Hello from drive-thru territory!
Not much in the way of ebike shops around here, so advise is what I’m looking for.
I’ve gained tooo much weight in recent years (well, about 80 lbs since I bought a car as a replacement for my bike.)
There are many very nice ebikes that I won’t buy because this town is full of thieves. I’m finishing a graduate program and I’ve heard of students having their bikes stolen in less than 5 minutes on campus. Thieves don’t care- by the time the campus police show up, the bike and thief are gone.
I like folding bikes, but the only one that I can tell will carry my 250 lbs plus groceries, laundry, etc. would be the RadMIni. Initially the added rolling resistance of fat tires was a no-go, but then I remember the times I used to have to walk my regular mountain bike on sandy trails. The second thing that bothers me is this place is goat head thorn heaven. Some years they’re soooo bad, I was fixing at least a flat a week, and that was with tire liners and slime. Slime and winter suck. Schwalbe Marathons are slow, but worth it since I’ve never had a goat head flat with them.
So, my first question is for those who have owned a RadMIni for awhile- how has the frame held up? Especially the folding mechanism on the handlebar stem?
What do you do for tire protection? How well does it work?
Has anyone done a BBSHD conversion after the warranty period was over? What did you do with the rear hub? Was it a fairly straightforward conversion?
Do you think that there may be another choice for a sturdy folding bike that I’m not aware of? Yeah, I briefly considered a Bike Friday diamond frame conversion, but that would cost too much for too little benefit. I’m just too fat now for anything other than a burly bike.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Not much in the way of ebike shops around here, so advise is what I’m looking for.
I’ve gained tooo much weight in recent years (well, about 80 lbs since I bought a car as a replacement for my bike.)
There are many very nice ebikes that I won’t buy because this town is full of thieves. I’m finishing a graduate program and I’ve heard of students having their bikes stolen in less than 5 minutes on campus. Thieves don’t care- by the time the campus police show up, the bike and thief are gone.
I like folding bikes, but the only one that I can tell will carry my 250 lbs plus groceries, laundry, etc. would be the RadMIni. Initially the added rolling resistance of fat tires was a no-go, but then I remember the times I used to have to walk my regular mountain bike on sandy trails. The second thing that bothers me is this place is goat head thorn heaven. Some years they’re soooo bad, I was fixing at least a flat a week, and that was with tire liners and slime. Slime and winter suck. Schwalbe Marathons are slow, but worth it since I’ve never had a goat head flat with them.
So, my first question is for those who have owned a RadMIni for awhile- how has the frame held up? Especially the folding mechanism on the handlebar stem?
What do you do for tire protection? How well does it work?
Has anyone done a BBSHD conversion after the warranty period was over? What did you do with the rear hub? Was it a fairly straightforward conversion?
Do you think that there may be another choice for a sturdy folding bike that I’m not aware of? Yeah, I briefly considered a Bike Friday diamond frame conversion, but that would cost too much for too little benefit. I’m just too fat now for anything other than a burly bike.
Thanks for any suggestions!
