Capitano's Isle of Wight folding bike ride

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Re: Capitano's Isle of Wight folding bike ride

Post by wightegi » Tue Jun 07, 2016 8:34 pm

I have 2 folders..off to France with me next week . I had a Moulton once was always a pain getting tyres for it .It was the speedsix. :)

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Re: Capitano's Isle of Wight folding bike ride

Post by DogRustyJunior » Tue Jun 07, 2016 11:00 pm

Good luck with the ride, I'm a Moulton man,here's mine:
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Re: Capitano's Isle of Wight folding bike ride

Post by Diesel Dave » Tue Jun 07, 2016 11:14 pm

Now that's a nice bike...

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Re: Capitano's Isle of Wight folding bike ride

Post by Capitano » Wed Jun 08, 2016 7:22 am

Diesel Dave wrote:Now that's a nice bike...
+1

Also thanks to Ally for the donation. :)

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Re: Capitano's Isle of Wight folding bike ride

Post by Capitano » Thu Jun 09, 2016 8:54 pm

Well, I did it and it hurt.

Then again, it wasn't meant to be easy. 8-)

Thanks again to those who donated to Laura's cause. I'm humbled by how generous folk have been for such a bonkers mission.

Strava link to the ride. As you will see it was "quite hilly" :lol:

http://www.strava.com/activities/603851906

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Re: Capitano's Isle of Wight folding bike ride

Post by Tranberg » Thu Jun 09, 2016 9:47 pm

Convert it to pedelec. Electric bicykles are a hoot, but the replacement costs of batteries make them more expensive per mile than a two-stroke motorcycle.

Pedelecs.co.uk

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Re: Capitano's Isle of Wight folding bike ride

Post by Diesel Dave » Thu Jun 09, 2016 9:58 pm

Well done Cap'n.

One word - velosolex

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Re: Capitano's Isle of Wight folding bike ride

Post by knapdog » Thu Jun 09, 2016 10:06 pm

A great effort. 65 miles on a racing bike can be taxing but on a small wheeled folding machine I'd say that was literally a pain in the arse. Respect for the cap'n for a great cause.

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Re: Capitano's Isle of Wight folding bike ride

Post by Capitano » Thu Jun 09, 2016 10:40 pm

Tranberg wrote:Convert it to pedelec. Electric bicykles are a hoot, but the replacement costs of batteries make them more expensive per mile than a two-stroke motorcycle.

Pedelecs.co.uk
Yup, got one of those and love it. It's a folder too but I woudn't want to be carrying it onto a train under one arm. :lol: I also doubt that mine would make it 71 miles without a recharge halfway. :)

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Diesel Dave wrote:Well done Cap'n.

One word - velosolex
I'd love one. First bike I ever rode on the road (iilegally at 15 :shock: ) on holiday in Great Yarmouth. The E-Go reminds me of a Velosolex a bit, being front wheel motored.
knapdog wrote:A great effort. 65 miles on a racing bike can be taxing but on a small wheeled folding machine I'd say that was literally a pain in the arse. Respect for the cap'n for a great cause.
Cheers. I've a feeling that those hills would hurt on anything leg-powered. :lol:

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Re: Capitano's Isle of Wight folding bike ride

Post by Newtsalad » Fri Jun 17, 2016 9:40 am

I re-visited your Just Giving page to see how far the ride was.

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

63 miles! On that thing! Jeez Cap, that's mental! No wonder it hurt!

Well done! :D

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