Hello from Gothenburg, Sweden!
04-22-10, 04:12 PM
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Posts: 24
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Hello from Gothenburg, Sweden!
I just noticed another swede in this section, so I thought.... why not present myself? After all, Sweden has kind of a reputation (or did I just make that up?) of being a bicycle-friendly nation, so we got to keep it up and prove to the rest of the world that it's not all humbug!
Anyway, my name is Edvin. I live in Gothenburg, the nations second city, on the west coast of Sweden (or the best coast as we prefer to call it). I'm 18 years old and in my final year of "high school" (or gymnasium as we call it here) . I just picked up bicycle commuting again, after some years of just taking the bus and I absolutely love it. My commute to school is a very pleasant 7 km (4,3 miles), and it really feels good. My bike is an 8 speed Crescent Logic hybrid, which I completely adore. Have you guys heard of Crescent? One of the biggest brands in Sweden... So that's some words about me, I plan to post a picture of my bike soon, but I'm to tired to figure out how to do it right now!
/Edvin
Anyway, my name is Edvin. I live in Gothenburg, the nations second city, on the west coast of Sweden (or the best coast as we prefer to call it). I'm 18 years old and in my final year of "high school" (or gymnasium as we call it here) . I just picked up bicycle commuting again, after some years of just taking the bus and I absolutely love it. My commute to school is a very pleasant 7 km (4,3 miles), and it really feels good. My bike is an 8 speed Crescent Logic hybrid, which I completely adore. Have you guys heard of Crescent? One of the biggest brands in Sweden... So that's some words about me, I plan to post a picture of my bike soon, but I'm to tired to figure out how to do it right now!
/Edvin
04-22-10, 04:15 PM
#2
Galveston County Texas
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: In The Wind
Posts: 31,493
Bikes: 2010 Catrike Expedition, 02 GTO, 2011 Magnum
Mentioned: 16 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 856 Post(s)
Liked 272 Times
in
135 Posts
Welcome Edvin to Bike Forums.
Never heard of your bike.
Very nice introduction.
Never heard of your bike.
Very nice introduction.
__________________
Fred "The Real Fred"
Fred "The Real Fred"
04-22-10, 04:16 PM
#3
Galveston County Texas
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: In The Wind
Posts: 31,493
Bikes: 2010 Catrike Expedition, 02 GTO, 2011 Magnum
Mentioned: 16 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 856 Post(s)
Liked 272 Times
in
135 Posts
This one looks very nice.
https://bikes.jump-gate.com/bicycles_types/hybrids.html
https://bikes.jump-gate.com/bicycles_types/hybrids.html
__________________
Fred "The Real Fred"
Fred "The Real Fred"
04-22-10, 04:26 PM
#5
Galveston County Texas
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: In The Wind
Posts: 31,493
Bikes: 2010 Catrike Expedition, 02 GTO, 2011 Magnum
Mentioned: 16 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 856 Post(s)
Liked 272 Times
in
135 Posts
WOW, Edvin you have a BIG Lock.
Do you use it often?
Do you use it often?
__________________
Fred "The Real Fred"
Fred "The Real Fred"
04-22-10, 04:29 PM
#6
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Posts: 24
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Yeah I know, it is kind of big, but I just love being able to leave it downtown without worrying about getting it stolen.
04-22-10, 04:30 PM
#7
Galveston County Texas
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: In The Wind
Posts: 31,493
Bikes: 2010 Catrike Expedition, 02 GTO, 2011 Magnum
Mentioned: 16 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 856 Post(s)
Liked 272 Times
in
135 Posts
I have some bike friends in New York City. They all have big locks and chains.
__________________
Fred "The Real Fred"
Fred "The Real Fred"
04-22-10, 04:58 PM
#9
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Posts: 13
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Edvin.B
the best coast
Anyway, nice to see you here and välkommen
04-22-10, 06:35 PM
#10
Senior Member
Welcome..... Goteborg is a nice city...or itwas when I visited a number of years ago. I knew a number of Swedes who had gone to Chalmers. I am pretty sure I rode a Crescent bike when I was there.
__________________
Life is too short not to ride the best bike you have, as much as you can
Life is too short not to ride the best bike you have, as much as you can
04-20-11, 10:37 AM
#12
Formerly Known as Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Posts: 6,251
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
Don, type "bike rental Göteborg" in Google and click away. Most of the bikes will be 3 or 7/8 geared citybikes, but some places have MTBs as well. Road bikes would be more difficult to come by, I suspect. This is based on my experiences of bike rental elsewhere in Sweden, not specifically in Gothenburg.
--J
--J
__________________
To err is human. To moo is bovine.
Who is this General Failure anyway, and why is he reading my drive?
Become a Registered Member in Bike Forums
Community guidelines
To err is human. To moo is bovine.
Who is this General Failure anyway, and why is he reading my drive?
Become a Registered Member in Bike Forums
Community guidelines
04-22-11, 01:37 PM
#15
Formerly Known as Newbie
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Posts: 6,251
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 2 Times
in
2 Posts
The official tourist portal of Gothenburg (www.goteborg.com) returns about 8 hits, some of those are for the Gothenburg city bike system, so definitely not mtb or road. But there are several B&Bs, campsites etc that seem to offer bikes for rent.
__________________
To err is human. To moo is bovine.
Who is this General Failure anyway, and why is he reading my drive?
Become a Registered Member in Bike Forums
Community guidelines
To err is human. To moo is bovine.
Who is this General Failure anyway, and why is he reading my drive?
Become a Registered Member in Bike Forums
Community guidelines
