Researching for leccie bike

[trex]

Trigano is very big in France.

 

[vidtek]

My solution to bike transportation without taking the van route.
Renault Grand Espace, 4 full size bikes inside and 2 on the carrier.
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John-

What sort of carrier is on the back? I'm going to get a tow-hitch fitted to my Peugeot 3008 this week and am looking for a good strong tow hitch carrier, what would you recommend? Thanks for the info on your bikes, I really want to go with Nexus type gears so have gone for Andy's SunBear for me and Kudos Safari for my wife. They will weigh in at about 60kg so I'll need a strong carrier.

Tony.

 

[Cyclezee]

Hi Tony,

I have a Thule 916, mine is the older version of this one http://www.thule.com/en/gb/products/carriers-and-racks/bike-carriers/towbar-mounted-bike-carriers/thule-europower-916-_-916000
They are not exactly cheap but good quality.
The Summit carrier from Wilco seems to be excelent value for money at only £99
https://www.wilcodirect.co.uk/product/cycle-carriers/summit-2-cycle-carrier-black

As for your bike choice, i'm sorry that we couldn't help you, we don't sell generic Chinese brands.

 

[wightrider]

You will only need about 6 gears on the rear for an E-bike, the motor takes up the hard work that a front derailleur would do on a regular bike. I still reckon a decent £1000 E-bike is out there (have you considered 2nd hand?) but a good dealer is pivotal which is why I didn't buy a private 2nd hand machine.

Oh yes and if you don't want any punctures fit the Schwalbe Marathon Plus, these bikes, being heavier than usual bikes, are a much higher risk of punctures along the rougher cycle paths.

 

[vidtek]

You will only need about 6 gears on the rear for an E-bike, the motor takes up the hard work that a front derailleur would do on a regular bike. I still reckon a decent £1000 E-bike is out there (have you considered 2nd hand?) but a good dealer is pivotal which is why I didn't buy a private 2nd hand machine.

Oh yes and if you don't want any punctures fit the Schwalbe Marathon Plus, these bikes, being heavier than usual bikes, are a much higher risk of punctures along the rougher cycle paths.

Wightrider-

The tyres fitted to my new bike are Kenda 700C by 38mm, and the wife's 26" x 2.125 'fat' section tyres will they be troublesome?

Tony

 

[flecc]

Pending Wightrider answering, I ran the original 1.95" and 2.25" Kendas on two e-bikes for around a year before fitting my usual MPs. I didn't get a single puncture in either of them in that time, respectively one a 700c and the other a 20" wheel bike.

During that time I did get some punctures in my ersatz Chinese trailer tyres over considerably less miles of usage.
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[trex]

Schwalbe Range Cruiser may be a better choice. It's between normal road tyres and the MP+, not as heavy nor as tough as MP+, it lets you ride on gravelled tracks where the MP+ may be unforgiving and its kevlar band gives you a degree of puncture proofing too. They are also cheaper.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/700-X-38c-SCHWALBE-RANGE-CRUISER-Puncture-Protection-Road-Bike-Cycle-Tyre-/231519822071

BTW, how is your new bike?

 

[vidtek]

Schwalbe Range Cruiser may be a better choice. It's between normal road tyres and the MP+, not as heavy nor as tough as MP+, it lets you ride on gravelled tracks where the MP+ may be unforgiving and its kevlar band gives you a degree of puncture proofing too. They are also cheaper.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/700-X-38c-SCHWALBE-RANGE-CRUISER-Puncture-Protection-Road-Bike-Cycle-Tyre-/231519822071

BTW, how is your new bike?

Dunno 'aint got it yet!
Tony

 

[anotherkiwi]

During that time I did get some punctures in my ersatz Chinese trailer tyres over considerably less miles of usage.
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I also have an ersatz Chinese trailor with the same ersatz tyres! And a bent steel wheel - my first contact with street furniture was not good fun for the trailor...

I will try running my 26x1.75 Michelin City tyres for as long as I can and will move to Marathons when they are all chewed to bits. They (Michelins) are fabulously better than the chinese cr@p that they replaced. And the trailor will get aluminium rims and marathons too. This ain't luxury, I don't have any other means of transport. When I did have a car it always had the best tyres money could buy.

(a) Tony

 

[flecc]

I also have an ersatz Chinese trailor with the same ersatz tyres! And a bent steel wheel - my first contact with street furniture was not good fun for the trailor...

It may even be the same trailer Tony, since mine was brought in from France by a discounter. This link is to a post mentioning it.
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[anotherkiwi]

The CT9708S I'll be damned, mine came from Germany via Amazon.

It gave me my first experience of rebuilding a wheel. I stripped the wheel down and bent the rim back as straight as I could (using the ramp of my stairs). Of course the memory effect of steel means it didn't stay straight for long but it is less pretzel shaped now.

I am going to build my own trailors from now in wood, I should gain at least 50% on the weight!

Tony

 

[flecc]

The CT9708S I'll be damned, mine came from Germany via Amazon.

I rebuilt mine a lot larger as you see at the top of this page
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