New member looking for first bike

[Turbo Dave]

seats abit low atm but not messed about with anything yet.

 

[NULevo]

Congratulations! Enjoy

 

[Zimmerframe]

seats abit low atm but not messed about with anything yet.

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Your pretty lucky to have a room with a raised indoor practice berm !

 

[TheBikePilot]

You'll love that Orbea..Enjoy! Let us know how you get on...

 

[nickd164]

Great, have you been out for a ride? I did my first this evening.....

 

[Zimmerframe]

It's a house bike.

 

[Turbo Dave]

Great, have you been out for a ride? I did my first this evening.....

No I don't have any lights yet .hoping to be out Friday afternoon for it's first ride

 

[Turbo Dave]

took it llandegla today

got it dirty lol
carnt say if its a good or bad bike but i enjoyed myself and didnt feel like i could moan about anything maybe the brake lever was out of position but thats all i touched didnt even get out of eco mode up the climb u just dont need anymore

 

[Howiet]

ordered an2020 orbea wild fs got a large discount also

hi, I’m looking at pulling the trigger on a Wild fs but my LBS weren’t up for giving any discount. What did you manage to get and where from.

 

[Turbo Dave]

Ten percent off
And 5.6 percent cashback

Another member tried my code but it only offered a fiver so it may be lucky of draw what's available

 

[Howiet]

Cheers

 

[Janc]

bikes arrived!!

and....? What do you think?

 

[Turbo Dave]

So far so good been llandegla twice so far . I haven't ridden many bikes so carnt say Vs others but it feels stable ploughs up rocky climbs there . One thing I did notice that battery wise my wife's 500w giant trance lasts as long .....

 

[TheBikePilot]

So far so good been llandegla twice so far . I haven't ridden many bikes so carnt say Vs others but it feels stable ploughs up rocky climbs there . One thing I did notice that battery wise my wife's 500w giant trance lasts as long .....

That's down to weight. I've got a riding buddy at 65kg and he barely uses any battery.. (I'm 105kg)

 

[Turbo Dave]

That's down to weight. I've got a riding buddy at 65kg and he barely uses any battery.. (I'm 105kg)

Good point !!! I forgot I'm a fatty!!

 

[Turbo Dave]

well it died today.....stone dead so bikes going in for diagnostics....

has to be battery or charger id assume as ive plugged in but nothing going on

 

[TheBikePilot]

How weird, the Bosch system has pretty pretty reliable by all account..

 

[Turbo Dave]

It's my luck mate.....or lack of it

according to my prongs the charges outputting power

 

[TheBikePilot]

Ergh. Yuck...

Horrible when that happens. Let us know what it was/is..

 

[Turbo Dave]

ITS IN THE SHOP NOW ;(

 

[Turbo Dave]

Battery at fault...possibly explains such the low range I got out of it warranty claim gone in

 

[TheBikePilot]

Have you got your bike/battery back yet?

 

[Turbo Dave]

No not yet bud

 

[Turbo Dave]

well after much hardship I'm in the market for another ebike

i got the bike back the key snapped in the battery lock so the bike went back again
it arrived back about 12 days later
boxed looked like it had been ran over fork and rear triangle damaged so after a few emails i was agreeded a full refund.

that's was about may time with all this covid drama i have not looked to hard but im back on the hunt unfortunately stock levels r non existent but I'm thinking atm trail rail or giant as both more local dealers possibly cube but thats a longer wait again ;(

 

[CBSTD]

Nightmare bud you get bitten by the bug and get few rides under you belt then no bike.... torture , the weather is pants just now and every is a swamp?

 

[Turbo Dave]

 

[Turbo Dave]

thats my wifes bike and is a size M chart wise im also a M but i look big on it??
according to there chart im an inch short for a large unless im looking at wrong things im 5-9/ 32" leg

im not sure how a bike should fit tho tbh