Cycling for Noobs

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XB Sep 2022 4:14pm, 24 Sep 2022 15,159 posts	XB After much consideration I decided that the Ribble Hybrid would do the job. And then I saw a Ridgeback Hybrid on Ebay which was half the price and in A1 condition so I bought it.
LindsD Sep 2022 7:47pm, 24 Sep 2022 57,107 posts	LindsD Yay!
XB Sep 2022 5:53pm, 28 Sep 2022 15,180 posts	XB I collected it today and am chuffed to bits with it. The chap who sold it was quite old and he's obviously looked after it; there's not a mark on it. I went around the block and zoomed round with no effort at all. It's more of a city bike, upright set up; I think that will do me just right.
LindsD Sep 2022 7:53pm, 28 Sep 2022 57,171 posts	LindsD
MazH Sep 2022 9:12am, 29 Sep 2022 11,553 posts	MazH you saved a bike from abandonment! well done XB, and better still if it rides like a dream!
halfpint Sep 2022 10:22am, 29 Sep 2022 38,189 posts	halfpint Happy days XB.
fetcheveryone Sep 2022 10:22am, 30 Sep 2022 28,220 posts	fetcheveryone Brake pads questions When is it time to change them, and any thoughts on what kind I have? Do the cheap ones work as well as the expensive ones?
fetcheveryone Sep 2022 10:22am, 30 Sep 2022 28,221 posts	fetcheveryone Ps thank you
halfpint Sep 2022 10:24am, 30 Sep 2022 38,199 posts	halfpint I have disc brakes so can’t really help.
fetcheveryone Sep 2022 10:42am, 30 Sep 2022 28,222 posts	fetcheveryone I think the pads are maybe these: amzn.to