Cool. I think the English equivalent name for your bike is "Granny Gear" (and "Granny" and "Girinho" accidentally almost sound cognate!)

Hahahaha!
Quite interesting & funny! I liked it!


We also use the equivalent word for "Granny" (Vovozinha) to refer the smallest chainring.
It doesn't fit to the spirit of "Só no Girinho", but it's quite cute..."Granny Gear"...

About the cognate sound, it's because you say "Girinho" with your phonetic alphabet.

In portuguese, it has a different sound...the "G" sound more like "J", the "R" is completely different than the "R" on the word "ARM" and the "NHO" sounds like the spanish "Ñ" like in "señor".

Try listen on Google Translator "Só no jiriho" in english and then try "Só no Girinho" in portuguese. You'll see that is very different.

Idioms & Phonetics are the most difficult part of learn a foreing language...but is also the most exciting part!

As I said, Portuguese is a mystery to me! But I always love to learn. Although G and R may be pronounced differently nowadays, there is a reason they are the letters 'g' and 'r', because far back enough they came from latin, and indo-european roots before that. (I'm about 50 episodes into the History of English Podcast, if you like language, you might enjoy it too. Check out Ep. 5 on the letter 'C' (which is closely related to the letter 'G', as well as 'K'))

Cool!
Thanks for the link! I'll listen it for sure!

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I had a girlfriend from Brasil once - I spoke Spanish to her and she spoke Portuguese to me and we understood each other perfectly... other folks would stare at us though in bewilderment.

I hear her voice in my head when I read your phrases... nossa.

I have a friend from puerto rico, he went to Italy once and found that speaking spanish he was able to understand and be understood no problem.

Hi there, [MENTION=68015]DiabloScott[/MENTION]!
I hope your actual girlfriend doesn't follow this forum...ahahahaha!

Spanish and Portuguese has some "false friends", but indeed is very easy to understand one another.

This is a great commuter. To the unsuspecting passerby (or even fellow bicycle commuter), it's just another old ten-speed, but discerning viewers know that this is a special bike

My sometimes-commuter, in full-on commuter mode.

Our commuter.

That's super awesome! Love the helmets, the running-board for the big kids, and the foot-pegs for the little one. I hope it's a long long time before the nanny state outlaws such a contraption for insufficient child restraint...

Express commuter...

Thanks! Gosh, I hadn't even thought of that. They are pretty well restrained w/ the silver bars (both on the sides and the rear), but I have seen setups without those bars where the kids just hang on to nylon straps or a handlebar/ring mounted behind the seat post. I'd be too nervous w/ the little one for that, but w/ the bars I feel totally safe, though I do have a helmet mirror so I can hop on the curb if someone is approaching too closely.

By the way, we did notice that the oldest had his helmet on backwards and readjusted it before we took off.

Thank you! That is exactly why I love it.

Wow! Super Cool!

Good for commute with kids, to go to the grocery store or traveling!
Congratz!

Awesome helmets. But why do you make them wear that black stuff over their faces?

Love the saddlebag - what is it?

Ha, I didn't notice the backwards helmet!

I agree with you, your setup is quite safe, you as the parent know your kids well enough whether they are sufficiently well-behaved to not climb out or whatever.

Thanks- it's a Brooks Glenbrook.

Nothing to special, but gets the job done to and from work. Pure Fix Juliet.

Cool -- are the single white spokes for helping you find your valve?

You know, now that you mentioned it I guess so. I never gave the single white spoke much thought. I wondered at first what was up with it but then was like meh...

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So I've been mulling over a 27.5 wheel swap on my cross bike for awhile. I can mostly think of pros and only maybe one con from this swap (tire/tube availability). But the lower BB, ability to run wider/knobbier tires all add up to a lot if I want to actually ride off road. I *really* notice the height of this bike, pair that with skinny, tall 700s and I have never had off road confidence. Even with thinner 650b tires(40-45mm) on the swap I can only think of benefits as I have come to grips with how awesome a nice, light, voluminous tire is. Much better high speed handling, more comfort, etc... Anyways, I threw a 27.5x1.95 tire/wheel on the front from a new bike sitting at the shop just to visualize the thought today. Didn't have time to get both in and ride or anything.

My very rough measurements saw .5"-.75" total height difference in these two tire/wheel choices. 6+mm aint a shabby difference in BB height. I really think it would dial this thing in for my needs.

Now I really want it. lol. (different tires though)




Compare to the 700x35 Jack Brown on the back. The front tire makes it look like a silly road bike tire.