Hi!
I'm new to this forum. While browsing it, i saw that most people here are from Australia, UK, America, and i was asking myself if there are any from eastern europe, like me. I'm just curious, because i'd like to know if there are people here (like me) who do this, let's call it, low-tech cycling. Let me give you a little tech info: 13 Kg, 51 crank (just one), 14-22 sprockets (5), 175 mm crank arms... Sounds like real ****, isn't it? Well, that's my "beauty", the crappiest russian bike ever made, with which i climb every hill around here, and, trust me, there are a lot of them... (14% steepest).
The most expensive "hi-tech" bike that one could (hardly) afford here is one close to what eddy merckx used to ride... To make you understand what i'm talking about, i will tell you that the minimum wage in my country is around 100$. So much for Campagnolo, Colnago, Pinarello, Trek...
I'm a cycling fan also, in fact i watch every big competition (Giro, Tour, Vuelta, WCH) live some years now (thanx to Eurosport).
I know very few people interested in cycling around here, in fact most of them categorize it as the most stupid, senseless sport that exists...
Now that i gave you a little bit of insight of the way things are done around here, i would be glad to hear from you. Any opinion about anything is welcome.
I'm new to this forum. While browsing it, i saw that most people here are from Australia, UK, America, and i was asking myself if there are any from eastern europe, like me. I'm just curious, because i'd like to know if there are people here (like me) who do this, let's call it, low-tech cycling. Let me give you a little tech info: 13 Kg, 51 crank (just one), 14-22 sprockets (5), 175 mm crank arms... Sounds like real ****, isn't it? Well, that's my "beauty", the crappiest russian bike ever made, with which i climb every hill around here, and, trust me, there are a lot of them... (14% steepest).
The most expensive "hi-tech" bike that one could (hardly) afford here is one close to what eddy merckx used to ride... To make you understand what i'm talking about, i will tell you that the minimum wage in my country is around 100$. So much for Campagnolo, Colnago, Pinarello, Trek...
I'm a cycling fan also, in fact i watch every big competition (Giro, Tour, Vuelta, WCH) live some years now (thanx to Eurosport).
I know very few people interested in cycling around here, in fact most of them categorize it as the most stupid, senseless sport that exists...
Now that i gave you a little bit of insight of the way things are done around here, i would be glad to hear from you. Any opinion about anything is welcome.