Damn it i want to buy a new bike now.

I only have 3.

I should treat myself, right?

I hope none of you are planning on cycling during the funeral.

Djornson wrote:

Damn it i want to buy a new bike now.

I only have 3.

I should treat myself, right?

Yeah, I don’t need anymore either but another would be nice.

I have 2 Ribbles, a Kona Full Suss Mtn bike and an old Specialized Allez comp on my turbo trainer.

Where about do you live Scout? Will have a search on marketplace for bikes in your area.

Childseat is worth a mention. That definitely affects the kind of bike you want. I'd say the style of bike is a bigger safety factor than new/used.

Looks like you have a Tredz? I've never actually been to a Tredz but they do decent mountain bikes, i suspect they'd have some hybrids you could try and MAY know about child seat suitability

https://www.tredz.co.uk/help-advice/customer-service/stores/tredz-swansea

Scout wrote:

Appreciate that muchly. I should have mentioned the child seat thing. We've just moved back to Swansea.

Something like this would suit you (could haggle on price). My bike is similar and I used a Hamax child seat attached to the seat tube. Is your child seat rear or front?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1321697231910383/

Like others say, take a look at hybrids. They are quite a bit cheaper and you could get a new one within your budget if you aren't too fussed about having higher end components.

New ride arrived. Absolute beast so far. Cheeky motor, so making my climbs a bit less arduous (cheating).

Ribble Gravel AL e

The Daddy wrote:

Nice! Looks like a nice machine. The tech’s clearly getting better, can a hardly tell that’s an E-bike. I hope you’re not putting those assisted rides on strava, some of those strava cyclists can get quite aggressive!

I do put them on Strava, but label them a e-bike rides, which means the segments I do won't appear for non-cheat riders. 

As for the tech. Yeah, the motor is in the rear wheel hub and battery is also internal. There is a very sleek switch on the top tub for motor controls. No display on the handle bars at all. It looks like a standard bike.

There are some trade-offs. Less torque/power than a mid-motor design. Comparing it to a mate's e-MTB. His weighs an absolute ton but puts out crazy power if needed. I tried to lift his bike over a little wall once. Was an effort. My new bike outputs less power (which is actually desirable for me, since it's tempting to just whack on the full assist when tired), weighs a lot less (I have it hanging from a wall at home no problem) and handles like a proper bike.

Yeah that was unreal.

Quick question - have always casually watched the Tour.

The good climbers - are they a different body type than the rest? Is there a characteristic that makes them so?  I presume they generate more power than speed?  Or is it a weight thing?

davyK wrote:

Quick question - have always casually watched the Tour.

The good climbers - are they a different body type than the rest? Is there a characteristic that makes them so?  I presume they generate more power than speed?  Or is it a weight thing?

I imagine, and speaking from mostly ignorance, it’s the equation of weight and power as well as being more titled towards aerobic rather than aneorobic exercise and the whole fast twitch vs slow twitch muscle fibre thing. Certainly someone who’s a real aerobic power monster over an hour or so can become a brilliant big mountain climber if they get their weight down low enough and maintain their power through the peddles whilst doing it. Eg wiggins.