What was THAT?
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What was THAT?
Postby ft_critical » Mon May 31, 2010 9:12 am
To my surprise, a forty plus, accountantesque, lady on a comfort bike flew past me at about 32. Which is fast uphill. She was in a business suit, comfortable looking shoes (casting no aspersions but they were those kind of Hush Puppy shoes) with no toe-clips and the spray not captured by her full mud-guards was misting across her horn-rimmed bifocals. I was amazed.
So I sped up, a lot, as she was now doing 35kmh on the downhill side, to have a closer look. There was nothing much unusual about her gearing and certainly no motor-mower engine. Perhaps she was superwoman?
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Re: What was THAT?
Postby Chaderotti » Mon May 31, 2010 9:25 am
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Re: What was THAT?
Postby sogood » Mon May 31, 2010 9:25 am
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: What was THAT?
Postby stevepedlin » Mon May 31, 2010 9:29 am
Shame you couldn't positively absolutely ? confirm that she wasn't E assisted ? . Maybe you can pretend she was? I'd be tempted..
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Re: What was THAT?
Postby ft_critical » Mon May 31, 2010 9:38 am
Well done Steve. Indeed there was a large silver thing strapped to her down tube. She was the energizer girl.stevepedlin wrote:Shame you couldn't positively absolutely ? confirm that she wasn't E assisted ? . Maybe you can pretend she was? I'd be tempted..
I tell you, I had no idea they were that fast. You need some serious skill to go that fast, esp in the wet.
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Re: What was THAT?
Postby Christine Tham » Mon May 31, 2010 10:13 am
I met someone who fits that description on a Bike North ride once. She was on a Trek hybrid, no power assist.ft_critical wrote: To my surprise, a forty plus, accountantesque, lady on a comfort bike flew past me at about 32.
OMGosh, she is one fast climber, despite her weight. I deliberately started the climb on Parriwi Rd in last position, just to see how many riders I could overtake, and I ended up overtaking everyone except her.
When I got up on top, she was waiting for everyone else to catch up. I said to her "You are an amazing climber!" She said "It's the bike." Turned out she was on a Kmart beforehand.
I then observed her cycling, and she is a fast spinner - and have very powerful thighs.
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Re: What was THAT?
Postby rustguard » Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:39 am
OK well if that wasnt the case I was going to guess Aunty Jackft_critical wrote:Well done Steve. Indeed there was a large silver thing strapped to her down tube. She was the energizer girl.
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Re: What was THAT?
Postby ft_critical » Tue Jun 01, 2010 12:42 pm
Sydney (Brisbane etc) hills are no problems,
Longer distances should be easier.
Thus, E-Bikes could really open up cycling to a much wider set of people and therefore increase cycling as a valid alternative to cars and public transport. (Ignoring all the issues of infrastructure, danger etc.)
This was the biggest revelation to me. I had not really considered E-bikes that seriously. I had thought they were primarily for lazy people to pop down to the shops.
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Re: What was THAT?
Postby Old and Rusty » Tue Jun 01, 2010 2:52 pm
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Re: What was THAT?
Postby Christine Tham » Tue Jun 01, 2010 3:21 pm
Nahh, that was just ft_critical's standard cruising speed with no power assist (haven't you been reading the Road Biking forum? )Old and Rusty wrote:Just this afternoon I was travelling east on Newbridge Rd Chipping Norton and a guy on a "petrol power assisted" (using the word assisted loosely) was doing a genuine 65kph in 70kph zone. I had no idea they went that fast, no wonder they're illegal.
More than likely the "fumes" you smelt were simply the remains of last night's curry.
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Re: What was THAT?
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Re: What was THAT?
Postby ft_critical » Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:23 pm
Christine, I hear they have just opened a new Electric Bike shop on the North side, it is right at the Warringah Rd/Forest Way intersection. Maybe you could pop in if you are ever near there?Christine Tham wrote:Nahh, that was just ft_critical's standard cruising speed with no power assist (haven't you been reading the Road Biking forum? )Old and Rusty wrote:Just this afternoon I was travelling east on Newbridge Rd Chipping Norton and a guy on a "petrol power assisted" (using the word assisted loosely) was doing a genuine 65kph in 70kph zone. I had no idea they went that fast, no wonder they're illegal.
More than likely the "fumes" you smelt were simply the remains of last night's curry.
No need to climb with hands in the drops on a E-bike you know
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Re: What was THAT?
Postby hartleymartin » Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:26 pm
I shot past two blokes who were on their racing bicycles on the bike path along Orphan School Creek. They didn't catch me for at least 2 or 3km. Perhaps they were nursing egos. Two racing bicycles, and they get dropped by a fat asian bloke on a small-wheeler with a huge St John Ambulance Operations Class A kit on his back (think of the biggest messenger bag you know, and make it bigger and heavier, full of medical stuff). I wouldn't have let him pass, except my highest gear is only 80 gear inches, and his would have been about 112 (80 gear inches and 80rpm cadence gives you 30kph, and I ain't no spinner).
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Re: What was THAT?
Postby x8pg2qr » Tue Jun 01, 2010 10:38 pm
I thought they were illegal (I see you are in NSW). And then I read the actual laws.Old and Rusty wrote:Just this afternoon I was travelling east on Newbridge Rd Chipping Norton and a guy on a "petrol power assisted" (using the word assisted loosely) was doing a genuine 65kph in 70kph zone. I had no idea they went that fast, no wonder they're illegal.
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Re: What was THAT?
Postby rustguard » Tue Jun 01, 2010 11:37 pm
sounds like you are building some serious cyclists legs down there!! Assuming of coarse they hadnt pulled over because they thought you were on the way to an emergency.hartleymartin wrote:These lightweight bicycles are turning you all soft. Get a heavy bicycle and train on it. Then, when you bring the lightweight thingy out, you'll fly.
I shot past two blokes who were on their racing bicycles on the bike path along Orphan School Creek. They didn't catch me for at least 2 or 3km. Perhaps they were nursing egos. Two racing bicycles, and they get dropped by a fat asian bloke on a small-wheeler with a huge St John Ambulance Operations Class A kit on his back (think of the biggest messenger bag you know, and make it bigger and heavier, full of medical stuff). I wouldn't have let him pass, except my highest gear is only 80 gear inches, and his would have been about 112 (80 gear inches and 80rpm cadence gives you 30kph, and I ain't no spinner).
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Re: What was THAT?
Postby Christine Tham » Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:42 am
Roseville Bicycle shop (my first LBS!!!) sells electric bicycles.ft_critical wrote:Christine, I hear they have just opened a new Electric Bike shop on the North side, it is right at the Warringah Rd/Forest Way intersection. Maybe you could pop in if you are ever near there?
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