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[Hugh]

Hi Chaps,

I'm selling my Kalkhoff as I can't really justify keeping it now I'm not commuting and have the new Haibike - ad is in Classifieds here Kalkhoff Pro Connect S, Dec 2009 for sale

 

[stryker]

Hi Chaps,

I'm selling my Kalkhoff as I can't really justify keeping it now I'm not commuting and have the new Haibike - ad is in Classifieds here Kalkhoff Pro Connect S, Dec 2009 for sale

How much was the bike new?

 

[Hugh]

About £2200.

 

[eddieo]

Good luck with sale!

would really like to know what you think of new bike

My 60th next week, and oft for family tour of India. wife treating me to new e bike next year or maybe 2014 as some exciting bikes in the wings.....

 

[Hugh]

It was my 60th last week Eddie, 30th Nov, so you're a mere boy

Have a good time in India - I did that Golden triangle trip about 17 years ago with my Dad, who was out there in the war, and it was a real eye-opener in all sorts of ways. On the river at Varanasi at dawn probably beats the lot though.

The Haibike's not had a proper going over yet due to crap weather and other distractions, but so far, with the addition of a B17 saddle, it gives a fantastic ride, ironing out a lot of lumpy stuff and not seeming to dissipate too much leg effort on bouncing the suspension around. The Bosch system is several steps beyond Panasonic for off-piste work IMHO, as the range of assistance is more usefully variable.
The only drawback is the overall very low gearing which I've addressed by changing from 38t to 42t chain ring, and which so far, riding up through Oxleas wood on Shooters Hill, has not stopped it being able to get up steep gnarly ground whilst also making it possible to pedal downhill at around 30 mph without your legs spinning off!

I'll be interested to see what the dongle does - now on its way from Germany after delay due to massive demand over there (they say).

 

[eddieo]

Ah yes the dongle I remember now

"Thus, from a normal Bosch pedelec is a Bosch S Pedelec!

The offer consists of the dongle (A) and the Kabelsatzkit (B) for the motor. Further information and tests for the tuning set under

Pro-Cycling-Golla

Ultrakompkakte construction. Easy to install.
The tuning set may only be used on private property! In scope of StVZO and Road Traffic Law, the dongle must be removed.
Ein-/Anbau for improper and / or the improper use of those not liable. When ordering please specify the impeller size"

 

[Hugh]

That's the one - nothing like Google Translate (if you want a translation that's nothing like English ) I think the 'impeller size' is actually wheel size!

 

[carpetbagger]

Can't wait until i am 60,,,sound like a new bike....India is an experience Eddie,take your bike and a cycle helmet....re enforced....shin pads,body armour and a first aid kit. You will need it if you ride there

 

[Old_Dave]

Lol... When Mrs Old Dave and I went to India, a good friend gave me the best advice I have ever ever been given, and that was.......…

Don't take your driving licence!!!

Anyone who has been will know why, lol

Taxis are cheap and the drivers are a wealth of local knowledge


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[eddieo]

have been to Goa which is nothing compared to a city like Delhi (tour start) it is the road death capital of India, and a mad place.....

 

[GORDONAL]

Goa a fantastic region , went there about 15 years ago at Xmas time for 3 weeks - excellent weather etc. etc. hired a Yamaha 100 cc !!!!!!!!! scariest roads I have ever travelled upon . Enjoy Eddieo i am sure you will atmo. in sunny Spain BUT very cold N.winds - still 15 degs in the day

 

[barrycoll]

we have been spending a fair bit of Feb i Goa for quite a few years now, and can't recommend it more highly
.............far cheaper to live there than here, and the weather, of course, is a given...

we rent cheaply, and nowadays buy bikes as soon as we get there, usually at one particular dealer in Panjim the charming (very Portuguese) local town....the owner usually has a big grin when he sees us walking in through the front door, and an even bigger grin when I ask him for a discount this year....the response is that wonderful left to right nod of the head, which could mean anything, but in his case usually means "no way"...
we used to buy traditional sit-up-and-beg Raleigh style with rod brakes, which is the main bread and butter of local transport, and which used to cost about £18, with 'just the one gear'....and they got us around quite well, as when the going got tough, the tough just got off and pushed, which worked well
...nowadays, we buy 5 speed (supposedly) indexed gears, in much the same frame, but with straight bars, and tortuously cabled crap brakes...with inflation, these are now about £38, but you can get out of the saddle and honk up hills, and have a race with the local bread boy, with a giant basket on his clapped out Hero, and usually only one pedal...both ringing their very loud bells for max. effect.....great fun
we always wear bright colours, but dont take helmets with, as it is just too hot.....we have those swing out distance arms that used to be all the rage here, and create amusement there, as everybody points at them wondering what they are..
at the end of our stay, we simply sell on the bikes for half price, and everybody would like one...as the average salery is about £10 a week, a £40 bike is beyond most workers, so £20 is very attractive..
as for cycling there, well its is no worse than Oxford St here, plus a few cows and giant pot holes, but one thing that is absent is road rage.....NOBODY gets angry, no matter what the offence....just a smile
here are few pics of the last few years







as you can see, there are some very attractive sights, so the Golden triangle may be surplus to requirements
cheers barry c

 

[eddieo]

Goa OK..for fun and sand. But Golden triangle tour of the north something we have always intended to do...we Fly down to Kerala in the south afterwards anyway, so not all culture, hustle and bustle and crowds! In south we stay in Cochin and Kovalam over the Christmas period

 

[carpetbagger]

we have been spending a fair bit of Feb i Goa for quite a few years now, and can't recommend it more highly
.............far cheaper to live there than here, and the weather, of course, is a given...

we rent cheaply, and nowadays buy bikes as soon as we get there, usually at one particular dealer in Panjim the charming (very Portuguese) local town....the owner usually has a big grin when he sees us walking in through the front door, and an even bigger grin when I ask him for a discount this year....the response is that wonderful left to right nod of the head, which could mean anything, but in his case usually means "no way"...
we used to buy traditional sit-up-and-beg Raleigh style with rod brakes, which is the main bread and butter of local transport, and which used to cost about £18, with 'just the one gear'....and they got us around quite well, as when the going got tough, the tough just got off and pushed, which worked well
...nowadays, we buy 5 speed (supposedly) indexed gears, in much the same frame, but with straight bars, and tortuously cabled crap brakes...with inflation, these are now about £38, but you can get out of the saddle and honk up hills, and have a race with the local bread boy, with a giant basket on his clapped out Hero, and usually only one pedal...both ringing their very loud bells for max. effect.....great fun
we always wear bright colours, but dont take helmets with, as it is just too hot.....we have those swing out distance arms that used to be all the rage here, and create amusement there, as everybody points at them wondering what they are..
at the end of our stay, we simply sell on the bikes for half price, and everybody would like one...as the average salery is about £10 a week, a £40 bike is beyond most workers, so £20 is very attractive..
as for cycling there, well its is no worse than Oxford St here, plus a few cows and giant pot holes, but one thing that is absent is road rage.....NOBODY gets angry, no matter what the offence....just a smile
here are few pics of the last few years

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as you can see, there are some very attractive sights, so the Golden triangle may be surplus to requirements
cheers barry c

Great pictures,nice clear road and last picture is everything thats good about cycling along a beach.....there should be more of them !