John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Well, my legs are doing their best to limit me, fwiw.
That's cheating!
- Thread starter Vigilies
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Vigilies
Veteran
- Location
- Leeds, West Yorkshire
He did it again tonight almost in the same place!
I had even left work a bit earlier to get a start. I tried to keep up to talk, but the combination of a heavy winter bike, a longish commute and two full panniers of shopping and work clothes meant I couldn't catch up before my turn off. I think now he may lie in wait somewhere and only spring into view once I am past. Maybe the road bike will have to come back out of winter hibernation.
I had even left work a bit earlier to get a start. I tried to keep up to talk, but the combination of a heavy winter bike, a longish commute and two full panniers of shopping and work clothes meant I couldn't catch up before my turn off. I think now he may lie in wait somewhere and only spring into view once I am past. Maybe the road bike will have to come back out of winter hibernation.
gentlegreen
Active Member
- Location
- Bristol 5
I passed one once.
He seemed a little surprised to see a 50 year old baglady on a mountain bike catching up with him.
I can only suppose he wasn't trying very hard or his batteries were flat ...
With a hefty warmup, I can manage 18MPH up the slight gradient where I finally passed him.
It's a couple of miles from home after about 20 miles with a rest in the middle.
He seemed a little surprised to see a 50 year old baglady on a mountain bike catching up with him.
I can only suppose he wasn't trying very hard or his batteries were flat ...
With a hefty warmup, I can manage 18MPH up the slight gradient where I finally passed him.
It's a couple of miles from home after about 20 miles with a rest in the middle.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
- Location
- Bristol
The full assist ones generally do annoy me - just because I think a large number of them are being unnecessarily lazy!!! Someone at school (member of staff) has one and when she uses it she doesn't bother to pedal and yet she has told me how she bought it to get fit!!!
Whereas those that need the full assist on occasion, such as someone I know with heart issues I don't have a problem with at all.
And if I needed one I wouldn't have a problem with it as long as I was pedalling as much as I could.
Whereas those that need the full assist on occasion, such as someone I know with heart issues I don't have a problem with at all.
And if I needed one I wouldn't have a problem with it as long as I was pedalling as much as I could.
gentlegreen
Active Member
- Location
- Bristol 5
I fully anticipate using electrical assistance in my 70s and 80s in rural retirement - perhaps earlier if it means I can do without a conventional motorised vehicle to function out in the sticks.
But I know 70-plus veterans who at 50 can leave me standing - so I have a way to go yet before I'm over the top.
And there is something to be said for getting to the coast and still having the energy to go for a swim ...
But I know 70-plus veterans who at 50 can leave me standing - so I have a way to go yet before I'm over the top.
And there is something to be said for getting to the coast and still having the energy to go for a swim ...
BlackPanther
Hyper-Fast Recumbent Riding Member.
- Location
- Doncaster.
The problem with electric bikes is that they're almost impossible to pedal over their legal assisted top speed (15mph). While they have a slight advantage going uphill, a lot of effort is required to go say 16 or 17 mph on the flat. I comfortably zoom past them on the road bike on the flat, have overtaken them uphill, and completely destroy them downhill.
I'm not in any was against assisted bikes though. If someone is unable to ride a conventional bike due to ill health or injury, then it's an ideal way to still get out and about and get a bit of exercise. They are however a big waste of money for a fit person. Not to mention the highly increased chances of a breakdown, and the limited 10-15 mile range. There's also the problem of an unfit person trying to get a heavy, flat batteried bike back home!
I'm not in any was against assisted bikes though. If someone is unable to ride a conventional bike due to ill health or injury, then it's an ideal way to still get out and about and get a bit of exercise. They are however a big waste of money for a fit person. Not to mention the highly increased chances of a breakdown, and the limited 10-15 mile range. There's also the problem of an unfit person trying to get a heavy, flat batteried bike back home!
gentlegreen
Active Member
- Location
- Bristol 5
That's what puts me off - I have memories of pushing my Norton Commando several hilly miles back home in my 20s ...
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
Aged 16 I used to drive a Vespa limited to 30 mph. I will never forget a lad I knew overtaking me going down a fairly shallow hill on his racer, he must have been close to 40 mph. He ended up excelling in the Marines.
I also like to race/keep up with mopeds. I'm fine with keeping up to them at around 30mph on a slight downhill - But of course they've had them de-restricted and pull away from me speeding.
