does anyone know of a multi speed 18" tire bike for a small child?

dave

Answer
You'll only find 18" wheeled bikes in a very few stores catering to kids like Toys R Us. These bikes are considered "transition" bikes where the child is too big for a sidewalk bike and too small for a 20" wheeled model. They don't make multispeed versions because the derailleur would hit the ground.

You do have some options however depending on the amount of pain you want to endure:

1) Buy a junior framd 20" wheeled bike with gears. They are available from a several of companies in the US like Raleigh and Diamondback (about $200) and in the Pinnacle line from Evans Cycles in London http://evanscycles.com . Fair warning, the Pinnacle costs close to $400 but is a great bike;

2) Go to your local bike shop and inquire about a multispeed hub- 3 or 7 speed from Strumey Archer would be a good choice. Find out if they are able to build you a rear wheel with that hub. It is a pretty simple matter to then swap the rear wheel and add the cabling necessary. You can get internally geared hubs with coaster brakes so there is no need for calipers. This will likely cost you something over $200- just for the wheel;

3) Determine the number of spokes there are in an existing 18" wheel (there are probably 24) then wander around yard sales until you find a bike that has internal gears and a 24 hole hub, then have the wheel relaced. New spokes and doing the dirty work will probably run about $80-100.

YIPPEE! I found an 18" wheeled multispeed bike- but it is in England- at Evans Cycles. The Raleigh Hot Rod. It costs £104 (about $208) plus the considerable freight to get it here.

Planning a free day around London?

gjgfojgog

I want to take my boyfriend around London, he hasn't really been before. All i have planned is to walk down southbank, walk until we get to trafalgar square and then i don't know what to do after that would interest him. he's not really a cultural person more of a uninterested in anything person.

Answer
If he's not really interested in much, maybe it's time to try to find something that excites him...?

Have you thought about:
- being a kid again and rolling down the hills in Richmond or Greenwich Park? Flying a kite?
- walking around the markets? (Camden; Greenwich; Borough; Pentoville Road; Roman Road; Covent Garden)
- journeying over to a number of the museums and galleries? (Natural History; Science; National Portrait Gallery)
- getting a read in the British Library
- hiring a bike (reasonable cheap) and cycling around the side streets to see the independent shops and stuff that don't normally get seen by tourists?
- looking at the grafitti tunnel by Waterloo station?
- taking part in a Japanese karaoke bar?

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Every time when the fuel price go up, our PM ask Malaysian to change their life style.?

FoxHound

I am really out of idea after the government increase another 78 sen on oil price. Can you help me?

Answer
They want us to change our lifestyles so that they can maintain theirs. If the PM and all the ministers start riding bikes or Kancil to their stone thrown away offices and the wives and kids shop locally rather than flying to London for breakfast, then maybe we can applause their decision. But if not, its better that they just shut the f^ck up.

Advice on a New or used bike\ which model to get?

Johnyboy

Just to give you some background before I ask my question, i'm a new biker since March '10, got a ps125 just so I can avoid the dreaded London Tubes but then got addicted to bikes. by May '10 I was bored of the scoot and purposely passed my "restricted" licence, i'm 31. If I hadnt I know I would have just jumped straight on a 600cc that I couldnt afford, So I bought a Ninja 250R in May which I love but it lacks the adrenalin rush, Ive changed sprockets, cans and filters but still lacks any real kick compared to a 600cc. Now im planning to retake my license very soon as I cannot wait the 2 years probation.

So now I find myself with 2 bikes, i've also sold my car which the misses wasnt too happy about since we have 2 kids. I want to make sure the 3rd bike I buy is the right one so I dont end up with a bike shop and change career.

I now work for myself and go round small businesses fixing computers so im on the bike often, I dont need a top box but I do need the railing bit at the back of the bike so I can strap boxes to it, The scooter is perfect for it as its flat so sitting a box on it is easy. However when I look at Honda CBR600 and gixxer 600, they do not have 1 straight part to sit anything on and I dont think they have the railing bit to strap things on either.

So my question: can you fit those railing things to any bike so a box can sit flat even on a sports bike? and if so from where?

also, would it be better to get a commuter? and if so, which is the sportiest best looking one with fairings, up to 750cc is ok but I want something that I wont feel embarrased about on the weekends! the fairing is not a must but prefered, and should I buy new or used?

If I sell the Ninja and the scooter ill have a budget of 7 to 8k, I weigh 80kg and i'm 5'11

I appreciate any advice you can give.

thanks guys!!...

Answer
To be frank a CBR600 or GSXR600 are not that great if you are travelling on them all day and need to carry equipment, I would look at the sub-sportsbikes that are capable of frightening a sportsbike while offering comfort and practicality, like Hornets or GSF. Before you go too far down that route look into insurance, you might find it painful. Also the mpg of sportsbikes might eat into your business profits, as will the consumables.

Givi are number 1 for racks, their kits are normally a perfect fit with no problems from exhausts.

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What should I do in San Diego?

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Mr Skeng

I'm a London boy visiting the states for the fist time. What shall I do when I'm in San Diego?

Answer
Welcome to San Diego.
It's one of the nicest cities in the country. It's a major tourist destination and they know how to treat visitors right.

Mission and Pacific Beach are your best bet for fun in the sun. Belmont Park has a vintage wooden roller coaster (one of two remaining seaside coasters on the west coast) as well as other rides. There is a boardwalk that runs the entire 3 mile length of both beaches. It's a great place to rent a bike or skates.
http://www.missionbeachonline.com/
http://www.belmontpark.com/

Some must see attractions are the world famous Zoo, Sea World, and Balboa Park. Balboa Park is the largest urban cultural park in the country. You can get a park passport which allows you entry to a dozen museums as well as the zoo.
http://www.balboapark.org/info/passport.php
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/index.php

My favorite museum in the park is the San Diego Model Railroad Museum. It has some of the largest model layouts in the world. It is really awesome and a real hidden gem. Kids get in free.
http://www.sdmrm.org/

North County San Diego is home to the Zoo's Wild Animal Park. There are multi acre enclosures where herds of wild animals roam plus lots of hiking trails.
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wap/index.html

The Quail Botanical Gardens are in Encinitas
http://www.sdbgarden.org/

La Jolla offers great views, great surfing, great food, and great shopping.
Check out the surfers at historic Windansea Beach. At low tide you can walk out onto the tide pools. Walk along the Cove and check out the caves. Visit the Museum of Contemporary Art. Take a stroll on Prospect St and check out the shops, galleries, and have some authentic Mexican food at Alfonso's. Then head to the Birch Aquarium at The Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It has a spectacular view of the bluffs over the Pacific Ocean.
http://www.dreamlajolla.com/
http://www.beachcalifornia.com/windn.html
http://www.mcasd.org/
http://www.alfonsosoflajolla.com/
http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/
http://www.a-zsandiegobeaches.com/windansea.htm

Take the trolley from Downtown to Old Town. There is a state park there that recreates life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872. There are also a lot of restaurants in the area. Pizza Bella has the best pizza in town as well as homemade Italian food.
http://www.oldtownsandiegoguide.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/pizza-bella-san-diego

The Old Point Loma Lighthouse at the Cabrillo National Monument offers great views of the downtown skyline, San Diego Harbor and the Pacific Ocean. On a clear day you can see all the way to Mexico.
http://www.nps.gov/cabr/

The USS Midway is an aircraft carrier turned into a museum
http://www.midway.org/

For nightlife, the Gaslamp Quarter offers dining, drinking and dancing. It's also the home of Petco Park and the San Diego Padres major league baseball team.
http://www.gaslamp.org/

Pacific Beach also has some great nightlife.
http://www.pubclub.com/sandiego/pacificbeach.htm

Check out these sites for discount coupons and other info
http://www.sandiego.org/nav/Visitors
http://thebestplacesinsandiego.com/

Planning a free day around London?

gjgfojgog

I want to take my boyfriend around London, he hasn't really been before. All i have planned is to walk down southbank, walk until we get to trafalgar square and then i don't know what to do after that would interest him. he's not really a cultural person more of a uninterested in anything person.

Answer
If he's not really interested in much, maybe it's time to try to find something that excites him...?

Have you thought about:
- being a kid again and rolling down the hills in Richmond or Greenwich Park? Flying a kite?
- walking around the markets? (Camden; Greenwich; Borough; Pentoville Road; Roman Road; Covent Garden)
- journeying over to a number of the museums and galleries? (Natural History; Science; National Portrait Gallery)
- getting a read in the British Library
- hiring a bike (reasonable cheap) and cycling around the side streets to see the independent shops and stuff that don't normally get seen by tourists?
- looking at the grafitti tunnel by Waterloo station?
- taking part in a Japanese karaoke bar?

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What should I do in San Diego?

best kids bike shop london image

Mr Skeng

I'm a London boy visiting the states for the fist time. What shall I do when I'm in San Diego?

Answer
Welcome to San Diego.
It's one of the nicest cities in the country. It's a major tourist destination and they know how to treat visitors right.

Mission and Pacific Beach are your best bet for fun in the sun. Belmont Park has a vintage wooden roller coaster (one of two remaining seaside coasters on the west coast) as well as other rides. There is a boardwalk that runs the entire 3 mile length of both beaches. It's a great place to rent a bike or skates.
http://www.missionbeachonline.com/
http://www.belmontpark.com/

Some must see attractions are the world famous Zoo, Sea World, and Balboa Park. Balboa Park is the largest urban cultural park in the country. You can get a park passport which allows you entry to a dozen museums as well as the zoo.
http://www.balboapark.org/info/passport.php
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/index.php

My favorite museum in the park is the San Diego Model Railroad Museum. It has some of the largest model layouts in the world. It is really awesome and a real hidden gem. Kids get in free.
http://www.sdmrm.org/

North County San Diego is home to the Zoo's Wild Animal Park. There are multi acre enclosures where herds of wild animals roam plus lots of hiking trails.
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wap/index.html

The Quail Botanical Gardens are in Encinitas
http://www.sdbgarden.org/

La Jolla offers great views, great surfing, great food, and great shopping.
Check out the surfers at historic Windansea Beach. At low tide you can walk out onto the tide pools. Walk along the Cove and check out the caves. Visit the Museum of Contemporary Art. Take a stroll on Prospect St and check out the shops, galleries, and have some authentic Mexican food at Alfonso's. Then head to the Birch Aquarium at The Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It has a spectacular view of the bluffs over the Pacific Ocean.
http://www.dreamlajolla.com/
http://www.beachcalifornia.com/windn.html
http://www.mcasd.org/
http://www.alfonsosoflajolla.com/
http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/
http://www.a-zsandiegobeaches.com/windansea.htm

Take the trolley from Downtown to Old Town. There is a state park there that recreates life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872. There are also a lot of restaurants in the area. Pizza Bella has the best pizza in town as well as homemade Italian food.
http://www.oldtownsandiegoguide.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/pizza-bella-san-diego

The Old Point Loma Lighthouse at the Cabrillo National Monument offers great views of the downtown skyline, San Diego Harbor and the Pacific Ocean. On a clear day you can see all the way to Mexico.
http://www.nps.gov/cabr/

The USS Midway is an aircraft carrier turned into a museum
http://www.midway.org/

For nightlife, the Gaslamp Quarter offers dining, drinking and dancing. It's also the home of Petco Park and the San Diego Padres major league baseball team.
http://www.gaslamp.org/

Pacific Beach also has some great nightlife.
http://www.pubclub.com/sandiego/pacificbeach.htm

Check out these sites for discount coupons and other info
http://www.sandiego.org/nav/Visitors
http://thebestplacesinsandiego.com/

Planning a free day around London?

gjgfojgog

I want to take my boyfriend around London, he hasn't really been before. All i have planned is to walk down southbank, walk until we get to trafalgar square and then i don't know what to do after that would interest him. he's not really a cultural person more of a uninterested in anything person.

Answer
If he's not really interested in much, maybe it's time to try to find something that excites him...?

Have you thought about:
- being a kid again and rolling down the hills in Richmond or Greenwich Park? Flying a kite?
- walking around the markets? (Camden; Greenwich; Borough; Pentoville Road; Roman Road; Covent Garden)
- journeying over to a number of the museums and galleries? (Natural History; Science; National Portrait Gallery)
- getting a read in the British Library
- hiring a bike (reasonable cheap) and cycling around the side streets to see the independent shops and stuff that don't normally get seen by tourists?
- looking at the grafitti tunnel by Waterloo station?
- taking part in a Japanese karaoke bar?

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What should I do in San Diego?

best kids bike shop london image

Mr Skeng

I'm a London boy visiting the states for the fist time. What shall I do when I'm in San Diego?

Answer
Welcome to San Diego.
It's one of the nicest cities in the country. It's a major tourist destination and they know how to treat visitors right.

Mission and Pacific Beach are your best bet for fun in the sun. Belmont Park has a vintage wooden roller coaster (one of two remaining seaside coasters on the west coast) as well as other rides. There is a boardwalk that runs the entire 3 mile length of both beaches. It's a great place to rent a bike or skates.
http://www.missionbeachonline.com/
http://www.belmontpark.com/

Some must see attractions are the world famous Zoo, Sea World, and Balboa Park. Balboa Park is the largest urban cultural park in the country. You can get a park passport which allows you entry to a dozen museums as well as the zoo.
http://www.balboapark.org/info/passport.php
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/index.php

My favorite museum in the park is the San Diego Model Railroad Museum. It has some of the largest model layouts in the world. It is really awesome and a real hidden gem. Kids get in free.
http://www.sdmrm.org/

North County San Diego is home to the Zoo's Wild Animal Park. There are multi acre enclosures where herds of wild animals roam plus lots of hiking trails.
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wap/index.html

The Quail Botanical Gardens are in Encinitas
http://www.sdbgarden.org/

La Jolla offers great views, great surfing, great food, and great shopping.
Check out the surfers at historic Windansea Beach. At low tide you can walk out onto the tide pools. Walk along the Cove and check out the caves. Visit the Museum of Contemporary Art. Take a stroll on Prospect St and check out the shops, galleries, and have some authentic Mexican food at Alfonso's. Then head to the Birch Aquarium at The Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It has a spectacular view of the bluffs over the Pacific Ocean.
http://www.dreamlajolla.com/
http://www.beachcalifornia.com/windn.html
http://www.mcasd.org/
http://www.alfonsosoflajolla.com/
http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/
http://www.a-zsandiegobeaches.com/windansea.htm

Take the trolley from Downtown to Old Town. There is a state park there that recreates life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872. There are also a lot of restaurants in the area. Pizza Bella has the best pizza in town as well as homemade Italian food.
http://www.oldtownsandiegoguide.com/
http://www.yelp.com/biz/pizza-bella-san-diego

The Old Point Loma Lighthouse at the Cabrillo National Monument offers great views of the downtown skyline, San Diego Harbor and the Pacific Ocean. On a clear day you can see all the way to Mexico.
http://www.nps.gov/cabr/

The USS Midway is an aircraft carrier turned into a museum
http://www.midway.org/

For nightlife, the Gaslamp Quarter offers dining, drinking and dancing. It's also the home of Petco Park and the San Diego Padres major league baseball team.
http://www.gaslamp.org/

Pacific Beach also has some great nightlife.
http://www.pubclub.com/sandiego/pacificbeach.htm

Check out these sites for discount coupons and other info
http://www.sandiego.org/nav/Visitors
http://thebestplacesinsandiego.com/

Planning a free day around London?

gjgfojgog

I want to take my boyfriend around London, he hasn't really been before. All i have planned is to walk down southbank, walk until we get to trafalgar square and then i don't know what to do after that would interest him. he's not really a cultural person more of a uninterested in anything person.

Answer
If he's not really interested in much, maybe it's time to try to find something that excites him...?

Have you thought about:
- being a kid again and rolling down the hills in Richmond or Greenwich Park? Flying a kite?
- walking around the markets? (Camden; Greenwich; Borough; Pentoville Road; Roman Road; Covent Garden)
- journeying over to a number of the museums and galleries? (Natural History; Science; National Portrait Gallery)
- getting a read in the British Library
- hiring a bike (reasonable cheap) and cycling around the side streets to see the independent shops and stuff that don't normally get seen by tourists?
- looking at the grafitti tunnel by Waterloo station?
- taking part in a Japanese karaoke bar?

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