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My Kona Big Honzo in my manual trainer.
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The Bike Thread
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Gravel bikes are popular these days. Similar to a road bike but will accept wider tires. Geometry may be a bit different for a more upright position.
Your choice depends on where and how you will be riding it. Want to ride fast on good roads? get a road bike. Slower pace on rougher terrain, a gravel bike may be right for you.
Most importantly, get a bike that fits you well. It's worth seeking out a shop that will measure you up and find the right bike for you.
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Gravel bike, it's a roadbike with almost mountain bike tires
Cannondale topstone, canyon grail are good options
Search for gravel bikes, almost every maker has one now
https://www.canyon.com/en-us/gravel-bikes/all-road/grail/
https://www.cannondale.com/en-us/bikes/road/gravel#sort=@msrp descending
Not the best picture, but yeah my Mustang had a hitch on it just for carrying the bike around. Miss that car...
GT Grade for the bike. Before they switched it to a 1x. I don't ride much anymore, but trying to change that.
32mm wide gatorskins for the tires, but it rolls pretty good. In my prime I put 2600 miles on it the first year, including 2 100mi days. I'd be lucky to do 10 right now.
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I have on and off road Cannondales myself. To me though this off road dual motor bike is the perfect companion to the Bronco for when 2 wheels are more fun https://arielrider.com/products/d-c...electric-fat-tire-bike?variant=13741653917751I'm talking the pedal kind. Seems a few of you out there ride.
Here's my current stable. Still looking for a decent trail bike.
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Beautiful Bianchi! Just a road bike here, Specialized Roubaix Comp SL4. Have a charity century ride this weekend!
but but but - its electricAfter 34yrs riding clockwork this beast is a true wonder.
. lol. it's cool that you got one, but i would never buy an electric bike. too expensive imo
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Most of my rides start over 10kft and go up from there with lots of long and/or steep climbs. 40 miles with 6K elevation gain is not uncommon. At my age, my legs and lungs really appreciate a bit of pedal assist and it allows me to ride like I did 20yrs ago without killing myself.but but but - its electric
. The cost of the Bronco will be about 10x the cost of the bike and be no less of a toy but my wife will get to come along. IMO there is no point in living where I do unless we get outside and enjoy it. Any "tools" that enable that are a good thing.Sponsored
I see a lot of ebikes out these days, anything that gets people out and enjoying riding is a great thing IMO
The ECargo bikes are pretty cool, I'll be out in full roadbike gear and have to work harder than I care to admit to catch and pass some mom wearing sandals on a cargo bike. I'm even starting to see parents using cargo bikes to shuttle kids around.
The ECargo bikes are pretty cool, I'll be out in full roadbike gear and have to work harder than I care to admit to catch and pass some mom wearing sandals on a cargo bike. I'm even starting to see parents using cargo bikes to shuttle kids around.
wow. that makes more sense now lol. i think if i tried to do that much elevation - it just wouldn't work... how do they compare to regular bikes for weight?Most of my rides start over 10kft and go up from there with lots of long and/or steep climbs. 40 miles with 6K elevation gain is not uncommon. At my age, my legs and lungs really appreciate a bit of pedal assist and it allows me to ride like I did 20yrs ago without killing myself.
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Don't ask. :O That was something I really had to get over and only did so after riding them. My last clockwork bike (which actually cost quite bit more than this one) was under 21 lbs all-in (pedals, Stan's, Garmin, mud, ...). I could pick it up with 2 fingers. This one by comparison is a complete tank at more than double that even with some lighter components that I swapped out. However, for the style of riding I do (xc with my wheels on the ground as much as possible) the weight really isn't noticeable except when I need to lift it over a gate. If I was more of a downhill type person doing lots of jumps and high speed berms then the mass of the electric would probably suck and a different/lighter bike would make more sense. Although to be fair most [non-electric] downhill specific bikes weigh a lot more that what I was used to and are closer to the some lighter eMTBs than my very light XC bike.
Keeping this at least somewhat related to the Bronco. While the eMTB does allow me to avoid quite a bit of shuttling, there are places when it would be nice to have my wife drop me off. The Bronco (which will be her dd) will allow her to drive me to some trailheads without the anxiety she would have in a lesser vehicle.
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also those kinds of places usually have lifts or something so that kind of eliminates the need for electricity lol.
I have an old Trek hybrid and a new Specialized ebike. Ebike is great - only a workout if I want it to be. Has 3 levels of pedal assist.
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