What did you buy your ebike this week?

[Gary]

I think we need an @Gary .. top 10 e-bikes .. in no particular order ...

Sadly, still less than 10 would actually make my list

Or top 10 brothels .. in no particular order - but maybe put the more professional ones in italics.

Never needed to use a brothel myself but if I ever do there's one here and one in London I still hold a "free ride" on the shows for. (looong story)

 

[Zimmerframe]

Lets take this is a lesson people ... especially any newbies ..

If you're posting pictures which aren't your own, especially if you've only looked at a thumbnail...

Maybe vet them first. Sometimes it's not what's in a picture which can be bad. It might be what's missing, like, erm, clothing .. for instance ..

 

[Gary]

Every Haibike should come with a free cloak

The difficult choice would be whether the owner should save US from the sight of it

or themselves from ridicule

 

[Zimmerframe]

Sadly, still less than 10 would actually make my list

5 ???? You prefer lighter, ideally, nimble... There must be 5 which are now in the "light" (compared to a truck) which would be just passable ??? Which you'd at least consider swinging your leg over ?

I would never imagine a man who has "Welcome", woven into his pubes, would possibly need to need to use a brothel, I thought you'd be more a VIP/A-lister type who would be paid to walk in and encourage others to follow.

 

[Zimmerframe]

Nailed it ?

 

[Zimmerframe]

Wassssup with that - external battery and still looks tidy !

 

[Kaelidoz]

@Gary I haven't bought these to sport a burqa over my BEAUTIFUL bicycle.

 

[Gary]

5 ???? You prefer lighter, ideally, nimble... There must be 5 which are now in the "light" (compared to a truck) which would be just passable ??? Which you'd at least consider swinging your leg over ?

I'll swing a leg over every bike. doesn't mean it's because I like a single thing about it though. (I've probably ridden more bikes than pretty much anyone you'll ever meet)
Light is but ONE variable and geometry, suspension kinematics and wheelsize still matter even more. There are a few that would make the list AFTER significant component, wheel (and geometry) adjustments.
But that means the bike is wrong for my preference but can be corrected.

The two bikes you've thrown (up) pics of are both hideous.
The first one, seriously?

and see that hunchback top tube bulge "featured" on the next one?

 

[HORSPWR]

So it IS actually possible to make a Haibike even uglier.

who knew?

It's actually way too boring still. Might need to slam a bright colored basket on the front wheel and I'm not even jocking JOKING.

Put tassels in the ends of the handlebars

 

[Gary]

woven into his pubes,

Woven?
it's well seen no self respecting woman under the age of 40 has been near your 70s "free love" wig in a while.
Oh... hold on... you're in France aren't you?

 

[Kaelidoz]

Put tassels in the ends of the handlebars

Sadly I'm too fast on a bike and any tassels I tried just combusted due to high speed and air friction.


@Gary the first one was made in 2012/2013 have some respect for the o.g. in the game

 

[deksawyer]

Hey, you cunts. What's wrong with Haibikes? Am I out of fashion owning one? Oh dear.

 

[Gary]

just a bit of harmless fun man.

enjoy your bike no matter what it looks like

 

[iXi]

E7000 switch and PNW loam remote. Death grips are in the interim till my ergons arrive.

From this to this

 

[KenX]

NOOOOOO Surely it was better being able to change mode settings every time you used the dropper post??????

 

[Jamy]

Had to get one of these for my back. Suspension Seatpost Thudbuster ST - Cane Creek Cycling Components
They've just released the Gen4 with 50mm travel

 

[Kaelidoz]

@Jamy looks like it's the good stuff. Might be a bit top heavy but I'm riding with a saddle bag so who cares.

You don't get out of the saddle much? I'm amazed at how smooth riding my hardtail feels nowadays compared to 2018 when I was clueless about my body position.

 

[Jamy]

@Jamy looks like it's the good stuff. Might be a bit top heavy but I'm riding with a saddle bag so who cares.

You don't get out of the saddle much? I'm amazed at how smooth riding my hardtail feels nowadays compared to 2018 when I was clueless about my body position.

Yeah I ride out of the saddle when the ground I'm riding on requires it but I use the bike a lot for commuting to work and back where I'm riding roads and paths. I have recently started to suffer with my back and hope this will take the sting out of commuting and long rides

 

[Kaelidoz]

@Jamy My back is also killing me right now. Hope it helps you. I really need to start pilate myself.

I also commute on my hardtail but it's a really short ride since I moved tbh so it's really easy for me to say that I just move my body constantly. Nonetheless it's still good to think about absorbing impacts with your arms and legs and especially shifting the weight around. No need to stand up completely, just a few cms of flex will do.

We need a commuter forum section

 

[Doomanic]

Wheel bearings.

And a new XT 12 speed mech, but at least that was under warranty.

Great service from Two Wheels Stourbridge, as usual, especially under the current circumstances.

 

[Kaelidoz]

New cheap deore 180mm disc. Needed a center lock because I'm not of fan of the 6 bolts to centerlock adapter and the original disc was slightly bent anyway.

I also grabbed a complete front break for 14,50€ (Tektro Draco).

My 2 years old Tektro front brake is still working tight so it's going into the parts drawer for the crew and myself.

 

[Zimmerframe]

I also grabbed a complete front break for 14,50€ (Tektro Draco)

Before @Gary gets in .... so you doubled the value of your haibike ??

 

[Kaelidoz]

Before @Gary gets in .... so you doubled the value of your haibike ??

We joke but 14.5€ is exactly 10% of the price I paid for my forks (new). That front wheel was actually 18€.

 

[Doomanic]

If someone posts on here that they've just bought themselves an Ohlins TTX22 coil shock on eBay I'm going to be rather cross...



Obviously, to reduce the number of piss-taking French twats I'm going to request photographic evidence...

 

[GrahamPaul]

Obviously, to reduce the number of piss-taking French twats I'm going to request photographic evidence...

I wonder what he means

 

[MrBrownstone]

Ordered a new Maxxis forekaster 29 x 2.35 to replace the original rear tire (forekaster) that has about 2000 miles on it.? front tire is still wicked knobby. Now that conditions are dry I’ll prolly put another 500 miles on the rear before swapping out haha.

 

[GrandPaBrogan]

I’ll start the ball rolling...

To the OP... I bet when you started this thread, you didn't realise "this week" would be the longest lasting week in the history of mankind. Where the heck did that ball roll off to?

 

[urastus]

I ride in steep country. My bike came with a 180 rear rotor. I tend to use the rear brake more; mostly while letting the front off so that the front wheel can roll over stuff, also trail braking. I've ordered a 203mm rotor and a 180 - 203mm adapter . I also bought some rare earth magnets - 50 for $4.50 au I will need to glue one to the new rotor.

 

[R120]

more experimenting with different chain devices for the E8000. On first inspection this Funn one seems the best yet, much better quality than the E.13 or stock Shimano, and nice and minimal.

 

[Ripping g]

Run out of things to buy ??‍