Front wheel removal on Wispers

[allen-uk]

How easy (hard) is it to take off the front wheel on a Wisper (say 905)?

My car is a Nissan Tino (sort of small people-carrier shape*) and while I CAN get my existing bike into the back, it ain't half a squeeze without removing the front wheel, so I was wondering whether the brakes/suspension/etc on the Wisper made it even more difficult?

Ta.

Allen.

* Large people, small car. And isn't "people-carrier" tautology? Just an idle thought...

 

[CeeGee]

What 905?
On my 2008 905se City all I have to do is disconnect the lead to the dynamo, deflate the tyre to get it through the brakes, loosen the axle nuts and it falls out.

Colin

 

[allen-uk]

What 905?
On my 2008 905se City all I have to do is disconnect the lead to the dynamo, deflate the tyre to get it through the brakes, loosen the axle nuts and it falls out.

Colin

Either the 905se City or Sport, prob. 2010, poss 2009, haven't bought it yet, just getting all my ducks lined up...

How about loosening the brake rather than deflating the tyre? Any good? And is that on big knobblies or smooth road tyres?

Or should I get a bigger car?


Allen.

 

[eddieo]

different models have different brakes

just get a bike rack...simples

 

[CeeGee]

Tyre is a Marathon Plus - I find it easier to deflate rather than mess about with the brake adjustment when I have to remove the wheel. A Track Pump only takes a few moments to re-inflate, or get a pump to run off your car battery.

905 Sports have Disc brake on the front I don't know about removing that wheel.

You could rip out the seats and make it an ebike carrier.

Don't forget the Wisper is longer than a normal road bike, because of the battery placement.

Colin

 

[Mussels]

905se sport is easy, undo the nuts and the wheel drops out. Remember the mudguard will still be attached, you might not want the big one.
906 Alpino is also easy, undo nuts, undo plug and the wheel drops out. Admittedly I've only put it together to date but the plug should come apart easily.

 

[eddieo]

905se sport is easy, undo the nuts and the wheel drops out. Remember the mudguard will still be attached, you might not want the big one.
906 Alpino is also easy, undo nuts, undo plug and the wheel drops out. Admittedly I've only put it together to date but the plug should come apart easily.

so it has a plug lead to motor...that is interesting

 

[allen-uk]

Thanks for the various notions.

Ebike carrier: well, I'm talking about all the rear seats folded right into the seat wells, just leaving driver and passenger ones intact. Tino looks bigger than it is.

Bike rack: possibility, are they expensive? (I mean the ones that clamp to the back door of a car like mine).

Got the track pump, so that idea is sound.

Darn good point about the mudguard, which I hadn't thought of. Thanks.

Sticking it on the roof is half-an-option, but it's a heavy sod, and my weight-lifting days are longer ago than seems reasonable.


A.