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    Rumbled

    Thanks for the replies folks. Strava ain't for me.
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    Rumbled

    Still none the wiser as to what strava actually is.
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    Rumbled

    What's Strava?
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    'Bike' car

    Popemobile?
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    Suitable for conversion?

    Thanks d8veh, i'll have a look at those.
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    Suitable for conversion?

    Here is a photo of my bike. Frame is not magnetic but forks are, so steel I presume with ally frame.
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    Another tubby newbie!

    Hi, from a fellow Lardo. There does seem to be a few of us so you are in good company.
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    Suitable for conversion?

    Not at home this weekend but will post a photo when I get back. Well, my other half will. Too techy for me.
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    Suitable for conversion?

    Thanks chaps. I'm not light at 100kg+ and I'm not as fit as I once was but have cycled most of my life. Not a speed merchant and 15 mph limit is fine by me. Terrain is more difficult to pin down as i get around the country a lot in my motor home and could be in any type of terrain. Want some...
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    Suitable for conversion?

    I have a Dawes Discovery 601 ATB that i bought about 12 years ago. It hasn't had a massive amount of use and i was wondering if it would be ripe for conversion? It wasn't cheap and has Shimano Deore parts throughout including 27 gears, most of which i never use. It has V brakes and is a very...
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    Yet another big bloke with a grand to spend...

    Could have written a lot of your post about myself Phil. Can't offer you any advice as i have just come around to the thought of obtaining an ebike and am currently reading as much info as i can on the subject. Difference is that there are 2 or 3 dealers in my neck of the woods, so i have the...
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    fat man on a bike_hi

    Of course. I know where you mean now. Bought a chain link extractor from there but didn't look at the bikes because i wasn't in the market for a new one when i visited. Will have a look. Cheers Mike.
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    fat man on a bike_hi

    It may have something to do with me drunkenly playing very loud rock music at 3 in the morning. She was fine before that.
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    fat man on a bike_hi

    Didn't know about the Wilco shop. Is it in the old Abbey Caravan yard? Never been in Cooks on Pasture St. I was a Percy's cycles man 'til he shut down and now use Woods on St Peters Ave. Was up at Wilton Rd on business yesterday and noticed the new Cooks shop, so went in on a whim and had a...
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    fat man on a bike_hi

    Really? That does surprise me. Can't say i've ever noticed them but i aint been looking 'til now. Just got back from a tour of the North of England and saw an older gent whizzing in and out of the campsite, which is what got me looking at them, after i came back from a ride in the hills the...
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    Is this the best value new bike,release soon?

    Average height......................tick, average weight.........................not any more, unfortunately. Around 100kg now and looking to shed some excess flab. There is a Kudos dealer 20 miles from me. I'll arrange a visit and a test ride or two. Thanks again.
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    Is this the best value new bike,release soon?

    Well I am carpenter and it's not a term I use. Not until now at least.
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    Is this the best value new bike,release soon?

    Should have read offroading. Damn fat fingers and predictive text.
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    Is this the best value new bike,release soon?

    Thank for the reply Dave. Only joined the site tonight and getting to know whose who and what's what. Like the look of your bikes. What would you recommend to someone who has spent most of his life riiding a touring bike with a bit of light lloffloading on trails on my second bike which is a...
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    Is this the best value new bike,release soon?

    Ah! Ok. Thanks John. Quite like the looks of the Kudos bikes and there is a seller near me. They as good as they look?