Dicky DQ

With the new start location the wind funnel effect is way less, so people can apply rule 5 and get on with it.

If the Ebike was able to bring the guys back it would have been way down the alphabet soup or only on the climbs and if the gys could stick on the climbs they would have bridged anyway. Flats and downhills there are not may ebikes that will run over about 36kph giving assist so if they are doing it then they are providing the power. If so great for them. On the climbs ebikes have a HUGE advantage and could drag people with against the wind. Then battery life becomes an issue and then that is a whole new ball game.

Agreed if it is a race, but most people on ebikes are not in it for the race. As long as the racing cats are screened for ebikes all is good. the rest are just riding for their own time anyway. Also considering how most of the non race cats ride they would mostly never get any benefit from trying to draft an ebike.

Do you know: 1. How e-bikes work 2. What an achievement it is for a couch potato to get out there at all 3. The Joy it brings to people who wound otherwise never experience the joys of riding a bike. Probably not and next time you should probably have a bit of a deeper chat with that guy/gal. My wife got an ebike in December and it has opened up a world of enjoyment for both of us so I say go for it, more bikes out there more sales so hopefully bike shops will hang around a bit longer. I agree there is a bit of a challenge with ebikes possibly assisting other riders do a faster time. But now with experience, unless those bikes are chipped they are only going to be able to offer assistance on climbs. If you are a an over 3.5 to 4 hr World Funride finisher they are going to be of no real use to you unless the guy/gal driving it is as strong as or stronger than you. On the flats and downhills those things are useless (unchipped of course) So yes give them their spot in the sun. If someone uses one to cheat, they would have found another way to cheat anyway.

It was fresssshhhh going up black hill to Simons Town, but the trip back was way cool. Almost looked like the 'Argus' out there.

Because a lot will enter and pay. Facepalm.

I thought he was being crowded and was just making space for himself. Maybe the push was just to hard. I works very well if you just gently move the person out of the way. Not too much to see here.

Do you relay believe that if you were caught in 2015 anything will change? You probably just get better at the dosage.

OK you are right in your minds eye. So go forth and fight it. However the majority of people dealing with products that have a churn cycle based in months will never agree with you, especially if a product is upgraded/replaced every few months. Bottom line is companies only do what the market will bear. You still have the option, as many have stated to pat the 4k, get the new device, sell it in the box for 7k, accept that you paid 5k for two years worth of use and move on to another vendor which will probably give you the same life should you be doubly unlucky.

Unfortunately a warranty is a warranty, not a guarantee. With most warranties the labour would be excluded. So they could quite easily tell you that they will replace the part (I.e. the whole inner workings of the device as there are no individual components) and charge you the same fee as they now need to have a clean-room and extra qualified staff etc. Bottom line is nothing lasts forever, and as far as I am concerned they also have a design life. Know this and accept it , then move on.

Hmm, not standing up for Garmin, but when last have you had an issue with an electronic item? (TV, Laptop etc.) The issue is the cost of part replacement and labour is significantly more than what is being offered. I have just had a small issue with my laptop. Please replace keyboard, ram and motherboard. 80% of the cost of a new device. The labour component cannot be discounted these days. Have you ever considered what your cost to company is per hour? The offer of a new replacement device @ 50% is a very fair option to me. Especially considering that it is an out of warranty offer.

So the info re storage % has some merits, but not so much in the cycling world if used once or twice a week. It is primarily a function of the decay over time from a start voltage point. So: To lose the smallest amount of power while in storage, charge your battery to 40%, unplug it and store it in a temperature-controlled location. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Battery_Power/Lithium_Ion_Batteries#Storage_temperature_and_charge Storage Temperature Charged to 40% – capacity loss after a year Charged to 100% – capacity loss after a year 0 °C 2% 6% 25 °C 4% 20% 40 °C 15% 35% 60 °C 25% 40% 0 degrees centigrade and 40% battery charge loses the least amount of power—just 2%. The reason is that constant temperature is your best friend. Do not store in refrigerator as that is moist and BAD for battery storage. So in our real world for cycling % Charge is not an issue.

What is considered storage? We are trying to ride every night or 2nd night. Is that too long a period?

Also these products are perfect when one is young and healthy. Then later they are not, but then it too late so consider your options wisely. Seems like I am stuck with Discovery for life now.

Disco have also changed a lot over the past two years, especially if you have an over 18 addition on the account. Everyone has to be on Vitality even if they don't want to be. We gave up trying 2021 (my wife and I have an issue or two so we are up a river without a paddle) and now down to silver, we could ave made gold, but the costs and effort were not worth it. There are many more competitive products out there than Disco and Momentum; if you look past the sale pitch from these two. Expensive lesson for me as I have integrated products that are no longer competitive in the market.

The charger on the Avalanch Mte is only a 84W, so a long time it will take. Damn what I would not give to have a 300W charger.

My wife (about 60kg) as done about 650km to date on a mix of Tar, fire-road and one single track (neverender at Jonkers) Impressions so far: 1. Saddle is too soft and apparently not good for the soft bits. We replaced this and tings are now much better. 2. Charging seems to take way longer than indicated, but overnight is good for 70 to 85 km based on assist level. 3. Fork spring is to heavy duty for light weight so not much good on single track (we never expected it to be very good) 4. The max speed seems to stop on a flat road at about 35 kph even when set to 50. I suspect the motor might be out of puff above 35 ish (350W Motor) 5. Think we may need to retention the rear spokes as the seem to ping under max load on a smooth road. All in all it does what it says on the tin as long as the expectation levels are correct. I feel it may bee priced too dear, but it is the cheapest we could find. All said and done, my wife can now ride with me and she enjoys it so a win. Now just to get another battery for longer rides as 85 to 110 km are what we typically do. But they seem to be stupid expensive. Expecting to be between R 6,700 and R 8,500 if you can get.

Try be more gentle with your toys. That thing look quite battered.

Howzit, My wife got one of the above and for what it costs and says on the box it is super value. I will just upgrade the fork to an air fork some time. The issue is where does one get a spare battery at a reasonable cost? It gives a range of between 75 and 85 km but we need to go further so I would like to get a second battery. Where to find? PS so nice to see it does what it says on the box, and having a hub driven motor reduces the group-set ware so win win.

Happy birthday Eldron.

You can ride anything on a gravel bike, just depends on your skill level. On a roadbike

Is this seriously considered as an obstetrical?

Now this bike seems to be enjoyed.

How do you guys keep your bikes so pristine and chip free? all my bikes have chips, dings and nicks in the first month and they just keep getting more and more. Stone chips from riding where MTB's should be ridden. Do these bikes ever go proper offroad?

Some freaks of nature also almost podium in masters and are high up in GC on 9 to 12 hrs. Quality over quantity. After all they are short stages these days. Needing more skill intensity than grinding out long hrs. Sometimes I think going longer more often in training makes you slower, but what do I know.