Rockmeister
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been looking at electrics now, since Mrs Rock might be tempted back in those circumstances.
What make is yours richg?
What make is yours richg?
It's a Cube Reaction Pro with 500w battery. https://www.freeborn.co.uk/cube-reaction-hybrid-hpa-pro-500-29-2017 Cube is German, although suspect at these prices they only assemble in Germany. They tend to clear the last years colours at Freeborn for £1600. I think I got another hundred off the web price just for calling for some reason or other. But mine was up at 1700 I think, and over the phone it was 1600. This was last year.been looking at electrics now, since Mrs Rock might be tempted back in those circumstances.
What make is yours richg?
In the bike shop yesterday
Trek is the make. Patented comfy ride bits built into the frame.
Save for the outlay, ebikes make a compelling arguement for many.
The tubing looks thin? You're joking aren't you, it's built like a tank!
They may be. It doesn't make a slimmer chainstay design inadequate or less tank like. An e bike adds 250W max to the cyclists legs, maybe 750W all up. Meanwhile Mark Cavendish s conventional bike is engineered to handle his 1000-1200 W peak power without looking heavy at all. Can cavs bike handle the power?Not really. If you look at the chain stays of my bike, you can see that they are altogether different:
Whether you or I like the looks really does have nothing to do with the engineering quality!Also that other one with what looks like a battery bottle just looks a bit naff compared to an integrated into the down tube battery.
An e bike adds 250W max to the cyclists legs, maybe 750W all up
They may be. It doesn't make a slimmer chainstay design inadequate or less tank like. An e bike adds 250W max to the cyclists legs, maybe 750W all up. Meanwhile Mark Cavendish s conventional bike is engineered to handle his 1000-1200 W peak power without looking heavy at all. Can cavs bike handle the power?
Whether you or I like the looks really does have nothing to do with the engineering quality!
Not so these days, the Stromer I was referring to upthread has an 850w motor with 48 Nm of torque. It's built like a tank though.
https://www.stromerbike.com/de_CH/e-bikes/st5.html
Ebikes are limited to 45km/h in Switzerland too, not 25km/h as in the rest of the EU. Makes them quite appealing as a commuting bike when covering decent distance. But alas, the price