Hi....anyone got/had a Roodog e bike ?

 

I'm looking to buy a new bike and I'm considering the Roodog tourer .

I've decided to go back to a pre 1k bike, I've had a couple at almost 2k and I have not been entirely happy and selling them has cost me £1000 each time and I can no longer afford this expense.

 

There is a dealer 20 mile away from me who claims to stock RDs and a tourer is £925.

The main thing that bothers me is the noise level, my 2k bikes have been entirely silent, how noisy will the RD tourer, being a hub drive, be. ?

 

Before visiting the dealer I thought I would check with you guys for your thoughts.

 

....appreciate your views....many thanks.....Mike

Mike, only direct drive hubs are silent. Crank drive bikes are near silent, then low assist rear hub, then rear hub. Front hub is the noisiest.

only direct drive hubs are silent

I have ridden 2 DD hubs neither was silent especially so when accelerating or climbing.

Mike,we still have a number of Kudos Tourer models ,either Shimano Nexus 8 hub or derailleur gears. These bikes are solid 'ride to work typ bikes',price from £865.00

KudosDave

Mike, only direct drive hubs are silent. Crank drive bikes are near silent, then low assist rear hub, then rear hub. Front hub is the noisiest.

 

Hi Trex, sorry to but in.

 

But... the Wisper Torque is just about the quietest bike I have ever ridden, it's a rear hub drive and far, far quieter than the Bosch mid drive. It's all in the algorithm!

 

All the best, David

Thanks people, replies much appreciated, mine's a crank drive, I thought this was silent but I defer to your superior knowledge.

Can you give me an example of a direct drive hub ?

 

Thanks Dave I'll check out your website but I'm thinking you're too far away.

 

...cheers....Mike

The SE is almost as quiet, but not silent. Not to shabby for £999!

 

All the best, David

Thanks people, replies much appreciated, mine's a crank drive, I thought this was silent but I defer to your superior knowledge.

Can you give me an example of a direct drive hub ?

 

Thanks Dave I'll check out your website but I'm thinking you're too far away.

 

...cheers....Mike

Mike, if you're anywhere near South Manchester or The Peak District you can hear the difference for yourself and make up your own mind.

Our New Mills workshop have examples of Bosch, Wisper and our own bikes with both rear and mid-drives. You could even try a prototype of our latest bike - the quietest of all bikes I've ridden.

Hi....Thanks for that but I wouldn't want a bike with hard forks.

....cheers....Mike

Hi....Thanks for that but I wouldn't want a bike with hard forks.

....cheers....Mike

 

My pleasure Mike, for £1,099 we can now supply the same bike with decent forks fitted. Our Suntour forks have lock out and pre-load, in our opinion hugely important if you are going to have forks fitted.

 

All the best, David

 

Hi

Not sure if this is any help to you but I put a oxydrive kit on my old bike and it's a lot quieter than the yam drive on my lapierre

Mike, only direct drive hubs are silent

 

Will someone please give me a example of a direct drive hub ?

 

thanks.....Mike

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