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Pirtatogna lemmy.world Pirtatogna@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-26
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I bought it because I liked how it looks. It's ok to ride too, weighing only slightly more than Portugal. Needs a bit of tlc.

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misery mansion lemmy.world calamitycastle@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
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Looks mad comfy. I like a coaster brake. Great bike for shopping and short trips

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Pirtatogna lemmy.world Pirtatogna@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-26
#3 · Quote Reply

Looks mad comfy. I like a coaster brake. Great bike for shopping and short trips

Yep, 100% For longer trips I have other bikes, but they're all single speed or fixed gear. I'm a simple man, so I'm into simple things and dislike mechanical complexity of derailleurs and such. To be honest I'm not sure that even freewheel is such a great invention... ;P

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inari piefed.zip inari@piefed.zip
Joined: 2026-02-07
#4 · Quote Reply

I know Portugal is a small country, but it can't be that lightweight

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grue lemmy.world grue@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#5 · Quote Reply

Yep, 100% For longer trips I have other bikes, but they're all single speed or fixed gear. I'm a simple man, so I'm into simple things and dislike mechanical complexity of derailleurs and such. To be honest I'm not sure that even freewheel is such a great invention... ;P

Spoken like a person who lives somewhere flat.

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Pirtatogna lemmy.world Pirtatogna@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-26
#6 · Quote Reply

Spoken like a person who lives somewhere flat.

Well not completely flat, we have some decent hills, but granted they're not mountains.

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lol_idk piefed.social lol_idk@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-07-13
#7 · Quote Reply

Americans will do anything to avoid using metric

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Optional lemmy.world homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-09
#8 · Quote Reply

An ebike conversion kit and i’d be all

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Bluegrass_Addict lemmy.ca Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-10-21
#9 · Quote Reply

no wonder the fleas were selling that, there's no way something that small could ride a bike.

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Fourth mander.xyz Fourth@mander.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-15
#10 · Quote Reply

Hell yeah

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root lemmy.wtf IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf
Joined: 2026-03-31
#11 · Quote Reply

a flea sold this bike to you?

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Pirtatogna lemmy.world Pirtatogna@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-26
#12 · Quote Reply

a flea sold this bike to you?

No I'm pretty sure it was a person (without fleas). Or a flea with a really good human costume.

Flea market is something akin to a second hand store / goodwill / yard sale in europe.

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root lemmy.wtf IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf
Joined: 2026-03-31
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No I'm pretty sure it was a person (without fleas). Or a flea with a really good human costume. Flea market is something akin to a second hand store / goodwill / yard sale in europe.

thats my old bike, a bunch of fleas grabbed it and flew away

shouldve taken out a vial to blood to test for fleas in human costumes
dam it

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flambonkscious sh.itjust.works flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-10
#14 · Quote Reply

An ebike conversion kit and i’d be all

It's practically perfect as it is! No need to ruin it with batteries!

This like it's in incredibly good condition and will keep rolling for years to come

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jackintosh feddit.nl jackintosh@feddit.nl
Joined: 2026-04-03
#15 · Quote Reply

Standard model Dutch bicycle?

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simbico lemmy.zip simbico@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2024-01-29
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I know Portugal is a small country, but it can't be that lightweight

I think they meant a portuguese person

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Sir_Premiumhengst lemmy.world Sir_Premiumhengst@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-04
#17 · Quote Reply

Rad!

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sem piefed.blahaj.zone sem@piefed.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2025-09-04
#18 · Quote Reply

Love the brand name

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Pirtatogna lemmy.world Pirtatogna@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-26
#19 · (edited) Quote Reply

It's practically perfect as it is! No need to ruin it with batteries! This like it's in incredibly good condition and will keep rolling for years to come

I wouldn't dream of ruining this beautiful thing that will likely last decades or better part of a century with fragile (and ugly) tech that will be obsolete or broken in a few years.

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Pirtatogna lemmy.world Pirtatogna@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-26
#20 · (edited) Quote Reply

Standard model Dutch bicycle?

Do you think it might be Dutch?

My bike when I lived in the Netherlands was somewhat more scary. It was a rattly old thing with poor brakes. Almost rode it into Amsterdam-Rijnkanaal once by accident.

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flambonkscious sh.itjust.works flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-10
#21 · Quote Reply

I wouldn't dream of ruining this beautiful thing that will likely last decades or better part of a century with fragile (and ugly) tech that will be obsolete or broken in a few years.

I'm still trying to figure out it the parent comment was sarcastic...

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Pirtatogna lemmy.world Pirtatogna@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-26
#22 · Quote Reply

I'm still trying to figure out it the parent comment was sarcastic...

Well you know, people have varying preferences when it comes to bikes. I'm very much in the "simple always works" camp.

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