| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
A colleague is to spend a month or so in Reading in the near
future (he hopes) and wonders what kind of bikes one can rent
in the Reading area ... or should he just bring his own.
Answers here or directly to John ATLAST::Lawrence.
Thanks,
-john
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| 1204.1 | rending? | NOVA::FISHER | Rdb/VMS Dinosaur | Wed Jun 14 1989 15:01 | 6 |
If I thought you really wanted to "rend" a bicycle, I wouldn't let
you near my collection.
:-)
ed, who is having a slow day.
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| 1204.2 | Try Wilkins | LEROUF::WILSON | John, Valbonne, France 828-5631, VBE | Thu Jun 22 1989 05:31 | 6 |
As far as I remember, the best bike shop in Reading is Wilkins Cycles,
about halfway between DEC park and Reading centre on the Basingstoke
Road. They probably don't rent bikes, but they might have information.
I found them helpful the few times I bought stuff there.
John
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| 1204.3 | Prognosis not good | JUMBLY::MACFADYEN | Viridian Green | Fri Jun 23 1989 07:55 | 20 |
I did a bit of phoning around just now and conluded that bike rental is
not a well-developed part of cycle retail here.
I found one shop that does bike rental, Stow's of Slough (phone 0753
20528), but I don't think their bikes are anything more than basic
models. I asked what they had for hire and was told, "Three-speed
ladies and gents, ten-speed ladies and gents, and a five-speed gents
(drop handlebars)". Were they basic steel-rimmed models, I said? The
answer was a slightly puzzled Yes. If he's intested, they're �20 per
week, with a �45 deposit.
If your colleague is a bike snob like the rest of us, he'd be better
bringing his own bike. For a little bit more info about cycle shops in
Reading, see SUBURB::READING note 133.
Rod
PS I wouldn't recommend Wilkins Cycles, Berkshire Cycles are much
better.
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| 1204.4 | Just your basic bike. | BYCYCL::FISHER | Rdb/VMS Dinosaur | Fri Jun 23 1989 08:48 | 3 |
They probably do not have either toe clips or aero seat posts.
ed
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| 1204.5 | UK-bound Schwinn, then | SHALOT::ELLIS | John Lee Ellis - assembly required | Sun Jun 25 1989 00:33 | 8 |
Thanks. I'll forward this to John Lawrence (avid bikist colleague)
and suggest he bring his own. Where is Berkshire Cycles? I didn't
know about that one.
-john
RE: Aero seatpost... good point. That's the real kicker. The other
compromises you could probably tolerate for a week or two... :-)
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