I've never tried track cycling, the thought of riding at speed without brakes scares me. I saw a nasty track accident a couple of years ago which resulted in broken bones, grazes and teeth lying on the track.Check out this massive stack!
Hey bas,
Do you need an $8k+ bike just to keep up with the other riders?
Nice bike!
Thanks for info.
I went to pushbike shop and there was electric assist 200W, but seemed to be very heavy.
It was one with lead acid battery 8kg, and motor with gears 4 kg, with 7km range into wind and 12 km with no wind. Does not seem to be much.
Li Ion battery can halve the battery weight to 4 kg, still few extra kilos to push around if you opt to ride without electric assist.
Other things I noticed, braking does not re-charge the battery, and also fellow stated that it is better to use a little bit of battery for battery to last longer.
Battery life is advertised as for 300 full cycles, so if you ride every day it wouldn’t last even one year.
If you discharge every day 20% or 30% only, battery might last 5 to 7 years.
Shop could source kit, front wheel with motor and accessories for me for about $1100
Is it possible to build 500W for less than that?
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It was one with lead acid battery 8kg, and motor with gears 4 kg, with 7km range into wind and 12 km with no wind. Does not seem to be much.
Li Ion battery can halve the battery weight to 4 kg, still few extra kilos to push around if you opt to ride without electric assist.
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Battery life is advertised as for 300 full cycles, so if you ride every day it wouldn’t last even one year.
OK, here's a question.
I ride a cheapie Kmart bike (Schwinn) that cost $300. I wasn't prepared to pay a grand or two for the cheapest from a bike shop.
Would it make a significant (>10-20%) difference to my performance in terms of average speed if I was to ride a more expensive bike? A lighter frame surely could not make any difference since my weight is the vast majority of the load carried anyway. So do the gears, wheels make that much difference?
Originally posted by EmJay57
"...I'm looking to get into road cycling and don't want to blow a big piece of money on a bike incase I if it's not a sport for me..."
Hi all,
Just thought I'd ask and see if anyone was into riding?
First few questions MJ...
-What state/area do you live in and where do you intend to ride?
-What is your budget for your intended purchase?
-Does your purchase have to be new or could it be second hand?
-Do you currently play any sport or have a sporting background?
Once you address these questions I'll give you my 2 cents worth of advice.
regards ColB
Originally posted by EMJAY
"-I live in NSW, western Sydney.
-With the world in the mud at the moment I'd like to make it on the cheap to start off with.
-Prefere new (as being uneducated in bikes, getting a bike with hidden damage is likely) though I'm not closed off to the idea.
-I've just come off 3 1/2 yrs of Karate training where I had to stop due to dodgy feet and ankles, one yr off good black too . Played sport my whole life really.
I'm 5' 7" and weigh 65 to 70 kgs if this is any help."
I drunkingly stumbled across a bike on hard rubbish night, that someone obviously no longer wanted, a couple months ago. Took it home and replaced a tyre tube and it works like new. Gotta love (nearly) free stuff.
Now i ride to uni, which is only about 2k's away but its still quick and fun
I ride and race MTB (current steed is a 2008 Santa Cruz Blur LT 2) and sometimes ride on the road (Orbea CF road bike) and often commute on the mountain bike. I have been slack for the last 6 months and only get out occasionally ( 2 or 3 times a week) and have noticed I am really struggling on MTB trails I used to do easily.. sigh
-I live in NSW, western Sydney.
-With the world in the mud at the moment I'd like to make it on the cheap to start off with.
-Prefere new (as being uneducated in bikes, getting a bike with hidden damage is likely) though I'm not closed off to the idea.
-I've just come off 3 1/2 yrs of Karate training where I had to stop due to dodgy feet and ankles, one yr off good black too. Played sport my whole life really.
I'm 5' 7" and weigh 65 to 70 kgs if this is any help.
Western Sydney! Is that like Paramatta area etc? Sydney is not the safest place to ride not that anywhere is all that safe but they do drive fast in Sydney and their roads are quite often narrower. At least if you experience any road rage you can deploy some 'weapons of mass destruction' ie your blackbelt
You still didn't say how much you were prepared to spend but you did say 'cheap' so i'm guessing you mean under a $1000 unless of course your're making a mint trading the market.
I wouldn't buy anything that at least had Shimano 105 running gear and preferably Shimano Ultegra. You won't get this on a bike for under a grand unless you buy second hand. Don't discount the second hand option. There are plenty of good bikes out there for sale that will be less than half original purchase price that some punter bought 1-2 years ago and has hardly been used. This would be the way to go in your situation. Forget the $300 Scwinn or whatever it was.
A racing bike will be a bit quicker to get around on than a Hybrid or mountain bike but the latter are nice comfortable bikes to ride on especially with slicks.
The bike is very good for your dodgy feet and ankles as well.
I'll try to send you some links from trading post or similar of suggestions.
Regards CB
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