Cycle Parts in French



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Woody

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I am going on a cycling holiday with some friends to France shortly. Now I
can just about get by with my school boy French to find the nearest bar and
order a few beers. However, asking the way to the nearest cycle shop
because some item on my bike has suffered a catestrophic failure is beyond
me.

Is there a site or can anyone supply the French terms for the usual
components on cycle?

Thanks

Woody
 
On Mon, 31 May 2004 08:49:01 +0100, Woody wrote:

> I am going on a cycling holiday with some friends to France shortly. Now I
> can just about get by with my school boy French to find the nearest bar and
> order a few beers. However, asking the way to the nearest cycle shop
> because some item on my bike has suffered a catestrophic failure is beyond
> me.


Most of the supermarkets used to sell decent bike parts pretty cheaply
(i.e. not top-end stuff, but a league above any supermarket I've seen in
the UK).

Safe cycling,

AC
 
"anonymous coward" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 31 May 2004 08:49:01 +0100, Woody wrote:
>
> > I am going on a cycling holiday with some friends to France shortly. Now I
> > can just about get by with my school boy French to find the nearest bar and
> > order a few beers. However, asking the way to the nearest cycle shop
> > because some item on my bike has suffered a catestrophic failure is beyond
> > me.

>
> Most of the supermarkets used to sell decent bike parts pretty cheaply
> (i.e. not top-end stuff, but a league above any supermarket I've seen in
> the UK).


Even quite small supermarkets often have bicycle departments and the large
supermarkets will sell all kinds of stuff, including puncture kits, tubes,
lights, spare dynamos, locks, baskets, pumps, and the odd selection of tools and
nuts/bolts.
--
Mark South: World Citizen, Net Denizen
 
Woody wrote:
> I am going on a cycling holiday with some friends to France shortly. Now I
> can just about get by with my school boy French to find the nearest bar and
> order a few beers. However, asking the way to the nearest cycle shop
> because some item on my bike has suffered a catestrophic failure is beyond
> me.
>
> Is there a site or can anyone supply the French terms for the usual
> components on cycle?
>
> Thanks
>
> Woody
>
>

If you see a Decathlon store while you are over there its well worth a
visit anyway. Very reasonable prices, I have bought quite a lot from
them over the last few years.

Stan Cox
 
"Woody" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am going on a cycling holiday with some friends to France shortly. Now

I
> can just about get by with my school boy French to find the nearest bar

and
> order a few beers. However, asking the way to the nearest cycle shop
> because some item on my bike has suffered a catestrophic failure is beyond
> me.
>
> Is there a site or can anyone supply the French terms for the usual
> components on cycle?
>
> Thanks
>
> Woody
>
>

====================
Go into your local library and borrow a French 'Duden'. This is a pictorial
dictionary covering almost everything in daily use. You should be able to
photocopy the appropriate page(s). I believe that you can also find it
online but I can't find it.

Cic.
 
Woody wrote:
> I am going on a cycling holiday with some friends to France shortly.
> Now I can just about get by with my school boy French to find the
> nearest bar and order a few beers. However, asking the way to the
> nearest cycle shop because some item on my bike has suffered a
> catestrophic failure is beyond me.
>
> Is there a site or can anyone supply the French terms for the usual
> components on cycle?
>
> Thanks
>
> Woody


I wouldn't worry about it. Make sure the bike is upto the job first
 
Woody wrote:
> I am going on a cycling holiday with some friends to France shortly. Now I
> can just about get by with my school boy French to find the nearest bar and
> order a few beers. However, asking the way to the nearest cycle shop
> because some item on my bike has suffered a catestrophic failure is beyond
> me.
>
> Is there a site or can anyone supply the French terms for the usual
> components on cycle?
>
> Thanks
>
> Woody
>
>

may be worth picking up a copy of lonely plaents cycling in france :)