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johnnyboxer wrote: Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:53 pmThe world doesn't just revolve around motorcycling ..... does it ?
Absolutely not, but it does orbit around Mrs S's comment that I/we have a bicycle that has not been used for years, the Beta Alp that I'm spending quite a lot of money on in readiness for riding 'my' bit of the TET and a builder's estimate for something in the region of £60K ...

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johnnyboxer wrote: Sun Dec 31, 2017 11:10 am Spain sounds good
Yes, it really is good but ...
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johnnyboxer wrote: Mon Jan 01, 2018 12:53 pm The world doesn't just revolve around motorcycling ..... does it ?

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Bit the bullet and bought one, pedalling made so easy.
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Treadtrader wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2018 4:30 pm Bit the bullet and bought one, pedalling made so easy.
That's a weird seat bracket, tell me more?
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johnnyboxer wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2018 9:07 pm
Treadtrader wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2018 4:30 pm Bit the bullet and bought one, pedalling made so easy.
That's a weird seat bracket, tell me more?
It's a Cane Creek Thudbuster, came with the bike, no rear suspension. Bought the bike used but not much. Some nice accessories came with it.

https://www.canecreek.com/products/seatposts
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This is mine , derestricted so it dont stop giving u assist at 15mph
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Long time Mountain biker here (about 25 years), recently bu99ered a knee up, how much do these electric things weigh?
could help me through a bad patch.
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HedgeHopper wrote:Long time Mountain biker here (about 25 years), recently bu99ered a knee up, how much do these electric things weigh?
could help me through a bad patch.
20-25kg for a FS but doesn't matter as it'll go uphill faster than a normal MTB and is more planted on the flat or downhill
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My Haibike (ebike with assisted crank drive) has been at the shop waiting for a new Yamaha motor since before Christmas, so I've been using my "normal" non-assisted push bike.
The main difference between the two is that the Haibike has faster acceleration and it is faster up hill.
One advantage of the "normal" bike is its light weight, noticeable when manhandling through gates etc....
You can go flat-out, with max effort on either bike, putting equal amounts of leg-power in, just that the ebike will have a faster average speed on undulating ground and it will whip you up hills much faster for the same effort.
If you live in a flat area and limit your cycling to fairly flat solid paths and roads I wouldn't bother with an ebike, but they are fantastic for off road and steep hill work.
I think the assistance up to 15mph is about right, any faster and you'd compromise on battery range.... and.bigger batteries mean more bulk. The fastest I've been on my ebike is 37mph and it's assistance is limited to 15mph.
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Treadtrader wrote: Sun Jan 14, 2018 4:30 pm Bit the bullet and bought one, pedalling made so easy.
I like the mudguards, are they any good?

I'm just getting back into mountain bikes. I went out for a 10 mile taster down the canal and came back totally caked in mud which I didn't really appreciate :(
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