January 18, 20206 yr Author well that was very exciting! I will discuss this when I call on Monday. I tried to call now but realise Whoosh are closed on Saturdays. no problem. like the man says though, I am not looking at launching myself off the side of a mountain at 40mph. if I were I would be looking at alternative forms of transport. Thanks all the same.
January 18, 20206 yr well that was very exciting! I will discuss this when I call on Monday. I tried to call now but realise Whoosh are closed on Saturdays. no problem. like the man says though, I am not looking at launching myself off the side of a mountain at 40mph. if I were I would be looking at alternative forms of transport. Thanks all the same. you can pay all the money and still die tho you cant buy skill
January 18, 20206 yr you can pay all the money and still die tho you cant buy skill much easier to go down that route on a pair of skis or a snowboard.
January 18, 20206 yr much easier to go down that route on a pair of skis or a snowboard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKBBeRcFnDY:1871 yeah right pmsl you need skill and balls
January 19, 20206 yr yeah right pmsl you need skill and balls And a loose screw or two. With all that gravity and inertial mass you could do that run in a shopping trolley. Or, indeed, any type of wheeled mount. Even a skateboard. A heavy ebike is obviously going to fly down there. This is not mountain biking as most people know it. Nor e-mountainbiking as I know it. Which is just a bike that has the ability for a bit off off road rough stuff. Without too much effort. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz2kNwV_P9E
January 19, 20206 yr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKBBeRcFnDY:1871 yeah right pmsl you need skill and balls Soundwave. .. you are hijacking what was a very reasonable question thread where a new member was looking for sound advice. There are probably thousands of people with a similar query. Although there are people who commute up to 30 miles each way by bike it is unusual and a 25 mile round trip is on the outside bounds of what is realistic on a daily basis. ..and still do a days work. The use of these videos has as much relevance as "extreme ironing" has to domestic housework. Why not create a new thread, for these exiting videos?.
January 19, 20206 yr adjustable stems are for cruising and comfort bikes they are not designed for mtb use or any of road use at all esp cheap ones you are just asking for it.
January 20, 20206 yr Author Soundwave, you sound like a bloke trying to convince a group of rugby fans that the Chiefs will beat the 49'ers in the superbowl. no one cares mate! turn it in
January 20, 20206 yr well thats your choice i did ask my m8 today that has worked in top brand bike shops for 26 years as a bike tech and he said he would not recommend adjustable stems on any bike esp a 20kg plus ebike sold as a mtb. and if you want a proper ass kicking go big them up on this forum and watch what happens https://forum.bikeradar.com/
January 27, 20206 yr "Although there are people who commute up to 30 miles each way by bike it is unusual and a 25 mile round trip is on the outside bounds of what is realistic on a daily basis. ..and still do a days work. " Is it? I have a 25 mile round-trip to Manchester City Centre each dry day and it's just 40 minutes each way. It's more restful and qucker than squashing onto a train and walking down from Piccaddilly to be honest. Mine is a flattish commute too and the only issue I have is that I could do it more quickly and probably without raising the heart rate much more on a much lighter £600 gravel/cross bike - like this one from Planet X, for example. My Cube Touring is rock solid but weighs a ton and it's not really worth the effort of getting it up over 16mph. If you must have an ebike for some reason, on a £1000 budget I would look at the Woosh bikes or a Woosh conversion kit. And then fit Marathon Pluses. You could get some decent weekend away days on that. Once you get to £1400+ you can start thinking about Bosch ALP mid drive bikes (they'd need to be on sale at that price point but there are a few around) but that is likely overkill for a simple commuter.
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