Pashley Princess Sovereign

martyc5674

Hi all,
The OH is probably going to get one of these in green on the cycle to work scheme.
Anyone any comments on it...will be putting a child seat on the back of it.
Cheers,
Marty.

http://www.pashley.co.uk/products/princess-sovereign.html

kincsem

Someone posted recently that they had a similar bike stolen. Get a Kryptonite lock and lock it always. Learn how to lock the bike frame to something immovable, railings, bike rack. Keep the bike indoors when not in use.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=18394
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=12767

The bike has a frame fit lock, but imo you need a proper lock.

martyc5674

Cheers,
Are they very sought after by scobes so?
Cheers,
Marty.

kincsem

Read this thread

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055695067&highlight=pashley

People with white vans, people with boltcutters ..... unless your bike is well secured it will go.

If you want lock advice, locking technique, or anything about Pashley on boards.ie you can use the Search function near the top right of the screen.

bab

Most bikes aren't particularly desired by thieves, they, as the name suggests, just want to steal. It's not much fun, there's little profit but it is their chosen path.
My advice is get a late-model Kryptonite NY3000 lock AND a decent cable one and lock the front wheel/frame and rear wheel/frame to a proper bike stand or railing. There are defeats for both types of lock but they require different tools so you make it twice as hard for the thieves.
Get the shortest Kryptonite that will work for your bike/conditions as the larger it is the more vulnerable it is to attack.

The simplest thing to do is imagine that you're locking up a bundle of €50 notes (for you, that's what you're doing!) and act accordingly. Park where there are people, lights and other bikes, thieves don't like this stuff so much. Don't get lots of bling on the bike or leave baskets etc, it just attracts attention which is fine if you're riding but not when parked (you wouldn't put flashing lights on your bundle of 50s).

When it eventually gets stolen, let it go with good grace and buy another. Someone will get a nifty second-hand bike and with luck you'll have had a year or two of good cycling. Saves on maintenance too

Lumen

This.

Be careful to spec the child seat and rack properly.

The Pletscher rack and seat fouls the saddle on our bike (my wife is 5'1" ish).

martyc5674

Cheers guys,
Read the links...being honest it wont be spending much time locked up outdoors..also im in Limerick which isnt half as bad as dublin i suspect for bike thiefing scum!!Lumen,
What size frame did your wife go for?...MY OH is about the same heigth as yours and the 20" looked fine for her and there is a short stem on it.
Cheers,
Marty.

kona

martyc5674 wrote: »

Cheers guys,
Read the links...being honest it wont be spending much time locked up outdoors..also im in Limerick which isnt half as bad as dublin i suspect for bike thiefing scum!!Lumen,
What size frame did your wife go for?...MY OH is about the same heigth as yours and the 20" looked fine for her and there is a short stem on it.
Cheers,
Marty.

Well, first, Limerick is a bigger ****ing ****hole than dublin, so dont get complacent.;)

At 5"1 you are looking at below a 18", Id imagine a lady of 5'1 trying to get on a 20" frame wouldnt be very lady like or very Elegant:D.


Oh scobes....thats what the posh scum of dublin refer to the poor scum as.

I prefer Dirty ****ing inbred AIDS riddled stains on the knickers of life.

Lumen

martyc5674 wrote: »

Lumen, What size frame did your wife go for?...MY OH is about the same height as yours and the 20" looked fine for her and there is a short stem on it. Cheers, Marty.

Sorry, was going to check last night but forgot. I think she got the 17.5" frame.

pig2twig

Hi
I cycle a princess soverign - fabulous bike.
I use it daily for my commute, not for training or anything.
Very easy to ride and free to service if you go through a shop.
I generally used the built in lock and also another one, but I only park it in the hall outside my office and at the gym where it's locked up inside a courtyard.
I love it!

martyc5674

Cheers pig2twig (I like your user name :-) )

Do you mind me asking your heigth and the frame size you went for?
Also Lumen be great if you can confirm if its the 17.5" frame your wife has.
Thanks all,
Marty.

face2face

Hi there, I got a pashley princess in August and I have a baby seat on the back. I am 5'8 and got the 20 inch and it is perfect for me. I absolutely love the bike. I got it from bikedock in belfast and they delivered it free to Dublin.

martyc5674

Cheers face2face...which baby seat do you mind me asking?
Cheers,
Marty.

face2face

Hi Marty, it's an old Halford's yoke. Totally ruins the look of my lovely shiny bike, so we got a spare hamax fitting from bikedock at the time and the OH puts it on his bike if we go out as a family .