And you? What bike are you from?
The bike is a way of life and choosing one is not an easy task. You do not realize it until you stand in front of all the models that exist on the market and a big question appears in your mind. The offer is extremely disparate and your choice must take into account many aspects: from the area in which you live or the space you have at home, the use you make of it and, above all, your personality . Find your better half of pedaling through this test:
HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO USE THE BIKE?
**a) ** At the moment you are going to start circulating around the neighbourhood. you are not very experienced and you prefer to familiarize yourself with the bike with short trips.
**b) ** You are already a expert and you're determined to commute to work or college with your new bike. You have considered leaving the gym and dedicating all your effort to pedaling every day.
**c) ** All the time. You have decided that your new bike is going to be one more limb of you . You want to take it everywhere.
**d) ** You want to pedal around the city but you are also looking for a bike with which you can practice what you like the most: cycle tourism.
The fixies in New York are the queens
HOW IS YOUR WAY OF PEDALING?
**a) ** You always do the same routes, You pedal at the same pace and at the same speed. Above all, you are prudent and you like to avoid slopes.
**b) ** You are looking forward to a traffic light to do pirouettes with your bike . You don't even need to put your foot on the ground to do your stunts.
**c) ** You don't like to be late and if there is a lot of traffic in the city, you choose to carry your bike in tow and get on the subway.
d) You are a bit off-road . You like to pedal through parks or unpaved areas. You can be seen fast by the mud marks on your wheels.
The folding one, one more limb of you.
ACCORDING TO YOUR PERSONALITY, YOU ARE...
a) ... a romantic. You love antiques and retro aesthetics. You would live in a world where everything was vintage and you wouldn't mind pedaling alongside Chanquete, Pancho or Javi in Verano Azul.
b) ... a fashion victim . You like to change bikes like jackets. Your perfect bike is the one you can easily tune up: colored wheels, flashy tires, trendy saddles...
c) ... very practical. You don't mind investing in something if you can get the most out of it. Aesthetics is also very important to you.
d) ... very active. As soon as you are in the city, how do you make an escape to the mountains. You move in different environments.
Not without my slip
WHEN YOU RIDE, YOU LIKE TO DRESS...
a) ... very urban . Betting on good accessories: tweezers so as not to stain your pants with mud; leather backpacks to carry your things, wicker baskets... And of course, if the occasion requires it, you are not afraid to get on the bike in a suit, dress or heels.
b) ... with a hipster look. You run away from sportswear and your basics are jeans and flashy glasses. And your beard that they do not touch it.
c) ... comfortable and stylish. You have put the tracksuit in the trunk of oblivion.
d) ... depending on the occasion. You will love those windbreakers that allow you to pedal so warm in the middle of winter. Sportswear seems like a good option, although you don't give up the urban look.
Where do you keep your bike?
WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
**a) ** In an apartment with a storage room from which you have recycled everything you could.
**b) ** In a single family Home . You don't have a space problem.
**c) ** In a sixth without elevator.
**d) ** In a first with balcony to the street. You have a bike rack in front of your portal.
ONE OF YOUR FAVORITE MOVIES IS:
a) The bicycle thief
b) Without Brakes
c) RealSteel. Although not so much because of the film itself, but because of the original way that Hugh Jackman had when promoting it.
**d) ** You love the documentaries of cycle tourism .
A PERFECT PLACE TO LIVE:
**a) ** Amsterdam
**b) ** New York
**c) ** Tokyo
**d) ** Any small town on the Camino de Santiago
THE WEEKEND COMES AND...
a) ... you propose to your friends an outing to a bike friendly restaurant or cafeteria. And if they have bike racks inside, much better. You are a bit distrustful and do not want to leave your little jewel on the street.
b) ... do not miss an opportunity to go out and show your skills in the urban jungle . You already know all the slopes of the city and you love racing.
c) ... you adapt to any plan. There is only one premise: you and your bike are inseparable.
d) ... load your saddlebags and you plan a good cycling route through a dreamlike landscape.
Quicksilver or how Kevin Bacon is the 'master' of the bike
MOST OF A:
Your bike is definitely the urban classic with a vintage look . You are a nostalgic person who likes to pedal with a bike like the ones of a lifetime, like the ones our grandparents wore. His aesthetic comes from Holland and they are vehicles very comfortable to ride every day , especially on flat terrain (many do not have gears) . Its large diameter wheels give us a lot of stability and are perfect for climbing the curbs of the sidewalks. They are very stylish vehicles. and with a very striking retro aesthetic.
MOST OF B:
You are a more experienced cyclist and your bike is a fixie or fixed gear . You love to test your skills and the fixie is the best bike to do it. Its aesthetic is very customizable and you can tune it and paint it in many colors, even fluorine. On a technical level, they are the minimum expression of the bicycle. They don't have brakes or gears : it brakes with the resistance of your own legs and they do not have a dead point. It is the bike of choice for couriers on the streets of New York.
Amsterdam, cycling paradise
MOST OF C:
You are looking for practicality and that is also noticeable on your bike: the folding . You were born to be together. Its lightness and small size allow you to combine it with means of transport to take it to a cafeteria or even to the cinema. Also, it is ideal to keep it at home or in the office, under the desk . You don't need a lot of space. There are models that are so small that you can put them in a suitcase. Here everything is advantages.
MOST OF D:
Your bike is definitely the hybrid . You have never wanted to choose between a 100% urban and a mountain one. Why choose when you can have both in one? It is a very versatile bike that works for everything , a perfect mix to circulate around the city every day and take it along tracks and paths during the weekend. It's a good bike to travel with.
Traveling pedaling, a pleasure
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