So she bought one.....

[Bongofish]

Haibike SDuro Hardlife 2.0 27.5" Women's Electric Mountain Bike - 2018

We got it for a deal for £1300 with trading in her mum's old £50 bike and some haggling.

For this price and the riding she does i think it should be great. Any input even if it's constructive criticism is fine

 

[R120]

At that price its a cracking bike

 

[highpeakrider]

At that price a great starting point, hope you enjoy the rides.

 

[Krisj]

Great news Nice one ??
You’ve got some good times ahead Enjoy

 

[Kiwi in Wales]

That was a bargain! Well done and enjoy ?

 

[Bongofish]

That was a bargain! Well done and enjoy ?

Because we are just using her mum's old bike to trade in as well we've kept hers to sell on gumtree. It's only a Carrera but only 4 months old so should get about £140 for it as it was £300 new. So on top of the bargain already we will put that towards the bike. So the bike will be around £1160 when all said and done ??

 

[Gary]

Cool wee bike.

I love little hardtails

Kinda want

 

[Gary]

@Bongofish you know all your questions about fast rolling tyres for your bike?
Those smart sams yer Mrs bike comes with are decently fast rolling but still off-road worthy. whack them up to 40 and see how you like them all round. They're cheap too.
Racing ralph for the rear is also a good fast option.

 

[Bongofish]

@Bongofish you know all your questions about fast rolling tyres for your bike?
Those smart sams yer Mrs bike comes with are decently fast rolling but still off-road worthy. whack them up to 40 and see how you like them all round. They're cheap too.
Racing ralph for the rear is also a good fast option.

Cheers @Gary I read that when reading up on the tyres. The price of them has made me a bit weary but if they seem good I may just do that. ?

 

[Gary]

There are cheaper versions around. I've ridden the bulk buy versions. Even if they're the OEM ones they're not bad. maybe a slightly harder compound (not a bad thing if rolling speed's important) but otherwise pretty much the same.

 

[Bongofish]

@Gary I meant the price of them being so cheap has made me wonder if they are any good. Especially as on my Vitus the tyres may be slow rolling but are meant to be a real good tyre and a descent price (if price means anything I guess). To be honest I think I'm going to take my bike to LBS tomorrow and get the tyres on my Vitus into tubeless and ask if I can watch. The Mrs's bike also gets delivered tomorrow so have to try and stay in for that though. Can you believe she orders it at 2pm yesterday and it tried to be delivered at 1pm today! I found that crazy as it took 9 days for my Vitus to come.

 

[Gary]

The tyres on your Vitus are DH tyres. They're very good for DH/Enduro racing. That's not what you do.
Tubeless won't make them noticeably faster rolling.
it'll just make them a bit lighter.

Your Vitus came from Ireland and needed a special delivery courier.

 

[Gary]

Watch a Youtube video on how to do a tubeless conversion an save your money for sealant valves and TESA tape from Ebay and a tubeless chamber pump
These were an absolute bargain. Pity they're sold out:
Airwave AirBlast Tubeless Tyre Track Pump | Chain Reaction Cycles

 

[Bongofish]

Just out the box and tightened up and now charging. Haha.

 

[Bongofish]

Both the front and back disc brake when you squeeze them they slowly slow you down. You can make it skid but would have to squeeze very hard. Anything I can do?

 

[HKP57]

We were also looking for an entry level ebike so our granddaughter could keep up on the climbs, looks like a good deal you got.

we got this and should be delivered on Monday.

The bonus is the battery will fit the wifes Cannondale so a spare for when we go off for a long ride.

2018 CUBE ACCESS HYBRID PRO 500 BLACK/BERRY £1,759.00

 

[Gary]

Both the front and back disc brake when you squeeze them they slowly slow you down. You can make it skid but would have to squeeze very hard. Anything I can do?

Bed the pads in

 

[caterhamnut]

I just read your other thread (after the 'weeks most popular thread' email ) and was just about to post a thread on the same subject, with what we did (same position as you) - but well done, that looks like a perfect bike for your 'brief' - being able to share the rides will mean you (both) get out more - all good!
I'll post my thread anyway, as it seems to be a common 'conundrum' - 'my partner wants an ebike....'