Gwylan
Veteran
- Location
- All at sea⛵
You may have picked up on the theft of my ebike.
That was a RockMachine, I hadn't heard of it either but we grew to respect each other.
It took several adaptations to get near something I could cope with. That included a change of tyres, knocking 30 mm off each end of the bars and fitting bar ends.
It was still a heavy bike with a lot of weight in the back wheel and interesting handling.
Anyway, it got nicked. I do wonder what happened to it. I know whee the niggles are. Also it gave me a chance to choose again.
I opted for a Cowboy 3.
Why?
Well it's from Belgium and based on experience I believe they know a bit about bikes.
It has effectively an automatic gear system. Has an app to do all sorts of things.
Has a belt in place of chain.
But in its matt black and design it does stand out. Not really me.
Now I've been riding it around for a week and covered a few miles. What do I think?
The app?
You need the app to start the bike. That means a holder somewhere for your mobile. This is not included in the package. No mobile no power.
There's the funny start. The moment you push the pedal the motor kicks in. Bit eager, took some getting used to.
No stand! Available as an extra, just skimping to keep the price down. Decathlon strike a happy medium.
No panniers! Its a town bike! Runs to town and the supermarket are part of the justification for this extravagance. Another extra, at a loony price. Decathlon version do fit and reasonably priced.
Ah but! Now if you have panniers the battery is harder to remove.
If you put the saddle too low then you cannot actually get the battery off the bike!
And the killer is?
Well, you have to take the battery off the bike in order to charge it. What half wit signed off on that?
The bell! Complying with the 'audible means of warning '. Absolute rubbish. No matter what you do getting a decent ding is well nigh impossible.
The ride? Well, it suits me. Has much better control and balance than the previous bike. Not as much support rom the battery.
Lighter, a lot lighter and easier to manoever around town.
The range? They say 70km, 40m in Boris land. Yet to see what that means for me. The app keeps telling me how much battery range there is left and a string of other information.
There is a load of information from the app. The need for all this is not clear. But I suppose its progress.
The tracker convinced me that the bike is a good choice for my sort of cycling.
We shall see how things are after the first 1k km
A yone else got one.
That was a RockMachine, I hadn't heard of it either but we grew to respect each other.
It took several adaptations to get near something I could cope with. That included a change of tyres, knocking 30 mm off each end of the bars and fitting bar ends.
It was still a heavy bike with a lot of weight in the back wheel and interesting handling.
Anyway, it got nicked. I do wonder what happened to it. I know whee the niggles are. Also it gave me a chance to choose again.
I opted for a Cowboy 3.
Why?
Well it's from Belgium and based on experience I believe they know a bit about bikes.
It has effectively an automatic gear system. Has an app to do all sorts of things.
Has a belt in place of chain.
But in its matt black and design it does stand out. Not really me.
Now I've been riding it around for a week and covered a few miles. What do I think?
The app?
You need the app to start the bike. That means a holder somewhere for your mobile. This is not included in the package. No mobile no power.
There's the funny start. The moment you push the pedal the motor kicks in. Bit eager, took some getting used to.
No stand! Available as an extra, just skimping to keep the price down. Decathlon strike a happy medium.
No panniers! Its a town bike! Runs to town and the supermarket are part of the justification for this extravagance. Another extra, at a loony price. Decathlon version do fit and reasonably priced.
Ah but! Now if you have panniers the battery is harder to remove.
If you put the saddle too low then you cannot actually get the battery off the bike!
And the killer is?
Well, you have to take the battery off the bike in order to charge it. What half wit signed off on that?
The bell! Complying with the 'audible means of warning '. Absolute rubbish. No matter what you do getting a decent ding is well nigh impossible.
The ride? Well, it suits me. Has much better control and balance than the previous bike. Not as much support rom the battery.
Lighter, a lot lighter and easier to manoever around town.
The range? They say 70km, 40m in Boris land. Yet to see what that means for me. The app keeps telling me how much battery range there is left and a string of other information.
There is a load of information from the app. The need for all this is not clear. But I suppose its progress.
The tracker convinced me that the bike is a good choice for my sort of cycling.
We shall see how things are after the first 1k km
A yone else got one.
