Price difference

[boyabouttown]

I'm thinking of buying the orbea gain, with drop bars, single chain ring and wide tyres. The d31 has all 3 at £2600. The d50 has double chain ring but thinner tyres at £1800 and the f40 has single ring, wide tyres but flat bars at £1700.
The d31 has sram rival components, are these really worth the extra £800/£900 over the claris and altus parts.

 

[soundwave]

i dunno go find the parts and add them up

 

[boyabouttown]

Thought you might know off the top of your head, guess the forum isn't the place to ask questions.

 

[Chris.]

Don't know but someday you may need that doubble chainring and it could save you a Hart attack if you ever have an electric fault or run out of juice. Peddling an ebike with no assist up hills isn't fun even with the 2nd chainring and a 40 cassette. I rode 30 miles and ran out of juice in the Last five miles in the peak district before I could charge. I severely regretted thinking I could go another few miles on full assist before I went to eco mode. I didn't make the same mistake on the way back I arrived home with 20% battery power. But then they weigh less than mine try them both out on the road

 

[soundwave]

then buy the cheap one and add more gears later tho imo its a pita on a race bike.

my bb is a motor

 

[boyabouttown]

Will probably go with the double ring although i wouldn't and couldn't ride up a hill with no assist. Does the AA cover ebikes.

 

[Chris.]

Find a really good steep hill and try to peddle them both up it without assist and you could decide you want to pay the extra or just take the cheaper option and have them convert it. If they don't want to do it walk away and they will probably call you back

 

[boyabouttown]

then buy the cheap one and add more gears later tho imo its a pita on a race bike.

my bb is a motor

Want less gears not more, never had gears before so the double ring would leave me looking down trying to work out what gear i'm in rather than looking where i'm going.

 

[soundwave]

then get one with a decent motor in the first place.
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/bikes-fastroad-eplus-electric-road-bike

 

[Chris.]

Want less gears not more, never had gears before so the double ring would leave me looking down trying to work out what gear i'm in rather than looking where i'm going.

You will use the big chainring all the time but you wont touch the small one and forget its there but when you need it trust me you will know its there. Single chanrings are all the rage but that's on normal road bikes. Cadance is what is important on any bike. 2 is simply better than 1 cadance is power. More gears is more power and if you run out of battery you will love the cadance a 2nd chainring gives you. Have you had an ebike?

 

[boyabouttown]

then get one with a decent motor in the first place.
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/gb/bikes-fastroad-eplus-electric-road-bike

Too ugly, i can just about manage on my single speed but one gear either side would make life easier. Not planning on doing the sort of speeds you do.

 

[boyabouttown]

You will use the big chainring all the time but you wont touch the small one and forget its there but when you need it trust me you will know its there. Single chanrings are all the rage but that's on normal road bikes. Cadance is what is important on any bike. 2 is simply better than 1 cadance is power. More gears is more power and if you run out of battery you will love the cadance a 2nd chainring gives you

Cheers, you've convinced me and probably saved me £800.

 

[soundwave]

i got 2

 

[Chris.]

Cheers, you've convinced me and probably saved me £800.

You can upgrade your bike as you go along and find out what you want but I like 2 chainrings. You know giant puts the same motor in all there new ebikes. Have a look at those too. Don't just jump in and buy a bike. Look at all the options and pick one that's the best value for the money. My advice save the 800 and buy another battery and keep them in good order then upgrade what you want as you get a feel for the bike. Keep your spare battery lowish power but charge it and use it once every few week or so unless your going on a big ride then take it with you. I wish I had anther battery it's my next purchase

 

[boyabouttown]

Don't really like crank motors, just not aestheticly pleasing to me.

 

[Chris.]

I have a Giant E+1 2017 it's an awesome bike with all the best gear and I really love the bike. I go off road and on road but use mainly on the road. Its got an 11-40 cassete with a chanring 38 tooth big ring. It's not fast enough for me so I'm upgrading to a bigger chainring to get better road speeds. I love the bike but I'm a bit of a speed freak and love to tear up the road and trails. There's no reason you can't have your cake and eat it just choose the right cake

 

[soundwave]

I have a Giant E+1 2017 it's an awesome bike with all the best gear and I really love the bike. I go off road and on road but use mainly on the road. Its got an 11-40 cassete with a chanring 38 tooth big ring. It's not fast enough for me so I'm upgrading to a bigger chainring to get better road speeds. I love the bike but I'm a bit of a speed freak and love to tear up the road and trails. There's no reason you can't have your cake and eat it just choose the right cake

10-50 eagle, 20t-18t front so 2.5x ratio=50/44 ur fooked

 

[Chris.]

10-50 eagle, 20t-18t front so 2.5x ratio=50/44 ur fooked

Explain to me

 

[soundwave]

20t = 50t normal size chain ring thus thats 2.5 bosch gearing ratio why there so small

so 16t would be 40t normal size.

 

[Chris.]

20t = 50t normal size chain ring thus thats 2.5 bosch gearing ratio why there so small

so 16t would be 40t normal size.

Well you learn something new every day but then I wouldn't buy bosh but that's just my preferance