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  1. Woosh

    Bike for heavy user

    what's wrong with sitting on the bike? if it does not feel right, shouldn't you contact support instead of taking it out, clocking up 5 miles and then decide it does not fit or you don't like it and it should become someone else's problem? Lots of suppliers are more flexible than the company...
  2. Woosh

    Giant bikes. Opinions on these two?

    Yes, they both are good value for money. Once you dismiss conversions, your choice is limited to shop bought and have to make do with bikes that are a bit underpowered for your weight. We can only debate hypothetically on the merits of one model against another, whereas if you sit on the bike...
  3. Woosh

    Giant bikes. Opinions on these two?

    they have about the same pulling power. You need to ride them to see which one you like,
  4. Woosh

    Giant bikes. Opinions on these two?

    it's the 80NM torque figure that they quoted. Not very good when you can find many motors with stronger torque.
  5. Woosh

    Giant bikes. Opinions on these two?

    he'll have to make do with what is on offer, and as you said, he can always get a new cassette for his bike and climb up a bit more slowly. Nevertheless, he should aim for a strong motor, strong frame and good shocks.
  6. Woosh

    Bike for heavy user

    that's beside the point, which is it is not illegal to require the unwanted item be returned unused if you want a full refund. You can't for example open a bottle of wine and send it back for a full refund. The only requirement for it to be contractual is that the information must be...
  7. Woosh

    Giant bikes. Opinions on these two?

    he needs help to go up to Hadleigh Castle, it's steep. The CX is perfect for 15st going up to Hadleigh Castle. He weighs more than that. Going back a few hundred years:
  8. Woosh

    Giant bikes. Opinions on these two?

    no, the Giants are fitted with Giant SyncDrive Pro 80Nm. It's no match for Bosch CX or even the Bafang G33.350 and you'd need more than the CX.
  9. Woosh

    Giant bikes. Opinions on these two?

    he is still looking at the Giants.
  10. Woosh

    Giant bikes. Opinions on these two?

    that's a bit difficult when you have the woods and Olympic Park literally on your doorstep. With an e-bike, you can get up and down these runs for hours...
  11. Woosh

    Giant bikes. Opinions on these two?

    they are all good bikes, especially the Trek. If you want to take any of them to the Olympic Park, you'd be better off with something more solid - like this Orange Calibre Bossnut, not only it's cheaper, the Rockshox suspension is better than the SR suspension on the two Haibikes...
  12. Woosh

    Giant bikes. Opinions on these two?

    Danny is fine, he sells Haibikes and Giants, rides a Haibike himself but he weighs 10st. Apparently, he is No3 Giant dealer in the South East.
  13. Woosh

    Giant bikes. Opinions on these two?

    the OP's weighs about twice the average, he needs a motor twice as strong, something like a BBSHD kit on an Orange bike.
  14. Woosh

    Giant bikes. Opinions on these two?

    James, neither is very good for your weight. The cheap one has cheap coil fork, the more expensive one has cheap air fork. The motor is not particularly good. Follow SW advice.
  15. Woosh

    2018 ORBEA GAIN

    there is one kit in the market at the moment for people who only need a little help. The motor wheel has a 5AH built in battery that is recharged by electric braking. The designer hopes that one of his customers is going to cycle round the world without ever recharging. Although I don't share...
  16. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    the hard brexiteers have won TM to their camp. DD can't get any concession out of M. Barnier. TM is hemmed in by her own red lines. We are heading to a transition without any deal.
  17. Woosh

    Bike for heavy user

    you can sit on the bike to check if it fits, you don't need to take it to Hadleigh Olympic Bike Park to see if the handlebars are wide enough and return a bike with a damaged rim or damaged tyre or in need of cleaning for a full refund. I exaggerated there but as long as the customer is...
  18. Woosh

    2018 ORBEA GAIN

    don't know if it will set fire to the battery but you can damage one or both or at least blow a fuse. I think if you put a 12V 50W halogen light bulb in series in the charging circuit, it will limit the charging current to about 1A-4A range depending how full the onbike battery is in when you...
  19. Woosh

    Oxygen vs Whoosh for 50miles a day commute

    the 13AH has Samsung cells, the 17AH has Panasonic cells.
  20. Woosh

    20 inch 250w rear wheel kit (where to get one)

    the main problem with kits for folding bike is where to put the battery.