a) buy a new bike, and
b) go for some weekend bike trips outside of tokyo.
I had a few questions for you guys:
first, i wanted to get a single speed bike, as it would be easier to transport back to canada, as well as because I have geared bikes at home.
I am a student on a budget
So,
does anyone know of/ or have a used single speed bike they would want to sell?
I am looking to pay around 30,000.
Also, I have been doing some research online and found this bike:
http://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/ad-cycle/sagi0107.html
I am a female, 5'6" but pretty light weight. I was hoping more for a 480-500mm bike, do you guys think 530mm might be too big?
Anyways, if anyone has any info on cheap single speed bikes in Tokyo, that would be WICKED.
Also, I was hoping to be doing these 2-3 day trips on my own. Does anyone have any first time trip recommendations for a young, woman cycling on her own?
Thanks so much and So sorry for such a long winded first post.