I am sorry I have to miss out on this because of family vacation.... really bad planning on my wifes part- maybe next year - or later this year as a social ride with Eddy
come and spend an hour in my garage on the trainer and you will know your numbers... bike on trainer will be a close enough fit for you - might need to bring your own pedals
- I like to ride with my Dad - he can go downhill just fine..... (ok - he straightlines a lot of corners...) but uphill is a bit of a battle for him (he gets there in the end, but feels bad about holding us up) He did manage to outlast me over the weekend bodysurfing - froze myself stupid in about 45min.... took him another hour to get out the water while I froze on the beach in the wind... the 80+ crowd can be tough.
Just think how much fun you can have on trails going uphill when you add 350w - Stefan was having so much fun you could not wipe the smile off his face - even after he clipped a tree... I think there is a place for them - especially for the older guys (80+) so they can keep up going uphill.
They did leave the mechanicals in as a backup for emergencies (although how exactly you engage it is a mystery to me) .... clearly they don't have full confidence yet... Interestingly one of my mates has a forllift which has pretty much complete drive by wire everything - guess they don't think a forklift can do that much damage - but I can see the benefit of ultra light steering for a forklift driver after a long shift.
And yet you are happy driving a merc/bmw/porsche etc with this kind of tech in place? It was just a tounge in cheek comment - so ignore it.... I don't think they will want to do this on a bike because of the weight added for all the pumps etc needed - still - in a car you don't even notice it.
I don't know - on a road bike - yes - makes cool buzzing noises.... and the auto alignment is pretty cool.. I have only ever ridden once in conditions so bad the rear would not shift - would it have worked - no idea -would I have gone faster if it had shifted - no idea - probably not.... would I have cursed less - probably not.... I would say in Gauteng conditions, probably not worth the extra spend - perhaps in the WC or NZ it might be - this does not of course stop me wanting it....
