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You seem to know a lot about this lark.
No you can ride round in jeans it’s that easy, no sweating or any of that malarkey although Ive managed 70 miles riding mostly dirt and mud track in less than 4 days.. I’m no cyclist so it obviously helps, getting wheel spin on trails is a right laugh.
No you can ride round in jeans it’s that easy, no sweating or any of that malarkey although Ive managed 70 miles riding mostly dirt and mud track in less than 4 days.. I’m no cyclist so it obviously helps, getting wheel spin on trails is a right laugh.
Boosted LS1 said:
A local shop sells these. They're very expensive (his are) but he says they can do daft speeds. They wheels are almost as big as a m/c scrambler.
There’s a lot you can do with some of these machines, price of a small car and proper built for hammer,,, they need to be tough though. Yamaha engined ones are supposed to be rapid. This things a hub design, kind of feels like a torque converter as it just adds watts based on how much I’m pushing, you still have to peddle.
Takes me back 40 years getting off road without being cream cracked in 10 minutes flat.
The extra weight works off-road really good, well chuffed.
I nabbed this one of eBay with 100 miles on the battery, 1/2 retail price so decent enough for what you can do with them. Folk have panniers and track off up great hills on them.
Really surprised how well a charged battery did, combined road but mostly hills and off road, stop start and still managed 40 miles, I hit every hill I could find too.
On eco mode I reckon 50 to 60 miles depending on terrain which is pretty good really.
Just makes places more accessible, hopefully I’ll be stronger on my own bike as I can put in big miles easy on this thing so more encouraged to get out there more often.
It’s far better handling than I expected, hub motors spread the weight better, for a cheap version this is good enough for gentle off-roading. Got a puncture already
ETA I even pulled a 20 yard wheelie, wheel spin up dirt tracks cracks me up,,,, it’s a push bike ffs
Edited by Classic Chim on Monday 28th October 22:26
Edited by Classic Chim on Monday 28th October 22:29
100 miles of rough and steep terrain already 
Defo feels like revisiting the time when I was great,, I was about 15 years old I seem to remember
Not wishing to bore the Tvr community, but what a great time I’m having splashing through mud and sliding about.
good for my balance in the car later next year 
ETA I’ve only dropped it once, lost the front end, too much tyre pressure, lack of talent call it what you will. Your shifting along quicker than you think when you suddenly hit the floor it feels fast anyways
Defo feels like revisiting the time when I was great,, I was about 15 years old I seem to remember
Not wishing to bore the Tvr community, but what a great time I’m having splashing through mud and sliding about.
good for my balance in the car later next year ETA I’ve only dropped it once, lost the front end, too much tyre pressure, lack of talent call it what you will. Your shifting along quicker than you think when you suddenly hit the floor it feels fast anyways
Edited by Classic Chim on Wednesday 30th October 14:22
My 83 year old father brought a step through version earlier this year and it's changed his life. He now does 20 miles a day and goes out most days. He always was a keen cyclist, these electric bikes are brilliant and I don't know if you know Alun but you can get them chipped so they don't cut the assistance at 16mph. 
trev4 said:
My 83 year old father brought a step through version earlier this year and it's changed his life. He now does 20 miles a day and goes out most days. He always was a keen cyclist, these electric bikes are brilliant and I don't know if you know Alun but you can get them chipped so they don't cut the assistance at 16mph.
Hi Trev. I’m looking at mods and even a throttle
A conversion kit for any bike that goes upto 38 mph for instance but that’s just taking the mick.
I think it’s a revelation as older people simply don’t posses the fitness to start cycling but this changes all that.
I can cycle at around 13-17 mph on a normal bike on the flat for probably 2 hours at best, no wind etc, much slower than that up hills, this allows me to cycle up the hills at 15 mph which is near impossible for me normally, takes about a 1/4 of the time to complete any given hill and not dipping into my red fitness zone, I can ride faster for longer on the flats using barely any assistance, it gives you the power when you need it which saves sooo much energy.
I can’t get off the thing.
New tyres fitted and wheel spokes nipped and wheels trued up tonight on wheel machine. Saddle stem suspension added the other day which helps my back on bumpy tracks.
1200 Lumin headlight set which is also a great bit of kit.
I rode across a farmers wet field yesterday, try that on a normal pushbike. It’s good for difficult terrain and gravel tracks etc, really good fun and feels fast enough on a narrow lane. 20 mph would be just right, anything higher you need leathers as I found out yesterday
A lady rode past me on one the other day with a big beaming smile, says it all. Youth back
Dunno about you but coming home s
t upto fk is so childish and great, nothing like soft mud for fun on 2 wheels. However you get some fitness is ok by me, this is also exhilarating so two birds with one stone etc. I rode up a railway embankment, just mad, great coming down em too.
Edited by Classic Chim on Wednesday 30th October 23:49
Classic Chim said:
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I can’t get off the thing.
Have you tried jumping? I can’t get off the thing.
Or is it a penny farthing - parachute requried?
I bet you have "the thing" in the kitchen every evening, Solvol Autosol and a rag out, cleaning every last scrap of mud off it and polishing the chrome bits and the exhaust manifolds......I assume you have attached fake exhaust manifolds and a gadget that makes a V8 rumble noise to please your inner child?
Or have just just attached playing cards with wooden clothes pegs, to catch in the spokes, like we did when we were 9 years old, (which was just before the Boer War in my case).
QBee said:
Have you tried jumping?
Or is it a penny farthing - parachute requried?
I bet you have "the thing" in the kitchen every evening, Solvol Autosol and a rag out, cleaning every last scrap of mud off it and polishing the chrome bits and the exhaust manifolds......I assume you have attached fake exhaust manifolds and a gadget that makes a V8 rumble noise to please your inner child?
Or have just just attached playing cards with wooden clothes pegs, to catch in the spokes, like we did when we were 9 years old, (which was just before the Boer War in my case).
You know me better than I know myself Or is it a penny farthing - parachute requried?
I bet you have "the thing" in the kitchen every evening, Solvol Autosol and a rag out, cleaning every last scrap of mud off it and polishing the chrome bits and the exhaust manifolds......I assume you have attached fake exhaust manifolds and a gadget that makes a V8 rumble noise to please your inner child?
Or have just just attached playing cards with wooden clothes pegs, to catch in the spokes, like we did when we were 9 years old, (which was just before the Boer War in my case).
Each and every day I come back with mud and grass then instantly wash it off, just like my bike trailing days, dry mud ain’t fun.
I added a cable tie to retain a cable on the rigid swing arm, amused myself for a moment spinning the rear wheel to hear the cable tie doing the playing card jobbie
Cut it off but wished I’d left it to some extent.
Bar ends, new spongie grips, and suspension gel seat soon to added.
I’ve also added funkie mudguards and down tube guards to stop muck and water splashing over battery area when off-roading which has worked a treat.
Yeah it’s in the kitchen too,,, love it I do, memories of my mum complaining, happy days
I take it seriously you know, even worked out my seat height position and aft and fore using science and pieces of string.
Dropped handle bar height to get my back in the correct position which for me is vital or I can’t walk afterwards, get this part right and you can cycle for hours. All day is my plan, Wales the goal in 2 days, I know guys who cycle that in a day
but country lanes, couple of hotels, I'll make it That or Yorkshire , 90 miles mildly assisted to get into south York’s so could do that in a day after some training but let’s see how it goes, I’ve done about 500-600 miles on my proper bike this summer so it’s slowly working
Edited by Classic Chim on Thursday 31st October 14:26
What a beautiful crosser.
One of the best ever, last air cooled 500 or near as damn it surely.
What’s that worth.
I prefer that too but in my dreams. You need talent to tame that beast.
I looked closely at buying a bike, been helping build a 400 Honda and got the bug again
Decided there all unreliable ste so got a pushbike and I’ll take things easy for awhile.
Kin ell, I’m so old I watched those 500’s race in period.
One of the best ever, last air cooled 500 or near as damn it surely.
What’s that worth.
I prefer that too but in my dreams. You need talent to tame that beast.
I looked closely at buying a bike, been helping build a 400 Honda and got the bug again
Decided there all unreliable s
te so got a pushbike and I’ll take things easy for awhile. Kin ell, I’m so old I watched those 500’s race in period.
Edited by Classic Chim on Thursday 31st October 21:36
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