Hi
Am looking for a donor bike for my Woosh, front wheel XF07 kit . When I bought it I had a Falcon road bike that I had had for yonks, and liked; and fitted it to that. That was a mistake, for a start the bike was a lot more decrepit than I had thought, (bit like me and I find that I am now tending to ride not so much on the road but on farm tracks, bridleways etc ie tracks that dont have a tarmac surface. I really like XF07 Woosh kit, it seems to suit, although I dont have any experience of owt else, and my thought is to install it on a more suitable donor bike, rather than upgrade.
So my question is - have any of you done this, and can reco a donor bike? I asked Woosh and they suggested the Carrera2, although they did say that they had not fitted any of their kits to it so I would need to check it would fit.
I am 6’ 1’’ in my 70s and a bit less than 80 kg, I tend to ride slowly and defo want something with slow steering, defo not into competition type bikes. I would also prefer something that doesnt require me to file out the fork dropouts to make the wheel fit, (as I did with the Falcon) or make major mods to the bike. Its not that I cannot, I have a garage full of tools. In addition, my neibour, who has even more tools, used to work brazing and welding bike frames - basically I dont want the hassle
Would be pleased to hear any suggestions.
Best Wishes
Am looking for a donor bike for my Woosh, front wheel XF07 kit . When I bought it I had a Falcon road bike that I had had for yonks, and liked; and fitted it to that. That was a mistake, for a start the bike was a lot more decrepit than I had thought, (bit like me and I find that I am now tending to ride not so much on the road but on farm tracks, bridleways etc ie tracks that dont have a tarmac surface. I really like XF07 Woosh kit, it seems to suit, although I dont have any experience of owt else, and my thought is to install it on a more suitable donor bike, rather than upgrade.
So my question is - have any of you done this, and can reco a donor bike? I asked Woosh and they suggested the Carrera2, although they did say that they had not fitted any of their kits to it so I would need to check it would fit.
I am 6’ 1’’ in my 70s and a bit less than 80 kg, I tend to ride slowly and defo want something with slow steering, defo not into competition type bikes. I would also prefer something that doesnt require me to file out the fork dropouts to make the wheel fit, (as I did with the Falcon) or make major mods to the bike. Its not that I cannot, I have a garage full of tools. In addition, my neibour, who has even more tools, used to work brazing and welding bike frames - basically I dont want the hassle
Would be pleased to hear any suggestions.
Best Wishes