Costs Too Much**********
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Suggestion: don't kill the messenger... Sell the bike and upgrade to a new one that fits your needs.
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Despite the naysayer and others, merckx ridergot something that works well for him and performs as he expected. I cant challenge that, but some of you seem to be. You can spend a little or a lot and you MIGHT get what you want.
I know e-bikes will get better and the prices will come down. For now they are an expense and some get something good and others seem to get a piece of crap. I'm still watching and when the economy of the ebike becomes favorable, I'll be opening a shop to sell/service them.
-SP
I know e-bikes will get better and the prices will come down. For now they are an expense and some get something good and others seem to get a piece of crap. I'm still watching and when the economy of the ebike becomes favorable, I'll be opening a shop to sell/service them.
-SP
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I trust the guy that is supposed to make the modification. He said he has done this modification many times on steel frames. He has been a custom frame builder and designer since 1971. He has been a frame builder for several large bicycle manufacturers. If anyone can make it work, I trust he can. He loves bikes. He's a collector of vintage bicycles. While I am willing to pay him for a job well done, he's not out to just make a buck. If he didn't believe that this modification would work out well, I trust he would tell me to do as you suggested... upgrade to a new one (which I have considered... put the BionX on a Surly Ogre frame.)
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I trust the guy that is supposed to make the modification. He said he has done this modification many times on steel frames. He has been a custom frame builder and designer since 1971. He has been a frame builder for several large bicycle manufacturers. If anyone can make it work, I trust he can. He loves bikes. He's a collector of vintage bicycles. While I am willing to pay him for a job well done, he's not out to just make a buck. If he didn't believe that this modification would work out well, I trust he would tell me to do as you suggested... upgrade to a new one (which I have considered... put the BionX on a Surly Ogre frame.)
As for an upgrade, now that I've been riding fat tire bikes, I will never go back to anything else. A plain fat tire bike is too much work, but with the addition of the motor I can't tell you how much more I enjoy the ride.
Once you go FAT, you never go back
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Merckx_rider. I've been working on this "disc solution" for several months now. While I trust the guy and his skills, I'm beginning to question his business and customer service skills. He never calls back, even when he says he'll call right back. I'm frustrated. I was speaking with a friend that is knowledgable about bicycles and he suggested possibly changing the front fork on my bike and going with a disc on just the front. Something I'm beginning to investigate.
As far as fat tire bikes. Yes, I wouldn't mind adding one to the stable someday. I see more and more of them around. They seem to be catching on. First one I ever saw was in the middle of a snow storm in Alaska about 8 years ago. The guy stopped about a block away from where I was headed so I stopped and talked with him about his bike. it was pretty cool. It was also the first Rohloff hub I had seen on a bicycle.
As far as fat tire bikes. Yes, I wouldn't mind adding one to the stable someday. I see more and more of them around. They seem to be catching on. First one I ever saw was in the middle of a snow storm in Alaska about 8 years ago. The guy stopped about a block away from where I was headed so I stopped and talked with him about his bike. it was pretty cool. It was also the first Rohloff hub I had seen on a bicycle.
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