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That's exactly what I did but instead of an entry level bike I electrified a bike that I already owned and liked. Still low budget but... -
The Pace 500 is the most popular bike in America. It is comfortable and well put together. It is not high-end. It is for the middle...
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Catalyzt replied to the thread How much to spend on a ebike?.It is a hard question, but in many ways very sensible. The OP doesn't know what his use-case scenario is because he has not ridden...
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Valid concern, but no one can answer that for you. As others have said, too many variables. Frankly, I think you'd learn more by coming...
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Catalyzt replied to the thread Another new TQ motor: hpr40.Whoa! Interesting to look at those forks-- the gentle, smooth curve, like my Competition, vs. this rando stock photo of a Professional...
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The Cannondale Tesoro Carbon with Apex is $5,499, and with Eagle AXS is $6,599. Both are in the 16Kg range as they have Bosch...
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We had some team bikes around in the office
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Fascinating about your Competition! And great you still have it and ride it. When I got mine I was mid teens and racing as a junior in...
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Catalyzt reacted to stompandgo's post in the thread stompandgo's Cannondale Tesoro Neo X Speed build with
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It's an elastomer, not a spring. There is some amount of damping in the rebound direction. It doesn't clunk like my old spring based one... -
Catalyzt replied to the thread Another new TQ motor: hpr40.That sounds terrifying. I had a much milder version of this happen to me once when I was riding on the sidewalk, making a fast right...
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It is fun to think about! I think of it as a non assist ceiling, that moment on a hill where you need to hit assist because the weight...
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It feels like a proper race bike. My last race bike, a Felt Fc, shod with Zipp 606 tubulars, weighed 14#. I raced it mainly in American...
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Motors such as this TW HPR40, the Maxon, and the Watt Assist, are designed to be not just light and minimal, they are also designed to...
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Very good points! Also thumbs up for your Raleigh Competition- I had one as my winter training bike mid 80s. Remember it clearly, dull...
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Catalyzt replied to the thread Another new TQ motor: hpr40.On the power side, I bet 40nm is plenty of torque for a bike that light-- at first I couldn't believe the listed potential range, but...
