Search results

I don't own an Allant (Giant Explore, same class of bike) but am a tubeless convert too. In my case it offered similar puncture protection to my Marathon+Tannus combo with a far, far superior ride quality. That combo offered fantastic protection but felt heavy and flat. My current setup...

Yikes! I like to sometimes daydream about living somewhere with four real seasons. Posts like this bring the reality back home.

Ahoy FX and Dual Sport owners! What sort of range are y'all getting from your bikes? Asking for a friend who's considering one for his commute.

From the findings of the various committees investigating that claim, I think we can safely move it from the 'conspiracy theory' to 'plain old fact' bucket. But for the record I agree on the seats - skinny, hard seats aren't some nefarious scheme. They're just sports science and industries stab...

Cheers! That explains why it felt a little hamstrung seating. I saw plenty around, I'll grab one next time I'm over that way 👍

Update, after watching the used market for a while and seeing plenty of dusty options for $50 - $100 a new unit came on sale for $99 nearby (plus attachments). Its very budget and quite noisy but seems to do the job. Purchased with a basic Ryobi inflator hose and gun. I broke the bead on my...

I've had a lot more saddle sores from plush padded seats than my hard Brooks. Somewhat counter-intuitive, but for my butt it works. We're in deeply personal territory here 😄 What works for one won't necessarily work for another. Raising the seat and dropping the bars solved a lot of my aches...

It's similar here. The cheapest model starts at $47k, with skant few under $60k. The +$70k sector is alive with choice. For comparison, Australians spend $41k on average on new cars. Which is a lot more than I've ever spent. Hopefully we'll see the Chinese car and battery makers like BYD...

Had the Crane, not a fan. It's now in the spare parts tub. Just use a cheapie Decathlon bell now. The BBB one is good too. I like a bell that can do a polite ting and a more attention getting tang. That, slowing down and a verbal cue do the job with 95% of fellow MUP users. The remainder I just...

Right on @Rome. Some lube is better than no lube. Anything more I'll leave up to the chain Zealots. I own bikes to ride, not maintain. Anything more than a few minutes of wiping and relubing and I'm out. If maintenance is your thing then respect, I wish I had the trait sometimes but it just...

Absolutely, great analogy. I wouldn't be commuting daily to work on the bike if it was akin to root surgery without anaesthesia! I rode a few times when I lived in Sydney in a time when cycling infrastructure was more limited. It was a nerve wracking experience, not helped that literally every...

I've been interested in this interplay between commute times and distances and modes of transport. According to the graph below Dutch commute times are longer than the US, by almost 10 minutes in the case of males. Perhaps because everyone is riding omafiets 😄 This link lists Danish commute...

My 2023 predictions: Light(er) ebikes (14 - 18kg) go properly mainstream Corporate brands will continue to gobble up ma and pa bike stores There wil be a glut of used ebikes as reality sinks in/enthusiasm wears off for aspirational pandemic owners No quantum leaps in motor or battery tech...

Last ride of the year yesterday. Nice warm 26C weather, fresh sea breeze, quiet NYE trails: perfect riding! I headed over to the nearby Glenrock MTB park, a 30-odd kilometer network of trails on NPWS conservation land. It wasn't a long ride by EBR standards, but getting out on the trails is...

Amen to that. Life rarely comes in a one size fits all. Hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable New Year.

We roll a lot of coal in my hometown...

On a side note, anyone seeing less bumper stickers these days? Growing up a number of decades ago they were almost ubiquitous, often just advertising a local radio station or sports team. These days I rarely see them at all, and usually only to signal some tribal identity (eco warrior, cowboy...

@Rexlion so what's your takeaway? There's no backing the ox cart up. The shift is underway, and as usual infrastructure is playing catch up. If we waited until everything was in place before making the transition we'd be waiting forever - by virtue of our short election cycles and shareholder...

This sounds terrible, but the advice I give to friends looking at ebikes is to approach the purchase with the mindset of buying, say, a smartphone. Measure the lifespan in years, not decades. My last pushbike gave me 26 years of service before we parted ways. It rode pretty much as well on year...

1 in 5 Australia homes have PV arrays on their roofs. In conjunction with some mega batteries that's been enough to push energy generation to 100% renewable for large portions of the day in several states. That's also a fair chunk of idle capacity that can be directed towards EV charging. Our PV...