On my journey into work (13.25 miles on my Heinzmann assist) this morning it occurred to me one of the challenges in comparing one type of bike with another is because of the impact that rider input makes to making an assessment.
One possible solution would be to encourage forum users living near to one another to swap bikes for a week or two an post the the results of the comparision on line. That way it would be a bit easier to compare, say a Kalkhoff Agattu with a Trek Cytronexs. Each assessment would still be subjective but it would make for interesting reading.
There would have to be some basic swap rules to protect each party such as any damage to be repaired before return and a stolen or written off swap would mean no return of swapped bike until recompense has been made but with goodwill on both parties it could work. I'd welcome any thoughts.
P.S. I have several hundred miles now on the clock of my Heinzmann kit bike and will post a review in due course. My each way commute of 13.25 miles in under an hour (556 mins) is managable now for various reasons it was not using leg power alone. Given the cost of my bike at £250 & kit of £1330 I believe that there would be cheaper ways of puting a good bike together such as the Cytronexs & a few swap reviews may help a lot of people like me buy the right tool for the job.
One possible solution would be to encourage forum users living near to one another to swap bikes for a week or two an post the the results of the comparision on line. That way it would be a bit easier to compare, say a Kalkhoff Agattu with a Trek Cytronexs. Each assessment would still be subjective but it would make for interesting reading.
There would have to be some basic swap rules to protect each party such as any damage to be repaired before return and a stolen or written off swap would mean no return of swapped bike until recompense has been made but with goodwill on both parties it could work. I'd welcome any thoughts.
P.S. I have several hundred miles now on the clock of my Heinzmann kit bike and will post a review in due course. My each way commute of 13.25 miles in under an hour (556 mins) is managable now for various reasons it was not using leg power alone. Given the cost of my bike at £250 & kit of £1330 I believe that there would be cheaper ways of puting a good bike together such as the Cytronexs & a few swap reviews may help a lot of people like me buy the right tool for the job.
