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Cyclezee
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I recently bought a slightly used Torq, only 2 weeks old and at a reasonable price.
There were a couple of faults when I bought it, a cracked throttle and about a pint of water inside the handlebar power meter. I fixed the throttle and ordered a new one from 50cycles for £20 just in case my repair fails. Then I dried out the meter and sealed the gaps around the cables where they enter the meter with silicone. About a week later the meter only shows red despite being fully charged, so I have to rely on the distance travelled to work out how much power is left in the battery. Have made several changes, like replacing the seat pillar with nice Kalloy suspension post, replaced the thumb gear shift with a Shimano Revoshift, carried out the Flecc mod to the throttle and fitted a nice soft pair of grips to the bars to help cushion the shocks.
I get about 16 to 18 bone shaking fast miles on a charge, this compares to 22 comfortable miles on my Lafree at a more sedate pace.
Don’t get me wrong, the Torq is well built and a real flyer, but some of the components e.g. throttle, power meter, light switch, seat pillar etc. are a bit cheap and nasty for a bike costing over £1000.
That’s my opinion, some may disagree?
If the Gazelle Easy Glider was as light as the Lafree, I would seriously consider getting one
There were a couple of faults when I bought it, a cracked throttle and about a pint of water inside the handlebar power meter. I fixed the throttle and ordered a new one from 50cycles for £20 just in case my repair fails. Then I dried out the meter and sealed the gaps around the cables where they enter the meter with silicone. About a week later the meter only shows red despite being fully charged, so I have to rely on the distance travelled to work out how much power is left in the battery. Have made several changes, like replacing the seat pillar with nice Kalloy suspension post, replaced the thumb gear shift with a Shimano Revoshift, carried out the Flecc mod to the throttle and fitted a nice soft pair of grips to the bars to help cushion the shocks.
I get about 16 to 18 bone shaking fast miles on a charge, this compares to 22 comfortable miles on my Lafree at a more sedate pace.
Don’t get me wrong, the Torq is well built and a real flyer, but some of the components e.g. throttle, power meter, light switch, seat pillar etc. are a bit cheap and nasty for a bike costing over £1000.
That’s my opinion, some may disagree?
If the Gazelle Easy Glider was as light as the Lafree, I would seriously consider getting one