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Bickering about bicycles, now with occasional tips about motorised vehicles
The Seldom Killer:
Fucking hell. that Rhoades Car weighs 179lb. If I spent that much money on a biie I'd want one that I could still ride up Walkley Bank after a100miler in the Peak District. Or indeed ride anywhere in Sheffield without crying.
B is righ $2000 is is the ballpark figure for a mid range bike these days
ankhtahr:
I'll just say something about motorised vehicles now.
I had the opportunity to drive a BMW i3. It's a fully electric car. It's amazing. It takes a moment to get used to, as it starts recharging as soon as you lift your foot of the gas pedal, so it feels like you're braking relatively strongly. In fact it's perfectly possible to stop for red lights without ever touching the brake pedal. Luckily the car turns on your brake indicators when you do that, otherwise people would definitely crash into you.
It's really fascinating how quiet that car is. And how much torque it has. No need for a clutch, as in contrast to an engine running on petrol it can supply torque while standing still, so you don't lose any energy.
This was a really interesting experience, but now I want an electro car, and I could never afford one. Maybe an electro bike. There are ones which will go up to 45 km/h (legal limit in Germany). But first I'll need to fix my daily bike. And I'd also love to have a lightweight single speed bike. I'm considering buying an old racing bike and making it single speed on my own. Seems like the cheapest option.
GarandMarine:
All this talk about $2000 motorcycles reminds me I need to look into motorcycle lessons so I can get my Class M endorsement in Colorado... then I'm going to buy an 885 Harley Sportster or comparable bike if I can find one. I forgot to mention I got my first motorcycle lessons while I was in California, running around on little 85cc Yamaha Chapees was a blast and I'm absolutely hooked.
ev4n:
--- Quote from: bhtooefr on 01 Aug 2014, 05:03 ---
--- Quote from: jwhouk on 31 Jul 2014, 23:21 ---A high-end TREK bicycle comes in at less than that... though at $1,979, with tax added it probably nicks that total.
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That's... not high-end, and Trek's got a bike over $10k.
$2000 is very much mid-range.
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This.
I'm still on aluminum-wtih-carbon-fork (and Tiagra components), but I can see myself moving into that price ranger sooner or later.
Carl-E:
--- Quote from: GarandMarine on 01 Aug 2014, 07:17 ---All this talk about $2000 motorcycles ...
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Where? Those are $2000 bicycles.
And that Harley you're talking about is more like $20,000 new, depending on the level of "factory customization" involved.
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