New bike, returning to MTBs after 20 years away
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Ola! After 20 years away from MTBs in favour of their motorised cousins I decided to buy an MTB and get back into it. Watching YouTube videos led to a fair bit of budget creep and then last weekend I walked into a shop which had Orbea Occams in stock and walked out with an H30! Lovely bit of kit. I've put about 10 miles on it so far, crashing around the woods. I live close to Wind Hill bike park so I'll be heading over there at some point once I've got my confidence.
Anyway, here she is
Anyway, here she is
Randy Winkman said:
Good luck to you. That bike park looks fun. I'd like an MTB or a gravel bike but where I live in SE London I'm just not sure where I'd take it.
Loads of places out there.Many bridleways south of Croydon and straight into good trails.
Here’s one but my Strava will reveal more.
https://strava.app.link/JYfvjMR2Xkb
Edited by Simes205 on Saturday 6th November 16:00
Edited by Simes205 on Saturday 6th November 16:01
R1 Dave said:
Ola! After 20 years away from MTBs in favour of their motorised cousins I decided to buy …
I went through a similar thing and bought an Orbea in May of this year … with one major difference. I bought the Wild FS e-bike.It is epic. Do not under any circumstances try an e-bike as you will buy one.
I have ridden windhill and for the poster in London get to Swinley at the top of the M3 for a good day out and it’s free.
E bikes are great. I ride both and the e bike is getting so much fun now, I never thought we would be racing up hills on mtb’s but with e bikes you can , it’s great.
I ride YT bikes and have a Jeffsy and a Decoy at the moment.
E bikes are great. I ride both and the e bike is getting so much fun now, I never thought we would be racing up hills on mtb’s but with e bikes you can , it’s great.
I ride YT bikes and have a Jeffsy and a Decoy at the moment.
MrOrange said:
R1 Dave said:
Ola! After 20 years away from MTBs in favour of their motorised cousins I decided to buy …
I went through a similar thing and bought an Orbea in May of this year … with one major difference. I bought the Wild FS e-bike.It is epic. Do not under any circumstances try an e-bike as you will buy one.
MrOrange said:
I went through a similar thing and bought an Orbea in May of this year … with one major difference. I bought the Wild FS e-bike.
It is epic. Do not under any circumstances try an e-bike as you will buy one.
Or….take Halfords up on their offer of a 6 hour eBike test…..& it might put you off, like it did me. It is epic. Do not under any circumstances try an e-bike as you will buy one.
Strangely not that effective up the hills, and did indeed feel to me like ‘cheating’ when used on the flat!
In fairness, it was a bike that might cost around £1,200 with a hub motor….testing a £3-5k one might perhaps have seen a different result!
mikeiow said:
Or….take Halfords up on their offer of a 6 hour eBike test…..& it might put you off, like it did me.
Strangely not that effective up the hills, and did indeed feel to me like ‘cheating’ when used on the flat!
In fairness, it was a bike that might cost around £1,200 with a hub motor….testing a £3-5k one might perhaps have seen a different result!
Yeah hub motors don't apply the power and torque equally trough the gears and aren't as good at climbing as their mid mounted breathen. Strangely not that effective up the hills, and did indeed feel to me like ‘cheating’ when used on the flat!
In fairness, it was a bike that might cost around £1,200 with a hub motor….testing a £3-5k one might perhaps have seen a different result!
Biggest issue with having an eeb is needing other eebs to ride with, I can ride at the slower pace but if they start pushing then it gets boring quick.
interstellar said:
I have ridden windhill and for the poster in London get to Swinley at the top of the M3 for a good day out and it’s free.
I live right next to the Swinley trails, so if anyone is coming for the first time and wants some company (or to do some off piste bits) hit me up.(Especially OP, as the Occam is my dream bike, so wouldnt mind trying it for size)
daddy cool said:
interstellar said:
I have ridden windhill and for the poster in London get to Swinley at the top of the M3 for a good day out and it’s free.
I live right next to the Swinley trails, so if anyone is coming for the first time and wants some company (or to do some off piste bits) hit me up.(Especially OP, as the Occam is my dream bike, so wouldnt mind trying it for size)
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