Buying the right bike for the right reasons

[soundwave]

none of the fs fat bikes are cheap tbh and there heavy.

my bike is 20kg and think its still to heavy

 

[DAJ]

Electric is no problem:

http://www.cube.eu/uk/products/e-bike-hardtail/fatbike-hybrid/cube-nutrail-hybrid-500-blackngreen-2016/

Cube weighs in at 22.5kg & £2900, although there may be one going cheap this weekend as my employer is to announce redundancies on Thursday . I won't even receive my Cube Nutrail till Friday.

 

[EddiePJ]

That's not good.

 

[Gubbins]

Electric is no problem:

http://www.cube.eu/uk/products/e-bike-hardtail/fatbike-hybrid/cube-nutrail-hybrid-500-blackngreen-2016/

Cube weighs in at 22.5kg & £2900, although there may be one going cheap this weekend as my employer is to announce redundancies on Thursday . I won't even receive my Cube Nutrail till Friday.

OOOW!!
Redundancy isn't all bad. Depends on how old you are and how long you have worked there..
Bike looks cool and I like the colours so will put one on my possible compromise list.
I am assuming the fat rear will come somewhere between a hard tail and FS.

 

[soundwave]

them tyres are 50 quid each mind, not sure what they are like to ride tho.

 

[Gubbins]

For every up theres always a down, right? I bet the 11-42 cassette isn't cheap either

 

[soundwave]

not to bad no where near the cost of mine.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/shimano-xt-m8000-11-speed-cassette/rp-prod135828

my 42 cog is made from alu so wears out fast.

http://www.mtb-news.de/news/2016/03/21/oneup-shark-10-50t-upgrade-fuer-shimano-11-fach/

10-50t

 

[EddiePJ]

21.8kg http://www.onbike.co.uk/ktm-macina-freeze-26-11-cx5.html

I used to hate the look of fat bikes, but I've kind of got used to them now, and one could be a good alternative choice for you.

 

[soundwave]

them tyres are 1kg a piece same as my sg ones.

 

[soundwave]

fs in to a hard tail

 

[martin@onbike]

21.8kg http://www.onbike.co.uk/ktm-macina-freeze-26-11-cx5.html

I used to hate the look of fat bikes, but I've kind of got used to them now, and one could be a good alternative choice for you.

Haven't been offroad on it yet, but it was a blast around the town's back roads and snickets-feels like you're on a tractor!

 

[soundwave]

thats a fat bike

 

[Gubbins]

Going bike hunting today [emoji39]

 

[Gubbins]

Had a look at one of these.. Going back for a test ride sometime next week..

I am thinking 29 wheels then all my tyres and tubes are interchangeable, and I dont know if this applies to all brands but I particularly liked the 2 stage lockout enabled remotely from a gear change type trigger on the bars..

http://www.scott-sports.com/global/en/products/241495007/SCOTT-E-Genius-920-Bike

Comments invited!

 

[EddiePJ]

Very nice.

Remote rear lock out as well!

Though I must admit that I have never locked out either end of my bike.

 

[Gubbins]

Very nice.

Remote rear lock out as well!

Though I must admit that I have never locked out either end of my bike.

apart from riding on the canal, to go on some of the local bridleways means a lot of steep road climbing to get there so the remote lever seems like a definite "pro"

 

[RobF]

Had a look at one of these.. Going back for a test ride sometime next week..

I am thinking 29 wheels then all my tyres and tubes are interchangeable, and I dont know if this applies to all brands but I particularly liked the 2 stage lockout enabled remotely from a gear change type trigger on the bars..

http://www.scott-sports.com/global/en/products/241495007/SCOTT-E-Genius-920-Bike

Comments invited!

I read somewhere the position of the rear link makes a difference.

The Scott has the link at the axle, this Lapierre has it on the chainstay.

I believe the chainstay design is meant to be superior because it gives better traction and less pedal bob, although I could be mistaken.

Hopefully Martin won't mind me lifting his pics in exchange for a link to his site.

https://www.e-bikeshop.co.uk/Electric-Bikes-UK-Dealer/Lapierre-Overvolt-FS-700-2016?sort=pd.name&order=ASC




Scott:

 

[Gubbins]

I read somewhere the position of the rear link makes a difference.

The Scott has the link at the axle, this Lapierre has it on the chainstay.

I believe the chainstay design is meant to be superior because it gives better traction and less pedal bob, although I could be mistaken.

Hopefully Martin won't mind me lifting his pics in exchange for a link to his site.

https://www.e-bikeshop.co.uk/Electric-Bikes-UK-Dealer/Lapierre-Overvolt-FS-700-2016?sort=pd.name&order=ASC

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TBH I have no idea what all that actually means in the real world..

I have looked at Lapiere but there is nowhere that I can get to to try one..
I have easy access to 3 bike shops,
One does Scott and KTM, although they were a bit negative on the KTM and were pushing Scott (maybee that could be a "Margin" issue),. another is selling Haibike, and I think the 3rd stocks Cube..
Plenty to pick from local, and of course there is the internet, but they have to be bought untried.. and it's poor form to try at lbs and the buy on the net.
That's how we are putting the high street out of business..

 

[RobF]

TBH I have no idea what all that actually means in the real world..

It may mean naff all - mountain bikers are just as prone to believe marketing guff as any other type of cyclist.

If there is some advantage to the link position, it's probably only in extreme use which I doubt will apply to you.

 

[martin@onbike]

TBH I have no idea what all that actually means in the real world..

I have looked at Lapiere but there is nowhere that I can get to to try one..
I have easy access to 3 bike shops,
One does Scott and KTM, although they were a bit negative on the KTM and were pushing Scott (maybee that could be a "Margin" issue),. another is selling Haibike, and I think the 3rd stocks Cube..
Plenty to pick from local, and of course there is the internet, but they have to be bought untried.. and it's poor form to try at lbs and the buy on the net.
That's how we are putting the high street out of business..

You can try SCOTT, KTM and Lapierre at OnBike as well as others...