Woodbutcher

Thanks for the replies folks. Strava ain't for me.

Still none the wiser as to what strava actually is.

What's Strava?

Popemobile?

Thanks d8veh, i'll have a look at those.

Here is a photo of my bike. Frame is not magnetic but forks are, so steel I presume with ally frame.

Hi, from a fellow Lardo. There does seem to be a few of us so you are in good company.

Not at home this weekend but will post a photo when I get back. Well, my other half will. Too techy for me.

Thanks chaps. I'm not light at 100kg+ and I'm not as fit as I once was but have cycled most of my life. Not a speed merchant and 15 mph limit is fine by me. Terrain is more difficult to pin down as i get around the country a lot in my motor home and could be in any type of terrain. Want some assistance with hills because my arthritis is making them increasingly difficult.

I have a Dawes Discovery 601 ATB that i bought about 12 years ago. It hasn't had a massive amount of use and i was wondering if it would be ripe for conversion? It wasn't cheap and has Shimano Deore parts throughout including 27 gears, most of which i never use. It has V brakes and is a very nippy and light machine. I notice some people are converting very cheap, bog standard Halford bikes and was wondering if there is a reason for this, or is it just a cost issue? If my bike is suitable, where should i be looking and what parts would people recommend? Thanks in advance. Steve.

Could have written a lot of your post about myself Phil. Can't offer you any advice as i have just come around to the thought of obtaining an ebike and am currently reading as much info as i can on the subject. Difference is that there are 2 or 3 dealers in my neck of the woods, so i have the option to test ride a few. Like you i just want a bit of extra grunt on the hills and am capable of turning over the pedals on the flat and moderate inclines. Advancing years, weight and arthritis is making it more and more difficult to get up the bigger hills that were once in my range. I like the look of the Kudos bikes and luckily there is a dealer 20 miles away, so i can give them a try. Hope we both find what we are looking for and i shall keep an eye on this thread. Steve.

Of course. I know where you mean now. Bought a chain link extractor from there but didn't look at the bikes because i wasn't in the market for a new one when i visited. Will have a look. Cheers Mike.

It may have something to do with me drunkenly playing very loud rock music at 3 in the morning. She was fine before that.

Didn't know about the Wilco shop. Is it in the old Abbey Caravan yard? Never been in Cooks on Pasture St. I was a Percy's cycles man 'til he shut down and now use Woods on St Peters Ave. Was up at Wilton Rd on business yesterday and noticed the new Cooks shop, so went in on a whim and had a look. They did seem a tad expensive and the only thing that the young lady assistant seemed to know about ebikes is that 'they are brilliaaaaaant', which she repeated several times in the vain hope that i would part with almost 3 grand on a bike she knew nothing about.

Really? That does surprise me. Can't say i've ever noticed them but i aint been looking 'til now. Just got back from a tour of the North of England and saw an older gent whizzing in and out of the campsite, which is what got me looking at them, after i came back from a ride in the hills the worst for wear. Also noticed that my next door neighbour has one and i'd never clicked on before that it was an ebike. I'd ask her for a go but she is a sour faced mare.

Average height......................tick, average weight.........................not any more, unfortunately. Around 100kg now and looking to shed some excess flab. There is a Kudos dealer 20 miles from me. I'll arrange a visit and a test ride or two. Thanks again.

Well I am carpenter and it's not a term I use. Not until now at least.

Should have read offroading. Damn fat fingers and predictive text.

Thank for the reply Dave. Only joined the site tonight and getting to know whose who and what's what. Like the look of your bikes. What would you recommend to someone who has spent most of his life riiding a touring bike with a bit of light lloffloading on trails on my second bike which is a Dawes ATB Still want to feel like I am cycling and not on a moped. Just need some assistance for the old knees nowadays on hills.

Ah! Ok. Thanks John. Quite like the looks of the Kudos bikes and there is a seller near me. They as good as they look?

I'm new around these parts but was wondering why a guy from kudos is raving about a bike from another maker. Am I missing something?

Hi Rob. I live in Grimsby and a local bike shop called Cooks have just opened a new much bigger showroom In neighbouring Cleethorpes this month. They have the three bikes mentioned and said they were getting some cheaper 2015 Cubes in stock soon. They also said they had a couple of Raleighs in their smaller shop in Grimsby. There is also a place 20 miles out of town in Barnetby that stocks Kudos, Juicy and Freego, which I hope to visit soon. They are not a shop as such but do test rides by appointment. They are called Elecgo. There is another in Grimsby called George Petch but I know nothing about them yet or what stock they carry.

Cheers mate. Had a quick shufty at a new bike shop in town today. They had couple of haibikes and a cube, which were well beyond the 2 grand mark and too rich for my blood. Too sporty for me also.

Hello from a wet and windy Lincolnshire. Long time cyclist who did many thousand miles on my Raleigh Randonneur in my younger and fitter days but now struggling with arthritic hands, knees and hips, so looking to buy my first e bike shortly to carry on the fight and get back to my fighting weight. Been lurking on here for a week or so and have a few questions i'd like to ask about suitable machines. Think I'll ask those in another thread before this post gets too long and dull. Names Steve btw.