Doh! this was meant to go in the FS forum.  Sorry.

I found the bamboo stuff feels nice, but takes ages to dry once wet.  I found the merino stuff might take longer to dry than synthetic, but still feels ok when damp.  Still to try polygiene.

Thanks Soma, that’s helpful.

More BBS01 questions for Somafunk, rather than an e-bike pic, sorry OP… Somafunk, (very nice conversion BTW) ..what happens as you near the max assist speed does the power ramp down or get to max assist speed and cut out?  Does the power cut out, or reduce, above a certain cadence or does it provide power (depending on level set) regardless of cadence provided the pedals are turning.  Thanks

Bez – I’m using 29×2” Big Bens on drc st touring rims and they measure a slightly disappointing 46mm, though a wider rim would probably help that.

I’ve been enjoying them as comfortable all rounders for country road and track rambles.

A 55mm version, like you can get in 26” would be a nice option.

Insight timer is good. Choice of basic meditation timer only or choose from a whole range of guided meditations, many of which don’t do it for me but you work out which ‘guides’ suit you and or the situation.

Podcasts are great….
More or Less (BBC)
Elements (BBC World Service)
All in the Mind (Australian version)
Exponent (sort of niche tech linked to Stratechery blog)
Coverville (for the occasional gems among the dross)
Hardcore History (Dan Carlin)
Common Sense (Dan Carlin ‘current affairs’)
War College (interesting stuff about global conflicts)
You are not so smart (up to date psychology and sociology)
LSE public lectures and events (skip a few, but every now and again there’s a really good one)
Heart Wisdom (Jack Kornfield)

you can sign up for the free online version…
https://products.office.com/en-gb/office-online/documents-spreadsheets-presentations-office-online

It’s not as fully featured as the downloadable office 365 app, but probably good enough.

Lost Fingers -Pump up the Jam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k99RBzE04Q

Cleverleys -I gotta feeling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxAdINGV7aY

Makrosoft -Das Modell

Delta Goodrem -I believe in a thing called love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui3PozaH9NM

Honeywagon -Billie Jean

I found the same thing with Xtracycle, great for me + stuff, but too flexy for me with live cargo. I took a trip to Practical Cycles to compare Yuba Mondo and Big Dummy and came away with a Yuba frameset (V3 I think). It was great, daughter and her cousin really enjoyed going round town on it. It was completely stable with them at about 14 stone combined. Mind you every hill had me day dreaming about elec assist. As they got bigger we progressed to a Pashley trailer bike for 2, it had 2 wheels so balanced fine, and they’re pedaling input made it pretty practical transport, but I think they’re only available second hand now. They’ve moved onto their own bikes now.

If you’re only looking to carry one passenger it’d be worth checking out the Circe Helios. It can be configured as a long tail cargo bike that can carry 2 child seats or a tandem that can fit children or adults at the back (and take a child seat if you need).

If you can get to Practical Cycles or Really Useful Bikes it’s well worth it to get a proper feel of the different options.

It costs a bit more, but I think it’s worth going for the 2GB Ram, 16GB memory version. I found the 8GB of my earlier 4G version limiting, no such problems with the MG3 with 16GB + SD.

As noted above Really Useful Cycles are good, I’d also put in a plug for Practical Cycles. I’ve bought from both and they were both really helpful.

Worth thinking about what you want it for;
eg for little children Bakfiets are great as you can see them and communicate well, whereas a Yuba Mundo or Big Dummy would probably be better for touring whilst pretending there’s been an apocalypse.

We really enjoyed our Yuba Mundo and I wish I could justify one of those elec assist Urban Arrows. Daughter big enough to pedal herself now so trailer is more practical for occassional extra loads.

That’s a great price for a KM frameset but…..

I had one of the first incarnations of the Inbred 29er and then thought I’d ‘upgrade’. Went through Kona Unit, Genesis Day One, Singular Swift, Genesis Fortitude, Karate Monkey as rigid and sus forked Scandal. All with their own character, but looking back I preferred the Inbred, once I’d swapped the forks from OO steel to Salsa Cromotos. Each to their own of course as any number of people would rate Swift, Fortitude or KM over the Inbred.

I’d try and get a ride on KM before pulling the trigger if you can.

I’d also be tempted to try the Inbred with a 27.5+ front wheel and tyre.

I’ve an early skinny top tubed Inbred (so might be different geo). Played with 29er wheel / Fortitude fork and tried On-one rigid steel and Surly rigid forks. Favourite (and current) set up is 26″ wheel with Salsa Cromoto 445mm fork. Might be all in my mind, but Salsa fork definitely more comfortable than OO or Surly rigid forks.

I’ve got a 26″ LHT and love it. Only used for commuting and some road / off road tracks riding so far. Looks a bit gawky as it’s a 60cm one, but I can forgive that for the comfort and generally wonderful feel.

Sort of wish I’d gone for the disc version, but I wanted black.

Running Panaracer pasela 1.75″ tyres and it can take 2″ Bontrager Muds and still keep the mudguards.

I had a 700 wheeled version in the past and liked it well enough, but definitely prefer the feel of the 26″ version, I think the smaller wheels liven it up a bit.

Feels like you’re in it rather than on it, if that makes any sense. I find it as comfy as an old school Dawes Galaxy with its skinny 531 tubes. I guess fatter, supple tyres are making up for any extra frame rigidity and it doesn’t feel all noodly with a load like the old Galaxy.

Maybe it’ll all be OK in 20 years when ‘driverless’ cars are the norm.

Found this thread Dec 2012, ordered some stuff and began vaping when it arrived 27/12/12. Not had a cig since, and that’s after 37 years on 20-30 / pack of rolling baccy a day. VERY happy with it, all the things I like about cigs, nicotine, silly hand/mouth habit, but without the nastiness. Can really feel the difference when riding up hill. I’d started to seem susceptible to coughs and colds every 2-3 months and only had one minor cold since switching to vaping.

The first 3-4 months were a bit frustrating while working out which kit worked for me. Now using;
HS Delight standard strength liquid -tried a few flavours, but always quickly came back to this, which to me tastes the way a freshly opened pack of B&H smells.
Kanger T3 clearomisers, metal sleeved version as it’s more robust. Easy to replace the spare heads cheaply when the resistance goes up.
Ego Vamo battery thingy, which allows me to change the voltage to get a consistent vape.
Efest 2000mah batteries, which last a reasonable amount of time.

It’s worked out about half the price of smoking over the year, even including all the kit changes in the first few months.

I find this set up works well and reliably for me. A bit of a faff when traveling, though a lot less faff than looking for smoking opportunities all the time!

Really happy to be off the fags. This has been the best thread on here for me :D

Those mech hanger chain tug thingies work fine for getting the mech in the right place, but add to faffage when taking out / putting back wheel.

Deft -apologies if this if a bit off your thread…..

Olly I realise it might be difficult to quantify, as it looks as though the seat to bar drop is much less on the LHT so the riding position looks quite different, but how do you find the LHT ride compared to the Inbred?

I’m trying these this year;
http://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/conticycle/ti%20topcontactwinter.shtml
Had spiked Marathons in the past, but not much fun unless there’s ice, when there’s much smugness. Hoping the contis will be a better compromise for the non-ice days.

Roland add+1 is good and fits to dedicated rack, rather than seat post. We use Pashley U + 1 which is seatpost attached, but has 2 wheels on and I prefer the extra stability it gives.

Continental Winter tyres, and as suggested above, a child trailer. Or a trike!

Very happy with a Paramo Quito jacket. Waist to elbow side zips provide plenty of ventilation to overcome any possible overheating. Lighter weight material than early Paramo jackets. Only thing I’m not so keen on is the hand pockets are accessed through the side ventilation zips.

15 miles round trip 4 days a week on country lanes, usually a mix of lanes and tracks on the way home.
Work dress code means I can wear my everyday clothes, Montane Terra trousers, merino shirt.
Paramo Quito jacket is waterproof, breathable and has big side vents as well as front zip.
I find Rainlegs a good alternantive to full on waterproof trousers.
I tend to take it easy at 12-14mph average and that way don’t need to worry about washing up at work.
Mudguards and spare lights are good calls.
Schwalbe Marathon Winter studded tyres have been great in ice, but not so nice when it’s not icy. I’m going to try Conti Winter tyres this year to see if they’re a reasonable compromise.
Ipod and open back headphones provides additional entertainment and still let’s me hear approaching cars and tractors.
Nice way to start and end the working day.

Just to clarify to count as bicycle, rather than a motorcycle, an e-bike should have the pedals turning for the electric motor to operate.

I found the DMR mech hanger / chain tug for 10mm to be shaped so that an XT mech didn’t want to fit without some filing and then the thread didn’t seem right.

Filed down one of the 14mm versions to fit an Inbred SS LTD frame and it works as expected

The rear mech is then connected to the chain tug / hanger, which moves (or flops out) when fitting or removing the wheel, so it’s a bit of a faff. But it works fine once all fitted together.

YGM

Is that “larger wheels maintain momentum better” true but a bit of a red herring, as the extra momentum has come from the additional energy the rider has to input to get them to the same speed as a smaller lighter wheel?

Feeble will power when it comes to smoking here. I got inspired by this thread though;
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/anybody-use-them-electronic-ciggies
and haven’t had a smoke since end of December.
All power to those giving up smoking and nicotine completely, but e-cig vaping is a happy compromise for me.

Humpert moon cruiser

Charlie, where did you get the bar wideners from?

Yuba Mundo here. Uphill with an 8 and 9 year old at 75kg total is certainly a challenge! Using stoker bar for front child and webbing strap for rear. I like riding along to the park hearing them chatter away on the back.

Definitely more solid than previous Xtracycle set up for this sort of load. On the other hand I was happy to commute on the XC, whilst I don’t with the Mundo.

Road 700 or 26″
Far flung places 26″

On / Off road 700 / 29″ x 1.75″ – 2.3″ tyres.

If going for 700 / 29er wheels it’s worth checking that the size bike you want can accommodate mudguards without toe overlap.

37mm = 1.5″ so tyres wouldn’t have to be narrower.

They’re heavier than 700 x 37mm tyres but 26″ Big Apple tyres feel good on road on an Inbred

A 700 x 37mm will definitely fit in the rear, could probably go up to a 40-42mm tyre.

I’m sure there are people out there running triple on Vaya. Could use a Mountain Double (more money) or a triple with inner and middle rings (28/42 or 22/36 depending on your legs and loads) and slightly longer BB, if you’re not too sensitive to Q factor.

Cupra how do you find Vaya compared to Fargo you had for a little while?

FM – no import taxes or VAT due on goods from EU countries

A razor, same as mine, as she seems to like that sort. But labeled with her name on it.

26″ version here;
http://joecruz.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/surly-long-haul-trucker/

“With riser bars it rides like a late 80?s mountain bike.”

BB is pretty low on the LHT

It’s probably a 451 rim, commonly known as 20″ x 1 3/8″. Used on old shoppers. Tyres are usually on the cheap side and a bit limited, though some more modern versions of rims and better tyres for recumbents are around.