depends if Dave can remember which way around everything wentHatti can i start bidding for an exdemo sirroco CD or do i have to wait and see if Dave blows it first?
Hi GarryBest thing about this is that if the bike is as good as it appears to be then either higher end bikes are going to have to lower their prices or else up their game.
Dave H is probably going to do a few little experiments......if he blows it up then the bits will be for auction. ...but I'm sure he won't!Hatti can i start bidding for an exdemo sirroco CD or do i have to wait and see if Dave blows it first?
Yes your right they did not lower their prices but they did up their game with innovation (and quality) to justify the higher prices and eventually a lot of those ideas filtered down into cheaper vehicles and in some cases have pretty much become the norm (eg anti-lock brakes).Hi Garry
I don't think that will be the case, just as when eventually the 'peoples car' brought affordability / accessibility it didn't affect the major players in the upper price market..
There will always be a market for a range of products that carries a perceived value with a premium price... more perceived = higher price, even though the perceived may be solely related to the advertising, lol
However.. today a new word is born, 'VolksWoosh' which by a strange coincidence can be shortened to VW
I think they'll just stick with the one they've always used, quality, regardless of whether they are better or not. After all, cheap crank drives have been available for years from the likes of Cyclone etc.crank drive = high price/high end bike is now no longer true which means one of the high end markets potential unique selling points is no longer true so they will need to invent another one.
Lol... like optical sensors and wot notunique selling points is no longer true so they will need to invent another one.
Can only be a good for the consumer, and counter some of the excuses and myths some dealers like to use to explain their over inflated prices I salute any business that can buck the trend. Well done WooshBest thing about this is that if the bike is as good as it appears to be then either higher end bikes are going to have to lower their prices or else up their game.
The frame size is 18"; however, there's substantial adjustment on the handlebars because it has one of those quick-release adjustable stems and a quill-type fixing so that the stem can be raised and lowered by at least 4" and then the handlebars can be raised/lowered and rotated nearer/further away . The seat also can go very low. I'm 5'10" and find it a good fit. I let a friend have a go on it and he's about 5'4". I lowered the seat and rotated the stem back, and he found it OK. Normally I'd have lowered the quill to lower the handlebars, but you need a hex key for that, which I didn't have with me, but is provided in the reasonably comprehensive toolkit. I'd be surprised if anyone between the heights of about 5'3" and 6'6" couldn't make this bike fit you.
The components are normal Chinese ones that you find on sub £1000 bikes. You can see them in the photos on the Woosh website.
With the speed-limit off, it's hardly possible to cycle above the motor because power goes on to 24mph. The range must be compromised like that, although the PAS level control cuts the power down a lot.
I got this plot of the route. It's not exact because on the last bit, it wouldn't let me plot on the cycle-path, but chose the nearest road instead.
Unfortunately snow has supped me from running the battery flat and switching the limit to 15mph, so I can't find the full normal range, but I'm sure it'll be enough for what most people want.
That's a useful instruction. It's not exactly the same as the Woosh one because mine goes up to 40kph., but I think everything else is the same.Hi this may help
http://www.voltonbicycles.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/LCD_5_Speed_Controller_Manual.pdf
regards Jim