Originally Posted by
krobinson103
Not in Korea. That sort of thing is uncommon. I lucked out with a bike shop that lets me use the tools as long I buy the parts from him. Also the bike culture is more about gear and less about riding - at least on the Korean side. There are some good facebook groups with real people to meet and ride with. As for the weather... its not that bad. Hot in summer, rains for a month during monsoon season, and is VERY cold in winter. All of it ridable... ice is so much fun but I managed.
haha, imagine a Korean riding a frankenbike of mismatched, used, and repaired parts. I noticed the other day this guy on a really nice bike was going really fast on the river path. I had trouble keeping up with him and suddenly he stopped at a bench and had a cigarette. I couldn't have been tailing him for much more than a kilometer. Just because someone has a blinging bike does not indicate that they use it to its full potential. Krobinson, where are you originally from?