Electric bicycles - who buys them?
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My brother in law lent me this Halfords carerra folding electric bike to try. It’s been really fun! It has 3 power levels I’ve mostl been using in lowest and used 2 or 3 when tired or on steeper roads. I haven’t cycled for years so am unfit.
So it’s been a very pleasant surprise. No idea about specs I think I saw efun on the rear hub! And apparently only has range of 30 miles but I’ve done about 40 already so I assume that must mean on full assistance. I’ve done about 5 miles per ride which is more than I thought I would (as unfit). So yeah, recommended.
So it’s been a very pleasant surprise. No idea about specs I think I saw efun on the rear hub! And apparently only has range of 30 miles but I’ve done about 40 already so I assume that must mean on full assistance. I’ve done about 5 miles per ride which is more than I thought I would (as unfit). So yeah, recommended.
nickfrog said:
I agree. I would put it on a par with brake discs and x1 in terms of MTB innovation.
I had one of the first in the UK - a gravity dropper - around 16 or 17 years ago. I bought it because my mates were better descenders than me and I could only keep up iif I dropped my saddle. But this meant stopping at the top and bottom of hills so I was always last.
They all took the piss for buying a stupid gadget that'll never catch on
nickfrog said:
CoolHands said:
Blimey a seatpost for what used to the the price of a whole bike!
True but worth every penny. The Brand X used to be under £100 but they're probably £150 now. techguyone said:
I think I'd just go for a QR and take a whole extra 2 seconds to use it and save over £100 personally.
Seriously? So every time you come to something steep or some steps or a jump etc you’re going to get off, undo your QR, get on, negotiate the drop etc, get off, undo the QR, raise the seat etc etc. You’d not be getting invited out again 😂techguyone said:
nickfrog said:
CoolHands said:
Blimey a seatpost for what used to the the price of a whole bike!
True but worth every penny. The Brand X used to be under £100 but they're probably £150 now. Edited by nickfrog on Friday 9th July 11:51
techguyone said:
nickfrog said:
CoolHands said:
Blimey a seatpost for what used to the the price of a whole bike!
True but worth every penny. The Brand X used to be under £100 but they're probably £150 now. But you use it everywhere - I often drop my saddle at busy junctions now, and add extra raise to my saddle on steep hills. The truth is, without a dropper you just wouldn't be doing this as it would be too much of a faff.
Truly, I wouldn't have an MTB without one now, I like it so much.
Dropper posts are useful all the time, there isn't just a single point of a ride where you might want to change the ride height on the move. They are included on lots of new bikes for a reason.
I'm not surprised there are doubters, but on a thread about electric bikes, an already contentious issue, I didn't think there would be anyone so closed minded about it!
I'm not surprised there are doubters, but on a thread about electric bikes, an already contentious issue, I didn't think there would be anyone so closed minded about it!
scjgreen said:
CoolHands said:
Blimey a seatpost for what used to the the price of a whole bike!
Whatever you do, don't look at the price of a Rockshox AXS Dropper Post 
So, the weather finally improved (I'm not against riding in a bit of rain but you might have seen how wet Germany has been over the last week) and I've just ridden to work for the first time on my new bike. The Bosch Nyon is an impressive bit of kit with lots of data analysis as well as sat nav with the ability to import Komoot routes. My commute of 28.52km took me 1 hour and 11 minutes with an overall height gain of 359 metres, I reckon I can get that down to 1 hour easily enough after a bit of practice and improvement. As a bonus I didn't even need a shower when I got here as the sun was still coming up and it wasn't hot. I suspect I'l be a sweaty mess riding home as the forecast is 26 degrees this afternoon. The bike used 33% of the battery so no worries about forgetting to bring the charger with me and I can be lazy and turbo it all the way home.
Right, I'm definitely buying a dropper post! Being considering one for a while, and quite jealous of mates with one.
There are a few spots in the Surrey hills where I get off to lower saddle, but there are plenty of other points where I'd prefer a lower saddle but it's not worth getting off.
There are a few spots in the Surrey hills where I get off to lower saddle, but there are plenty of other points where I'd prefer a lower saddle but it's not worth getting off.
nosuchuser said:
Dropper posts are the best thing since sliced bread. Everywhere they just add more flow.
Even more so on an eeb where you might want to drop the saddle a bit to give more traction during a steep climb. Try stopping half way up, pissing about with the QR then restarting..
This, 100%! I was literally doing this today on an insane uphill red run part of Kielder Forest (don't be too impressed, I was crawling along like a sloth!)Even more so on an eeb where you might want to drop the saddle a bit to give more traction during a steep climb. Try stopping half way up, pissing about with the QR then restarting..
Tweaked my route a bit and knocked my cycle to work time down from 1 hour 11 minutes to 1 hour 5 minutes. I took a couple of wrong turns so I reckon with a bit more tweaking and concentration I can get it down to an hour or less.
Need to sort a bit of intermittent brake rotor rub on my front disc, nothing serious but a bit annoying. Other than that its just the usual tweaking of seat position, handlebars, levers etc. to find the best positions for me.
Need to sort a bit of intermittent brake rotor rub on my front disc, nothing serious but a bit annoying. Other than that its just the usual tweaking of seat position, handlebars, levers etc. to find the best positions for me.
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