aquaratza Posted September 23, 2020 Posted September 23, 2020 (edited) This topic seems a little outdated Do 29" wheels belong on the mountain? lol @ "on the mountain" Edited September 23, 2020 by aquaratza
Hairy Posted September 23, 2020 Posted September 23, 2020 This topic seems a little outdated Do 29" wheels GRAVEL BIKES belong on the mountain? lol @ "on the mountain"Fixed it for you Tatt 1
aquaratza Posted September 23, 2020 Posted September 23, 2020 (edited) haha , I was in Australia a while back and I was riding a fairly steep trail through a forest. I landed up buckling my rear wheel on the downhill portion (dual suspension bike), so yeah, it was rof. A guy on a gravel bike overtook me when I stopped at the highest point. No idea what happened to him. I would have paid to see that downhill run . Saw a gravel bike during 2019's TransBaviaans too... Edited September 23, 2020 by aquaratza
Hairy Posted September 23, 2020 Posted September 23, 2020 haha , I was in Australia a while back and I was riding a fairly steep trail through a forest. I landed up buckling my rear wheel on the downhill portion (dual suspension bike), so yeah, it was rof. A guy on a gravel bike overtook me when I stopped at the highest point. No idea what happened to him. I would have paid to see that downhill run . Saw a gravel bike during 2019's TransBaviaans too...easy solution ... you need a beefier 29'er duallie with more travel
Chadvdw67 Posted September 23, 2020 Posted September 23, 2020 easy solution ... you need a beefier 29'er duallie with more travelYoann Barreli disagrees Kranswurm 1
aquaratza Posted September 24, 2020 Posted September 24, 2020 easy solution ... you need a beefier 29'er duallie with more travelor perhaps experience hahaha
Patchelicious Posted September 24, 2020 Posted September 24, 2020 or perhaps experience hahaha Isnt an eBike a shortcut to experience? Hairy 1
Headshot Posted September 24, 2020 Posted September 24, 2020 Got nothing against wimps and disabled people riding eBikes anywhere. :-)
ChrisF Posted September 24, 2020 Posted September 24, 2020 Isnt an eBike a shortcut to experience?Nooooooo.... It is a CHAIRLIFT .... followed by a breakneck decent ... this could mean either "fast" or actually "breaking" body parts ...
Hairy Posted September 24, 2020 Posted September 24, 2020 Had a guy come up behind me this morning at conters.... All you hear is the tyres crunching louder and louder... When he came past me I was surprised and told him so too... Thought he was on a motor bike aka e bike
Hairy Posted September 25, 2020 Posted September 25, 2020 Nooooooo.... It is a CHAIRLIFT .... followed by a breakneck decent ... this could mean either "fast" or actually "breaking" body parts ...Chris, how is the E-Bike going up to the Mast at Conters ... does it hold it's line or do you find that the nose wants to lift under power? If so I imagine with the extra power it must take a good bit of body language to keep the front down. With a "normal bike" one has to already shift to the tip of the saddle at the worst inclines to keep the front down and tracking true. Patchelicious 1
aquaratza Posted September 25, 2020 Posted September 25, 2020 I recently came to own an eBike. It isn't a scrambler, very few of them are (the Greyp bikes are an exception and aren't really bicycles). My bike nominally outputs 250w, which is less than what I can manage. So, in terms of feel, it's just a normal bike with a bit of a boost. If you want to climb something steep and/or technical you still have to put in effort, the bike won't do it on its own. My bike is heavy and so requires a lot more wrangling than my normal bike. Hope that helps.
Shebeen Posted September 25, 2020 Posted September 25, 2020 this thread is a hypocrisy timecapsule. in other news i did a bikepacking trip with a "gravel ebike" in our group the other day - perfect tool for the job.can we just moan about those here, or will we need a new thread for that? Got nothing against wimps and disabled people riding eBikes anywhere. :-)the irony of your signature is the third most amusing thing on this thread. aquaratza 1
Patchelicious Posted September 25, 2020 Posted September 25, 2020 this thread is a hypocrisy timecapsule. in other news i did a bikepacking trip with a "gravel ebike" in our group the other day - perfect tool for the job.can we just moan about those here, or will we need a new thread for that? the irony of your signature is the third most amusing thing on this thread.What is hypocritical about it?
Hairy Posted September 25, 2020 Posted September 25, 2020 this thread is a hypocrisy timecapsule. in other news i did a bikepacking trip with a "gravel ebike" in our group the other day - perfect tool for the job.can we just moan about those here, or will we need a new thread for that? the irony of your signature is the third most amusing thing on this thread.could this thread also be seen as containing a mixed group of people, some of whom are not ready to accept the transition just yet? aquaratza and Patchelicious 2
Eldron Posted September 25, 2020 Posted September 25, 2020 this thread is a hypocrisy timecapsule. in other news i did a bikepacking trip with a "gravel ebike" in our group the other day - perfect tool for the job.can we just moan about those here, or will we need a new thread for that? the irony of your signature is the third most amusing thing on this thread. 100%! Touring on a motorbike is a great way to see the country! Yes that was a joke designed to take us aaaaaall the way back to "is an ebike really just a motorbike with an alternate fact name"? Yes it is. Yes it is Friday. Hairy 1
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