eMTB owners photo and ride thread.
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It’s the frame
It has a lot of hollow tubing that resonates noise all around
It’s always been a bugger to locate noise on bikes especially alloy frames which incidentally cause more interface creaking anyway compared to steel etc
Glad you have it sorted thou
Very dry dusty ride yesterday , Hot but the sea breeze was nice
Took a ride to the lake today for a swim. So nice weather now again!
Funny thing happened on the way. A boy on a bike recognized me and stopped me and started to chat. He had an ebike and had seen me on my bike(s) before and wondered if I could help him fit an additionaly battery on the frame.
It was not a normal ebike. It was some factory-built hub-drive bike with battery along seat tube. But he had contact with some guy that helped him mount a second hub-drive wheel and a second battery on down tube. Both controlled in parallell from the same throttle (seemed he only used the throttle).
And he wanted me to try the bike and see how fast it was. Yes it was really strong and fast for being a cheap 350W-hub drive, but two of them of course well, not strange that he need more battery when using driving around like that. So, first time I've seen a dual drive-bike and also test it! Very cool. Not for me though, but it was cool. Guess the bike must weigh about 30 kg or so.
Funny thing happened on the way. A boy on a bike recognized me and stopped me and started to chat. He had an ebike and had seen me on my bike(s) before and wondered if I could help him fit an additionaly battery on the frame.
It was not a normal ebike. It was some factory-built hub-drive bike with battery along seat tube. But he had contact with some guy that helped him mount a second hub-drive wheel and a second battery on down tube. Both controlled in parallell from the same throttle (seemed he only used the throttle).
And he wanted me to try the bike and see how fast it was. Yes it was really strong and fast for being a cheap 350W-hub drive, but two of them of course
well, not strange that he need more battery when using driving around like that. So, first time I've seen a dual drive-bike and also test it! Very cool. Not for me though, but it was cool. Guess the bike must weigh about 30 kg or so.
Went around Lady Bower this morning.Stunning.
And, surprise, surprise, met 6 other individuals out biking.... 4 of whom were on pedelecs.
You can just see my bike, hiding behind the tree. (in 2nd pic)
After 2 mini strokes, Atrial Fibrillation and a Cardio Version to sort, along with a TKR (right knee) and 2 fused discs... its fantastic to go out there on pedelec. Brilliant.
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Went up the Coppice again today and along the Kings Highway can't keep off the bike been on it everyday so far !!
More beautiful weather for my cross country ride to work.
Ride on Tuesday before disaster struck!
Tuesday should have been a sublime ride to work (see pictures above) but a hidden branch sheared the bolt that attaches my right hand side pannier support rod and the impact pitched me off the bike into brambles on the opposite side of the track.
This is an M5 bolt that scewed into a threaded hole in the frame near the rear axle. I bodged a cable tie repair and shortened my route to work adding in a bit more road.
Perhaps because I was riding slower than normal I managed to smack a pedal on a large stone on the next connecting track about 100 metres further on from my crash and despite their robust construction could feel it was badly bent and protruding into my foot through my shoe.
The bolt was sheared of flush with the frame.
When I got home I researched how to remove a sheared of bolt and found that it can be quite hard, and included using left handed drill bits. All mentioned that hardened bolts are much more difficult to remove, and I remembered that after the original pannier fixing bolts had broken I had sourced much tougher ones from a specialist shop.
The next day I was not due to ride to work as I had to attend my annual work medical in London, before returning to work on Thursday. So I had no time to repair it myself but just enough time to drop it into a cycle shop run by two brothers who are both mechanically adept and trustworthy. So I took the lazy route and left it with them. I still had a spar bolt of the same type with spacer and nylox style nut to leave with them.
I returned from London and could not help myself ringing them to see how they had got on. They had ended up drilling it out carefully and using my bolt to re-attach the pannier as well as replacing my pedals, all ready to be collected. This I did the next day and then rode the bike to work and back that same day.
Picture from today's ride to work on my repaired bike.
It is great to have a good cycle shop to rely on when you need it. Use it or lose it as people say.
Ride on Tuesday before disaster struck!
Tuesday should have been a sublime ride to work (see pictures above) but a hidden branch sheared the bolt that attaches my right hand side pannier support rod and the impact pitched me off the bike into brambles on the opposite side of the track.
This is an M5 bolt that scewed into a threaded hole in the frame near the rear axle. I bodged a cable tie repair and shortened my route to work adding in a bit more road.
Perhaps because I was riding slower than normal I managed to smack a pedal on a large stone on the next connecting track about 100 metres further on from my crash and despite their robust construction could feel it was badly bent and protruding into my foot through my shoe.
The bolt was sheared of flush with the frame.
When I got home I researched how to remove a sheared of bolt and found that it can be quite hard, and included using left handed drill bits. All mentioned that hardened bolts are much more difficult to remove, and I remembered that after the original pannier fixing bolts had broken I had sourced much tougher ones from a specialist shop.
The next day I was not due to ride to work as I had to attend my annual work medical in London, before returning to work on Thursday. So I had no time to repair it myself but just enough time to drop it into a cycle shop run by two brothers who are both mechanically adept and trustworthy. So I took the lazy route and left it with them. I still had a spar bolt of the same type with spacer and nylox style nut to leave with them.
I returned from London and could not help myself ringing them to see how they had got on. They had ended up drilling it out carefully and using my bolt to re-attach the pannier as well as replacing my pedals, all ready to be collected. This I did the next day and then rode the bike to work and back that same day.
Picture from today's ride to work on my repaired bike.
It is great to have a good cycle shop to rely on when you need it. Use it or lose it as people say.
Llandegla yesterday, so dry it was like riding across a floor of marbles, but it was fast and fun.
At the top of the start, apparently Snowdonia mountain range is "over there"
At the top of the start, apparently Snowdonia mountain range is "over there"
ohh, so you have also nice roads to work, great to see!
Here also weather is stuck in fine mode
so today on the commute home I was trying some old good trails I have forgot. Bath stop two times. How great life can be!!
Parked at Lady Bower lay by yesterday. Down to Pack Horse Bridge, to visitors centre, upto Lockerbrook Farm, down to Snake Pass, over it and around lake to Bamford then back to car. Absolutely stunning. 28 miles, all in high and 1 mile left on display at end. I try and hover at 15.5 to 16 mph on large paths to save battery.. Drop to 15 and bike helps to get back to 16..then go up hills as quick as I can. My theory is use high current but short time..Seems to work and I much prefer bike in highest setting. Can't see point in taking battery power home. Rather leave it on hills.
Picture is from just past Lockerbrook farm looking towards Snake Pass. (Road hidden in trees, path on right is descent from Lockerbrook, a superb way down)
Picture is from just past Lockerbrook farm looking towards Snake Pass. (Road hidden in trees, path on right is descent from Lockerbrook, a superb way down)
The wettest and coldest that I have ever been during a ride. On road and off road, ridden using just eco mode and one battery, with a bit still left in reserve. 52.5 miles with an elevation gain of 7,666ft.
Hi Trevor.
I'm really enjoying it, and all seems really good. It was something that I intend to write about when I return, but I certainly don't regret the decision of using a hardtail over a full suspension bike. I'm actually having more fun.
I'm really enjoying it, and all seems really good. It was something that I intend to write about when I return, but I certainly don't regret the decision of using a hardtail over a full suspension bike. I'm actually having more fun.
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