http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Boutique bike shop in Glasgow en Tue, 19 May 2026 00:23:23 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10607#post-116408 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 16:35:40 +0000 sallyhinch 116408@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Interesting. If Lovely Bike is anything to go by, the Italian city bikes combine a Dutch-ish upright riding position with slightly less than Dutch weight. I'd love a more upright bike at least for trips into town but not sure I can handle the hills on a proper omafiets </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10607#post-116353 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:24:59 +0000 kaputnik 116353@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>This shop looks like we're "catching up" on a lot of the fancier stuff they like in the US (q.v. "lovelybicycle" blog) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10607#post-116347 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 10:54:08 +0000 Instography 116347@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I know. But once I'd thought of the glue sniffing joke, I was determined to use it. Is the pet shop still there? We used to visit it like a zoo when I was a child. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10607#post-116331 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 09:27:20 +0000 ruggtomcat 116331@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>nahh the tron is nice these days, lovely pub round the corner, big fugly carpark tho. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10607#post-116329 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 09:00:07 +0000 Instography 116329@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The only time I've heard the Trongate referred to as "buzzing" it was the height of glue-sniffing's popularity. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10607#post-116328 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 08:58:14 +0000 chdot 116328@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> Situated in Glasgow’s buzzing Trongate, Pronto Gara specialises in mid-range to luxury commuter bikes all hand-picked, road tested and imported from our suppliers in Italy. We provide a range of bicycles to suit all budgets and styles.</p> <p>"</p> <p>Will they all have Campag... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10607#post-116327 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 08:55:05 +0000 Blueth 116327@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well I've still got me old bow tie so all I need now is a pastel coloured lady's bike and I'm hip. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10607#post-116325 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 08:53:55 +0000 Instography 116325@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I think the skinny gentleman in the red bow tie, wearing the wicker fisherman's basket may have inadvertently helped form the impression that the shop, situated in the art studio quarter around the Tron, has a bit of a poseur thing going on. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10607#post-116321 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 07:18:23 +0000 wee folding bike 116321@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well, to be fair, <em>boutique</em> was my interpretation not their word.</p> <p>And I was using a fixed wheel in the early '80s when it was not trendy. Some of us just like them.</p> <p>Actually i learned to go a bike on a fixed wheel Triang. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10607#post-116316 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 00:07:35 +0000 allebong 116316@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>When it comes to bike components I usually interpret boutique as meaning 'barely functional design massively overpriced by justification of being hip/cool/retro etc'. Reading what information I can find on the site:</p> <p><em>Pronto Gara is a contemporary cycle store, bringing you bikes, urban clothing and accessories not seen in the UK before.</em></p> <p>does give the impression this may be aimed at a certain demographic of city dweller that often travels by means of a bicycle bereft of a freewheeling mechanism.</p> <p>I'll take my snide cynical hat off now and make a note to actually check the place out though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10607#post-116314 Sun, 30 Jun 2013 22:37:34 +0000 wee folding bike 116314@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>At least that's how it looks from their not terribly informative web page:</p> <p><a href="http://prontogara.com" rel="nofollow">http://prontogara.com</a> </p>