The Wispers are coming!
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This increase of assistance is it noticed on the hills too? Significant discharging of the battery if you ride this way? No dragging effect when letting go of the throttle? Accuracy of the battery gauge?
Poppy.
Why the stutter on the steep hills? Weren´t you afraid that the motor/battery would give up on you? How can this minor problem be solved? Any explanation for all of this from Wisper?
I too use the sports mud guards with the rack and it is not a problem to have the bike this way and you have the best of both worlds
Does the new SE not have front disc brakes?
Mandy
905se
Hi Mandy
To answer your question .... no, it has caliper brakes.
And yes Elephants the City S simply a Sport with full mudguards and a rack.
Best regards David
Hi Mandy
To answer your question .... no, it has caliper brakes.
And yes Elephants the City S simply a Sport with full mudguards and a rack.
Best regards David
Hi Poppy,
I don't know why I get the occaisional stutter on steep hills in pedelec mode. All I can say is that it is very minor in nature and not a significant problem at all. These hills are in the middle of my route, and there has never been the slightest hint of the motor actually 'giving up' on them. As a consequence I have never bothered to follow it up. If it ever gets worse, I've got plenty of warranty time left to get it attended to.
I don't know why I get the occaisional stutter on steep hills in pedelec mode. All I can say is that it is very minor in nature and not a significant problem at all. These hills are in the middle of my route, and there has never been the slightest hint of the motor actually 'giving up' on them. As a consequence I have never bothered to follow it up. If it ever gets worse, I've got plenty of warranty time left to get it attended to.
Thanks David
I guess I didn't do my homework on the new model as busy enjoying the old
Regards
mandy
Hi David,
I apologise if I'm being dim, but the 905se Sport I tried on saturday had a front disc brake which was one of the features I liked and what made me order. Stuart on 2 occasions to me and my partner described the merits of the disc brake. Are you saying the new Sports arriving at the end of the month will not have front disc brakes?
I apologise if I'm being dim,
but the 905se Sport I tried on saturday had a front disc brake which was one of the features I liked and what made me order. Stuart on 2 occasions to me and my partner described the merits of the disc brake. Are you saying the new Sports arriving at the end of the month will not have front disc brakes?David recently posted this in another thread (Wisper 905SE Brakes):Hi David,
I apologise if I'm being dim,
I suspect that the front disk brake has been replaced as part of their upgrade to the braking system.
Regards,
Elephants
Hi Elephants,
I got on the phone to Stuart at Wisper Southampton, and he confirms that top of the range 905 sport that I ordered does indeed come with the front disc brake.
Hi Elephants,
I got on the phone to Stuart at Wisper Southampton, and he confirms that top of the range 905 sport that I ordered does indeed come with the front disc brake.
Well that clears up the confusion then (not!)
Regards,
Elephants
My understanding is that the Sport and City are the same apart from the following:
1: Sport has sport mudguards, City has full mudguards.
2: Sport has front disc brake, City has front cantilever
A lot of people (myself included!) are not patient enough to wait for a City bike to become available, and so opt for the Sport version but fit it with full mudguards. This has become quite a common practise, so has become another version of the 905se in its own right - the Sport version fitted with full mudguards. So, this bike looks like a 905se City, but has the bonus of having a front disc brake. I think this is a source of a lot of the confusion, as a lot of people call this version of the 905se a City because that's what it looks like!
Don't know if I've helped, or just added to the confusion
Cheers,
Howard
1: Sport has sport mudguards, City has full mudguards.
2: Sport has front disc brake, City has front cantilever
A lot of people (myself included!) are not patient enough to wait for a City bike to become available, and so opt for the Sport version but fit it with full mudguards. This has become quite a common practise, so has become another version of the 905se in its own right - the Sport version fitted with full mudguards. So, this bike looks like a 905se City, but has the bonus of having a front disc brake. I think this is a source of a lot of the confusion, as a lot of people call this version of the 905se a City because that's what it looks like!
Don't know if I've helped, or just added to the confusion
Cheers,
Howard
Howard,My understanding is that the Sport and City are the same apart from the following:
1: Sport has sport mudguards, City has full mudguards.
2: Sport has front disc brake, City has front cantilever
A lot of people (myself included!) are not patient enough to wait for a City bike to become available, and so opt for the Sport version but fit it with full mudguards. This has become quite a common practise, so has become another version of the 905se in its own right - the Sport version fitted with full mudguards. So, this bike looks like a 905se City, but has the bonus of having a front disc brake. I think this is a source of a lot of the confusion, as a lot of people call this version of the 905se a City because that's what it looks like!
Don't know if I've helped, or just added to the confusion
Cheers,
Howard
You're quite right.
Looking at the spec sheet I got hold of in March (which might have changed by now of course), the different models sport the following front brakes:
- 905 Eco - Caliper
- 905 SE City - Caliper
- 905 SE Sport - Disk
- 905 SE City S (essentially a Sport with rack/mudguards) - Disk
Regards,
Elephants
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What it comes down to is that you get what you get (I get the impression that Wisper don't even know exactly what the spec. will be untill they open the container). I am expecting mine to have sports guards, disc brake (hence no hub dynamo) and a carrier.
Blimey, I'm glad that's sorted as thought I had thrown a spanner in the brakes!! lol!!
905 Eco
All the best David
Yep John they exist OK, we had one at Presteigne. They have mainly gone to other countries however we will have UK stock next month.
All the best David
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