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Post by notsarkyadam on Apr 6, 2016 19:30:48 GMT
No that's allowed as it's blingy, and cool... If it's gold...gold is always cool! That's the answer for E-bikes...make it a gold one and sorted!? Lol Nah..just give them away with stair-lifts at home... Gloria Hunniford would love an Ebike... |
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Post by Rlo80 on Apr 6, 2016 19:30:55 GMT
No...of course not since it is mechanical...otherwise, you can argue that hydraulic brakes are also cheating, forks, etc! However, there is something nice about riding the most simple bike you can! So Shimano DI2 Is cheating? No, of course not...like I said before, otherwise hydraulic brakes and all the other developments would also be...they obviously assist you in other ways and make you have a better and more pleasurable ride...the word mechanical there was probably not used appropriately! Put it this way...if it's used in the olympics and professional sport, it is not cheating! |
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Post by notsarkyadam on Apr 6, 2016 19:31:40 GMT
No...of course not since it is mechanical...otherwise, you can argue that hydraulic brakes are also cheating, forks, etc! However, there is something nice about riding the most simple bike you can! So Shimano DI2 Is cheating? No that's posh..but ghey |
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Post by beansontoast on Apr 6, 2016 19:32:13 GMT
So Shimano DI2 Is cheating? No, of course not...like I said before, otherwise hydraulic brakes and all the other developments would also be...they obviously assist you in other ways and make you have a better and more pleasurable ride...the word mechanical there was probably not used appropriately! Put it this way...if it's used in the olympics and professional sport, it is not cheating! So how is an electric motor cheating and electric gears not??? Both 'assist', don't they? |
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Post by Rlo80 on Apr 6, 2016 19:32:55 GMT
Shit Sarky! Really old bike...2 year old?!?!? What? I'm planning to keep the Hex for a looooong time!
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Post by notsarkyadam on Apr 6, 2016 19:32:58 GMT
So Shimano DI2 Is cheating? No, of course not...like I said before, otherwise hydraulic brakes and all the other developments would also be...they obviously assist you in other ways and make you have a better and more pleasurable ride...the word mechanical there was probably not used appropriately! Put it this way...if it's used in the olympics and professional sport, it is not cheating! A motor was used in a recent world champion on a CX.. guess what... she got banned for cheating... |
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Post by notsarkyadam on Apr 6, 2016 19:34:34 GMT
No, of course not...like I said before, otherwise hydraulic brakes and all the other developments would also be...they obviously assist you in other ways and make you have a better and more pleasurable ride...the word mechanical there was probably not used appropriately! Put it this way...if it's used in the olympics and professional sport, it is not cheating! So how is an electric motor cheating and electric gears not??? Both 'assist', don't they? Does DI assist physically? Or mechanically?.. it's a means of shifting more efficiently supposedly... not physically assisting you up a hill.. |
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Post by Marmite on Apr 6, 2016 19:35:21 GMT
That hurt ya twat laughing hurts my ribs bellend lol |
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Post by Rlo80 on Apr 6, 2016 19:35:36 GMT
No, of course not...like I said before, otherwise hydraulic brakes and all the other developments would also be...they obviously assist you in other ways and make you have a better and more pleasurable ride...the word mechanical there was probably not used appropriately! Put it this way...if it's used in the olympics and professional sport, it is not cheating! So how is an electric motor cheating and electric gears not??? Both 'assist', don't they? Because a motor goes against the basic principles of the sport...changing gears, etc if its by a mechanical cable, hydraulic, electrical, etc, is not! And I dont think it gives you an advantage anyway...or at least a considerable one! |
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Post by notsarkyadam on Apr 6, 2016 19:36:06 GMT
Shit Sarky! Really old bike...2 year old?!?!? What? I'm planning to keep the Hex for a looooong time! Yours is a Ti masterpiece... mines a Carbon piece of ghey crap.... |
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Post by beansontoast on Apr 6, 2016 19:36:11 GMT
So how is an electric motor cheating and electric gears not??? Both 'assist', don't they? Does DI assist physically? Or mechanically?.. it's a means of shifting more efficiently supposedly... not physically assisting you up a hill.. That being said... Surely an electric motor is assisting you through a mechanical means!!!  |
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Post by rossco832 on Apr 6, 2016 19:36:35 GMT
If your not 100% using your own effort it's cheating IMO you can have a 55t cog on the back but it's still 100% your own effort
E bikes should be separate to Mountain Bikes it's a different sport IMO
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Post by Rlo80 on Apr 6, 2016 19:38:19 GMT
I bet everyone wishes I was still going on and on about buying some pedals now!? LOLLOLOLOLLO
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Post by notsarkyadam on Apr 6, 2016 19:45:54 GMT
Does DI assist physically? Or mechanically?.. it's a means of shifting more efficiently supposedly... not physically assisting you up a hill.. That being said... Surely an electric motor is assisting you through a mechanical means!!! A small servo on the rear mech.. is not assisting pedalling.. |
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Post by hodgy on Apr 6, 2016 19:55:06 GMT
Adam
What makes you think that I like riding my normal bike any less than before ...I love riding my bike ...and can't see a time when I won't ..I have " tested " myself against the best of what's out there ...and failed on a lot of it!
What's not to like about climbing something that as long as I have a hole in my arse I would never be able to conquer under normal circumstances and actually riding all the way to the top ...or would you rather push your bike up because you haven't "cheated" yourself ...do me a favour!
I'm not (even at my age ) looking at this type of bike to replace what I've got...but rather to complement it and the one thing that I have in my favour is that having tested one for a full day on a mixture of testing terrain ...I actually know how good they are and how much fun you can have with one of these machines..
I feel sorry for you that you will never experience that ...I guess some people are just so stuck in their ways they just hate progress...and so self conscious as to how they look to other people .
Me ...I don't give a shit lol
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Post by notsarkyadam on Apr 6, 2016 19:57:44 GMT
Do you own one??
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Post by beansontoast on Apr 6, 2016 20:00:52 GMT
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Post by hodgy on Apr 6, 2016 20:01:25 GMT
A normal bike ...Yeah
E-bike ...no ..but I might ...
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Post by notsarkyadam on Apr 6, 2016 20:01:56 GMT
...and i ride with people you've rode with... and to side with you're good self... once only...if you haven't got one... youre more than a fitting candidate...
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Post by Rlo80 on Apr 6, 2016 20:04:09 GMT
How much do these bikes cost!? To be fair the one on the article actually looks nice...or nicer than most...being a Spesh I can just imagine the price tag!?!?
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Post by hodgy on Apr 6, 2016 20:07:10 GMT
...and i ride with people you've rode with... and to side with you're good self... once only...if you haven't got one... youre more than a fitting candidate... Cheeky twat...I've heard that you're no great shakes either ... |
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Post by beansontoast on Apr 6, 2016 20:07:21 GMT
How much do these bikes cost!? To be fair the one on the article actually looks nice...or nicer than most...being a Spesh I can just imagine the price tag!?!? The Spesh ranges from £3000 upto around £5000 I believe. Hai Bikes range from around £2000 upto around £6000 I think. |
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Post by Rlo80 on Apr 6, 2016 20:11:54 GMT
How much do these bikes cost!? To be fair the one on the article actually looks nice...or nicer than most...being a Spesh I can just imagine the price tag!?!? The Spesh ranges from £3000 upto around £5000 I believe. Hai Bikes range from around £2000 upto around £6000 I think. Shit...I could have had one!? |
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Post by notsarkyadam on Apr 6, 2016 20:15:16 GMT
...and i ride with people you've rode with... and to side with you're good self... once only...if you haven't got one... youre more than a fitting candidate... Cheeky twat...I've heard that you're no great shakes either ... I don't require an e-bike.. |
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Post by notsarkyadam on Apr 6, 2016 20:16:05 GMT
The Spesh ranges from £3000 upto around £5000 I believe. Hai Bikes range from around £2000 upto around £6000 I think. Shit...I could have had one!? We all could... but we all see sense... |
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