sorry but that should have read 'which bike shall I buy' - sorry!!
Have read quite a few threads whilst I was in the moderation queue over the weekend and I started thinking 'aha... And I know which one I want...' But then I read some more and now I am in 'argh' mode so bear with me, especially those fed up with same questions.
I will be making a cycle to work claim thingie so I guess I will possibly need to pay a bit more on top of £1000 to a company but they somehow make price of nike to be £1000? I think that is right although not sure if this is such a wise idea as the council will claim ownership of the bike (they have yet to do than with anybody so should be safe as long as I keep paying!)
I am female and used to cycle'normally' a lot. in fact I have two lovely boardmans - one in my bedroom and one in the lounge. I guess that gives the low down on my cycling efforts nowadays. As a result I am no longer thin nor young (time to blame for that).
I have this massive hill on the way to work - also knows as Snowdonia - from Anglesey so that is my main concern. I need a bike that is good for hills. Steep nasty ones. i would like the bike to get me up the hill with ideally no pedalling whilst I am overwight and unfit. I may join in afterwards. i do downhill really really well. Flasts.. Hmm ok but I am really an expert on how flat a flat really is. By the way Anglesey is not flat not flat not flat!!!! malltreath is but that is it and I don't go there.
my journey to work is probably 8 miles and two of those is massive hill bendy thing. It will be a nicer ride on way home.
I would probably be charging the bike once a day then I take it, on my return. I will need a battery that can cope with 16 miles a day with me cycling some parts normally to assist and cope with being charged very day. i hear battery life depends on so many things.
I am not sure why a twisted throttle is an extra on some bikes.. How would it work otherwise?
i do like the design and for sure the quality brand name that Kalkhoff have but possibly their hill bike would be too expensive for me... I prefer crossbar as that's how all my bikes are and don't really like the shopping basket shaped girly design bikes.
I may use the bike on rough terrain 'maybe' but am trying to get as light a bike in weight as possible in case I have to push the machine sometime. I remember having a mountain bike and it was awful to push becaus eof weight and knobbly tyres.
I am nowhere near any supplier and getting to any of them is nigh on impossible due to high costs of petrol using a 1972 vw camper van (daily driver - gulps) and of course it may break down on long journeys (another forum story another day)
As mich as I like the idea of the battery being inconspicuous I think the reality of changing battery would have to be simple for me to cope with on my own.
I have read that rear hub thingummies is best and perhaps panasonic or bosch motors also. hmmm?
It needs to be road legal - at least with a sticker I believe?
I only seem to have read positive reviews of the Tonaro Bighit (is there actually a bighit 4 and 5 separately???) but it seems the other tonaro models would climb hills just as well as the bighit? It would be good,in a strange way, to hear negative things about the Tonaro especially the bighit one.. to get a perspective?
Are the Tonaro models sold in Germany with a different name and cheaper price? We may get one if I go over sometime but not sure the cycle to work people would be allowed / cope with me wanting to buy overseas, although in EU?? Exchange rate etc.. Another hmmm. I would not really be ale to take much, if any, advantage of service assistance from Uk supplier as I am not ale to transport myself easily (BMUS)
I am 5'5" (this sounds dodgy putting this in a forum thread) and have noticed many bikes don't do different sized frames?
I had other things to ask but need a cuppa to get brain on track. Hopefully some of you might be able to assist with responses. Ologies for asking the same thing but my mind is boggled.
diolch
Have read quite a few threads whilst I was in the moderation queue over the weekend and I started thinking 'aha... And I know which one I want...' But then I read some more and now I am in 'argh' mode so bear with me, especially those fed up with same questions.
I will be making a cycle to work claim thingie so I guess I will possibly need to pay a bit more on top of £1000 to a company but they somehow make price of nike to be £1000? I think that is right although not sure if this is such a wise idea as the council will claim ownership of the bike (they have yet to do than with anybody so should be safe as long as I keep paying!)
I am female and used to cycle'normally' a lot. in fact I have two lovely boardmans - one in my bedroom and one in the lounge. I guess that gives the low down on my cycling efforts nowadays. As a result I am no longer thin nor young (time to blame for that).
I have this massive hill on the way to work - also knows as Snowdonia - from Anglesey so that is my main concern. I need a bike that is good for hills. Steep nasty ones. i would like the bike to get me up the hill with ideally no pedalling whilst I am overwight and unfit. I may join in afterwards. i do downhill really really well. Flasts.. Hmm ok but I am really an expert on how flat a flat really is. By the way Anglesey is not flat not flat not flat!!!! malltreath is but that is it and I don't go there.
my journey to work is probably 8 miles and two of those is massive hill bendy thing. It will be a nicer ride on way home.
I would probably be charging the bike once a day then I take it, on my return. I will need a battery that can cope with 16 miles a day with me cycling some parts normally to assist and cope with being charged very day. i hear battery life depends on so many things.
I am not sure why a twisted throttle is an extra on some bikes.. How would it work otherwise?
i do like the design and for sure the quality brand name that Kalkhoff have but possibly their hill bike would be too expensive for me... I prefer crossbar as that's how all my bikes are and don't really like the shopping basket shaped girly design bikes.
I may use the bike on rough terrain 'maybe' but am trying to get as light a bike in weight as possible in case I have to push the machine sometime. I remember having a mountain bike and it was awful to push becaus eof weight and knobbly tyres.
I am nowhere near any supplier and getting to any of them is nigh on impossible due to high costs of petrol using a 1972 vw camper van (daily driver - gulps) and of course it may break down on long journeys (another forum story another day)
As mich as I like the idea of the battery being inconspicuous I think the reality of changing battery would have to be simple for me to cope with on my own.
I have read that rear hub thingummies is best and perhaps panasonic or bosch motors also. hmmm?
It needs to be road legal - at least with a sticker I believe?
I only seem to have read positive reviews of the Tonaro Bighit (is there actually a bighit 4 and 5 separately???) but it seems the other tonaro models would climb hills just as well as the bighit? It would be good,in a strange way, to hear negative things about the Tonaro especially the bighit one.. to get a perspective?
Are the Tonaro models sold in Germany with a different name and cheaper price? We may get one if I go over sometime but not sure the cycle to work people would be allowed / cope with me wanting to buy overseas, although in EU?? Exchange rate etc.. Another hmmm. I would not really be ale to take much, if any, advantage of service assistance from Uk supplier as I am not ale to transport myself easily (BMUS)
I am 5'5" (this sounds dodgy putting this in a forum thread) and have noticed many bikes don't do different sized frames?
I had other things to ask but need a cuppa to get brain on track. Hopefully some of you might be able to assist with responses. Ologies for asking the same thing but my mind is boggled.
diolch