Cheki Maneno: Buying a Bike

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Thanks to @The.Black.Templar @Mkufuu, @Bus guys are getting interested in cycling which is a very gd way of keeping fit while having fun. Initial investment in cycling gear is high depending on kind of bike you want (not like running which you can do barefoot) but at the end of the day its worth it.
Let us look at the qualities of a gd bike.
When shopping around for a bike avoid the supermarkets and highend bike shops instead look for guys who import secondhand bikes, you are going to get a better bike at a nicer deal from these guys.
Make sure to get an all alumminum bike frame, this is much lighter and when you get used to it you can go faster and further. Lift up the bike and feel its weight, if its made of steel you will find it heavy and the fancy colors may fool you into thinking its a good deal.
Cheki hii Specialized iko hapa,
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To be continued

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inbox me the price am interested

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I’ll need more pics of bikes being bought by buyers in tight shorts to understand the process.

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inbox the price and where I can get it in nairobi

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pls copy me and inbox pics too. thanks.

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weka contacts za hao importers

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Cycling campaign in ktalk has gained momentum and has drawn remarkable interest, naona iko siku moja by default mtajipata ktalkers ka 50 cycling in Karura Forest saa hizo hamjuani

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Where would I begin to look for one?

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Hizo second hand nitaziget wapi?

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wako wengi kwa roadside especially Eastlandoz.

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You can get some at Kobil Petrol Station Pangani, Juja Road just after Pangani Girls, or Baricho Road, near the junction with Bunyala Road. Very good quality bikes

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I remember seeing some in Githurai. I always assumed those were bikes being fixed or junk being used for parts. Sasa nayo bei munaiweka kama state secret kwanini?

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there was a time i asked wakaniambia its about 8-9k

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my feet are my only wheels.
sitaki to harden my sitting apparatus.
i cycled enough at the right age

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You can also find one in Kasarani, That kastretch from thika road to kasarani on your way to roysambu from Githurai…lakini hutafika roysambu

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prices vary depending on what it is you are looking for, but ide say for a good one around 15k and above

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look for these guys http://www.wheelsofafrica.or.ke/
they usually import alot of good quality second hand bikes. Most of the guys you have mentioned up there source them from these guys.

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@Meria Mata why aren’t you mentioning those second hand bikes in msa? I had to find a map to remember the name of the place, but I still can’t. I think its somewhere between Makupa or Shimanzi. We got a really nice second-hand bike at a good price for my nephew a few years back. Ex-UK … yeah, I think it was ex-UK.

Do they still sell bikes there?

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all your questions will be answered

Part 2

Rims.

Like the frame make sure your rims are aluminium, steel rims tend to rust very fast coz of the humid conditions in most parts of the country. Hebu cheki ile bike ulinununulia motto wako nakumatt uone. Kitu ingine ya muhimu ni eti maka sure your rims have quick release pins, sio mambo na maspanner number 14 and 15 kila saa wataka ziba kiraka au kubadilisha tubeor tire. The quick release mechanism was meant to e used in races where every second counts but it made its way to all gd bikes due to its simplicity.
http://www.bicyclinglife.com/HowTo/UseAQuickRelease.htm
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Pedals

Make sure your pedals are made of metal. Zile za plastic are not long lasting and also don’t look good.
Insist that the plastic pedals be removed before you pay for that bike.
vile hawa watu hufanya nikutoa vitu nzuri kwa bike sababu you the customer dont know and will never find out
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kama ziko na reflectors is an added advantage

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