My second bike

[wissy]

not the best photos but just recovering from bad virus and also bit late this morning.... My new daily driver so to speak for the next two years (Inshallah!) is a 2015 Haibike Trekking thingummiex .... Bought from Martin at e-bikeshop.co.uk. thanks again!

by this point I had only gone one minute from my house.

I hope to do a review soonish once workload ie Inspectors have come and gone (yet again) and will be able to use a bike socially for first time in ages. i do need to add the adjustable stem as the risers don't quite suit my backpains.. Keep making excuses in case I mess something up.

I will also do a review of electrifyingcycles separately in future because they have gone above and beyond with the service and assistance they provided to me with my dodgy KTM over the last 18 months. Basically just imagine everything going wrong through no fault of shop / dealer and them paying for postage several times I have lost count! Then both they and I were fed up with the most recent breakdown and he gave me.. Yes GAVE me a brand new replacement KTM Macina dual which he had in stock for my almost 2 years old one. That bike is my spare but I have had to take it upstairs (on my own!) to the bedroom as I have no room at home. The haibike is now in hallway blocking the entrance and exit...

So round of applause to my new Haibike and E-bikeshop and round of applause to David at electrifyingcycles. (Hiss and boo to you know who though....)

 

[Deleted member 4366]

In case you didn't think of it (I'm sure you did): When you have a bike in the house, loosen of the two stem clamp screws and turn the handlebars in line with the wheel. It makes it take up much less space. It takes about 10 seconds to do and another 10 seconds to straighten the bars. It's best to do both outside because it's much easier to get the bike through the doorway.

 

[wissy]

Thanks for that. i did consider that. there was another post which mentioned that recently and I thiught what a blydi good idea. Simple but good. At moment I am really struggling to open / tighten the bolt raiser thing (after opening the little ones on the side) so decided against it. Another reason against doing it is that my panniers take up as much room.

one very good reason to keep it 'as is' is to keep my mad neighbour out when she comes calling!

Hold on.. Only side screws needed then to turn it? Will check....

Also these Carradice panniers are harder to take off than my other smaller silvery carradice ones...

Also.. Trying to find allen key.

Also am pretty disorganised.