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gamecat 1,230 posts
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Dougs 100,414 posts
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Registered 18 years agoImmaterial wrote:
Speaking of which, I discovered Swytch the other day.
Ebikes: like getting a Tesla, but without buying into the cult of Musk.
https://www.swytchbike.com/
Converts your own bike to an ebike. I am quite tempted. -
freddymercurystwin 2,825 posts
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Registered 17 years ago@Dougs I looked into this as an option before settling on a shitty electric Brompton, for the missus, mainly because we'd been fannying around looking for the right e-bike for her for about a year and ended up in a bike shop who had the right one in the right colour and in stock and I was worn down in the end.
But anyway it's quite an odd process, you have to register your interest and when they have enough interest they let you know you're eligible to be included in the next available batch, then you let them know what bike you have so you can then get an actual price, which in theory is heavily discounted as they know how many they're actually gonna sell, or something like that, needless to say I didn't actually get that far.
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freddymercurystwin 2,825 posts
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Registered 17 years agoIt's only just dawned on me, a month or so later that after I bought the bullet and spent an absurd amount of dosh on my wife's crappy electric Brompton, that I can now pretty much justify getting an electric road bike for myself, the Ribbles are looking pretty fine at the moment, even with their very long lead times, they seem to have finally come of age where they don't look like e-bikes any more and their 24 months interest free option is also in their favour. -
Dougs 100,414 posts
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Registered 18 years agoThey do look very nice indeed. -
gamecat 1,230 posts
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Registered 15 years agoProblem is Shimano stuff is just not obtainable right now, some of the Ribble bikes give you the option for Sram, which is slightly easier to get, but not an option on their e-bikes. You're talking 2022 for a lot of Shimano parts, meanwhile the frames are actually in stock. -
Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI need to get an XTR cassette from somewhere, but it's not happening.
I'm told there's an ebay seller that does a very good rip off version, I need to look them up. -
elstoof 28,125 posts
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Registered 16 years agoPlenty of Shimeng floating about -
elstoof 28,125 posts
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Registered 16 years agoIf you’re after a cassette I can definitely recommend M-M-myyyyyy Shimona
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freddymercurystwin 2,825 posts
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Registered 17 years agoHmm, I'm getting mightily tempted by the Ribble road e-bikes, delivery in December is not really off-putting me. Sizewize, I am 5' 10 1/2".
They have the following size guides, Medium - 5' 7" - 5' 10" and then Large 5' 10" - 6' 1". Seeing as I'm in the SW and the chance sf actually test riding a Ribble is pretty slim I will have to take a chance I guess. Would I be right in thinking that a smaller bike is easier to make work/manipulate etc rather than a larger one? I feel my current ride is a little too large even though I went with the 'recommended' size (Cube Hyde). I really don't want to make that mistake again, especially as it will be such an immense purchase. Any thoughts/insights guys? -
askew 24,121 posts
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Registered 16 years agoYes -
gamecat 1,230 posts
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Registered 15 years agofwiw I went to their shop to try a M/L in the (new) gravel, medium was fine, large felt a bit big, Im a smidge under 6ft. M is almost certainly your size. -
boo 13,901 posts
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Registered 18 years agoGents. What's a reasonable weight limit for a road bike? I'm 6' 1", and 18.5st / 259lb / 117kg, which, according to some sources, is at the upper limit of what a frame and wheels can be expected to put up with.
I'm still riding my Specialized Sirrus that's about 7 years old and I haven't had any problems. I'm guessing my best bet will be to lose some weight before looking at a road bike, but if and when the time comes, what am I looking for if I want to prioritise comfort over speed? I'm fully expecting to have to change the saddle, but in terms of geometry I'm guessing something labelled 'endurance' or 'sportive' might be the preferable option?
Also, any recommendations for decent bike shops in or around North London? I went to Evans for the Sirrus, but I'd much prefer to support an independent.
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TheSaint 20,950 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI can’t help with the weight questions but Specialized have a store in Ruislip. -
elstoof 28,125 posts
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Registered 16 years agoYou’ll be hard pushed to find a road bike at the moment, my friend owns a shop in Muswell Hill and deals with Trek - they’ve been told no new road bikes til 2022.
As for weight, it’s not the bike so much as the wheels which will have the weight limits, this varies between brands and wheelsets. A bike shop will steer you the right way
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X201 22,150 posts
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Registered 16 years agoIf your budget can stretch to a custom frame, have a look at Chicken’s Frame Emporium.
He’ll build you a frame that suits your needs and he’s a bloody nice bloke too -
boo 13,901 posts
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Registered 18 years agoCheers, all. Lack of bikes will save me some cash. Good to know about the Ruislip shop, and X201 - I wouldn't know where to start with a custom build. Think I'll stick to 'off the shelf' until I'm a svelte (svelte-ish) 13st! -
gamecat 1,230 posts
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Registered 15 years agoYou should be fine in all honesty, Trek rate thei bikes generally to 125kg, you'd be on the limit but there will be a pretty hefty safety factor on that. If you are worried I'd look at some handbuilt wheels with a high spoke count, will be a lot cheaper than a custom frame. -
Vortex808 15,593 posts
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Registered 13 years agoHaving mostly been garmin for my running shit, I got one of the updated wahoo elemnt bolt's for my road bike last week and was out today for the first time with it. Went for it having got one of their hr monitors earlier in the year for my wattbike sessions.
It's a nice bit of kit, a definite upgrade on my rather old wireless cateye computer (about 15yrs old!). Didn't use the gps navigation, but look forward to trying it out in due course. -
Decks 31,013 posts
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Registered 6 years agoI was actually just going to buy a handlebar mount for my phone this week, are there any advantages to getting a purpose built thing? -
Trafford 9,358 posts
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Registered 14 years agoI once hit some cobbles at speed going along the Bridgewater canal. My Garmin Oregon managed to dislodge itself from the standard mount and bounced into the murky water.
I'd only just bought it so went in to retrieve it.
Found it floating about a foot from the bottom along with dozens of wine bottles. Felt like a right weirdo as there was family's taking a stroll while I went diving.
10/10 still works perfectly.
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elstoof 28,125 posts
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Registered 16 years agoA phone with the screen on and GPS services running won’t last long on the battery. Probably run out just before you find yourself in a ditch in need of assistance -
Decks 31,013 posts
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Registered 6 years agoI use the GPS all the time and the battery is fine, driven 4-5 hours with it and still had plenty of charge. -
elstoof 28,125 posts
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Registered 16 years agoCrack on with the phone then, there’s not much a bike computer can do that a phone can’t. I use my iphone on my motorbike with the TomTom app, forgot the cable once and barely got two hours, while my Garmin gives 20 odd hours cycling in standard mode -
freddymercurystwin 2,825 posts
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Registered 17 years agoI do have a phone mount for the bike but I only use it infrequently if I'm taking an unfamiliar route and pootling along with the sprogs or wife and that'd be mainly traffic free, the prospect of charging around with my phone on the handlebars when I'm on my own and it's certain death in the balance should I come off or have a scrape fills me with fear. That said otherwise it's just in my pocket, which I suppose may not be any safer if I ever have an incident. I once found out the hard way that carrying a phone around on a trip out when low on charge can be a bad idea, car breakdown, middle of the night, middle of nowhere.
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askew 24,121 posts
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Registered 16 years agoGood cycling in the New Forest? -
Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI wouldn't use my phone simply because I crash too much, and I really wouldn't like to be in a position where I've had a bad spill and smashed up my phone at the same time. -
@askew Depends what you're after. Extreme downhill MTB? No. Lots of Gravel and some nice CX stuff? yes, and although the forest bye-laws don't allow for exploration of single-track, there is a LOT of nice flowing singletrack around. Roads are fairly busy (and will get much busier in the summer).
edit: Don't do the Wiggle sportif, as the forest inhabitants are shy, and startle easily.
Edited by Immaterial at 13:36:04 05-07-2021
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