Cycling UK Forum

Bmblbzzz wrote: ↑19 Jun 2023, 6:36pm

MarcusT wrote: ↑19 Jun 2023, 5:19am There are many ready meals packaged in a pouch now which are much tastier than freeze dried and packaging weight is the same.

What sort of thing are you thinking of? The ones I've seen and/or tried are certainly tastier than freeze dried, but significantly heavier for smaller portions.

As posted, if you include water weight to re-hydrate, it is about the same. So if someone has to bring the water to re-hydrate it's the same weight as a ready to eat meal.

Bosch can certainly be removed. Yamaha, from the images seems removable, but each manufacturer does their own, Shimano does not remove

I believe dehydrated meals are necessary when one has a constant water source. After all, if one carries a dehydrated meal plus the water to hydrate it, then there are no weight savings. There are many ready meals packaged in a pouch now which are much tastier than freeze dried and packaging weight is the same.

I mounted an Ergon SM, I too was expecting pure comfort, but after several hours of riding, it became a tad painful. Considering how much the saddle cost, I did not want to put it in the bin. I put gel cover on it and now, I can ride much longer.

Nobody in Italy listens to Salvini aside from the bigots. He is irrelevant

It's priced like a rare vintage bike. It needs too much work to get your money back, but if looking for a pet project, it is a classic. Not for my money
The frame looks too neglected to be worth anything near that

The seat stays look like they were poorly repaired. Not enough detail on the bike to give an opinion

Best of luck with the restoration. After attempting to restore several antique bikes, I gave up. The parts compatibility is by far the most difficult part of the work. That and removing seized parts

I would assume that steel framed ebikes are quite rare seeing as the advent of aluminum occurred much before the ebike boom.
Seeing the links provided are hub drive ebikes, I would suggest you convert your own.
I am a fan of mid drive motors and would prefer a Bafang motor installed by a professional on the bike of choice.

I was in a similar situation. I purchased handlebars with a 4cm rise. So the computer stays at the same height, but the handles are higher

There are still tour dates from last year. Even if it were a valid company, I would not go with them just for the fact their website has not been updated in a year

What an odd experience. I've been using Schwalbe Marathons for years with no such disaster. I wonder if it's related to a particular production period or facility.

pesdale wrote: ↑21 Jan 2023, 2:25am

MarcusT wrote: ↑20 Jan 2023, 5:25am I did a quick google and these popped up
https://electricbikerentals.co.uk/
https://www.ridezoomo.com/uk/bikes

Long term rentals seem to be reasonable

Thanks for the links. Their rates do seem ok, however my wife really would prefer a mid/crank drive e-bike and both these companies seem to only have hub drives. I have contacted them for info, incase no other options present themselves. Cheers.

Another option is Decathlon

I did a quick google and these popped up
https://electricbikerentals.co.uk/
https://www.ridezoomo.com/uk/bikes

Long term rentals seem to be reasonable

Looks like some good riding. No real climbs to speak of. The country is beautiful, though most is a little arid. The food cannot be beat and the local wine industry has come a long way.
I would google for reviews, and when I opened the site, my anti virus blocked several cookies as threats. Not sure if that is intentional.
Each region in Italy has numerous organized bike tours, if there is a region you prefer there are tour companies
Let us know how it turns out.