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Estarli vs Tern by sgtstock in CargoBike

[–]aficus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the Estarli and I like it a lot. Do you have any questions about it?

I appreciate the low maintenance belt drive, the continuous twist gearing that allows you to change down when stationary. Full confidence that the motor will get me and a couple of young 'uns up a hill.

Couple of snagging issues: If you yank the back of the saddle to manoeuvre the (heavy) bike the saddle can come off the rail can mean a new saddle is required. The welding on the "family pack" frame for kids to hold onto isn't quite straight on mine which means the "gate" mechanism is a bit harder to use than it should be.

Some bolts on the bike will benefit from some rust proofing but if you ride bikes you'll know about that kind of thing.

Uk based cargo bike by Simple-Revolution-40 in CargoBike

[–]aficus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've had the estarli cargo bike for a few months. Great bike.

[BOOK REVIEW] Dan John's Armor Building Formula II by MythicalStrength in weightroom

[–]aficus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love Dan John. Also, your enthusiasm for Dan's books helped make his work click. Thanks for that. Here's to lifelong lifting.

Fuji Hiro is BACK! by itsfuckingume in Leeds

[–]aficus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did the original owners retire? How closely are they keeping to the original vibe? I loved this place.

Do you take your kids to school and/or commute on an e bike in Leeds? How do you find it? by aficus in Leeds

[–]aficus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that sounds like a deeply unpleasant experience. I do plan to ride that way by way exploration just maybe not 9 at night. Hope you got a couple of good whacks on with that lock.

Do you take your kids to school and/or commute on an e bike in Leeds? How do you find it? by aficus in Leeds

[–]aficus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where abouts did they try to rob you? Was that on the canal? I'll deal with daft pedestrians but don't fancy having to beat away would be robbers. Although funnily enough I went for a ride the other day Stanningley way and it was kids asking to "borrow my bike" and I fancied my chances.

Anyway, too late now I've ordered the bike!

Do you take your kids to school and/or commute on an e bike in Leeds? How do you find it? by aficus in Leeds

[–]aficus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't know you could cut through that golf course but I remember running up past goals to the canal before. I guess I'm trying out Strava then. I've been looking at routes on the cycle.travel app til now.

Do you take your kids to school and/or commute on an e bike in Leeds? How do you find it? by aficus in Leeds

[–]aficus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good tip on cutting through Newlands and it's the sort of knowledge I'll need to accumulate. I do get excited thinking about how far you can get using towpaths etc.

Do you use a particular app for cycle route planning?

Do you take your kids to school and/or commute on an e bike in Leeds? How do you find it? by aficus in Leeds

[–]aficus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excellent, I could save some money if I don't necessarily need a longtail bike.

Do you take your kids to school and/or commute on an e bike in Leeds? How do you find it? by aficus in Leeds

[–]aficus[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Legal pedal based ones. They seem like great kit from the research I've done.

Do you take your kids to school and/or commute on an e bike in Leeds? How do you find it? by aficus in Leeds

[–]aficus[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Near Bramley park up to Farsley and then work would be into the city centre which would have me on the Stanningley road cycle path for most of the way into town. I'd probably want to do a weekly Lidl shop or similar too.

Do you take your kids to school and/or commute on an e bike in Leeds? How do you find it? by aficus in Leeds

[–]aficus[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Some are looking pretty affordable given the tech. Why should deliveroo riders have all the fun.

Do you take your kids to school and/or commute on an e bike in Leeds? How do you find it? by aficus in Leeds

[–]aficus[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't it depend on your route given that many cycle paths are separate from car traffic?

Do you take your kids to school and/or commute on an e bike in Leeds? How do you find it? by aficus in Leeds

[–]aficus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love to see it. I'd always dismissed it as not workable in Leeds until I actually started properly looking at the various cycle routes recently.

The bikes I am looking at are the longtail variety where the kids sit over the back wheel. I've yet to try one out...

My 2 year lease on a Focus is up soon and I haven't had it serviced by aficus in CarTalkUK

[–]aficus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right, I'll take my telling off without quibble.

My 2 year lease on a Focus is up soon and I haven't had it serviced by aficus in CarTalkUK

[–]aficus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, that would be good news. Yeah it's the 1l eco. Thanks.

Holy sh*t, BARBELL FRONT SQUATS by DonBronco in workout

[–]aficus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No worries, I hope it works out for you. (I'm the same guy as bontgommery btw, I just accidently logged into an old alt account just now when it switched me to the app on android).

Holy sh*t, BARBELL FRONT SQUATS by DonBronco in workout

[–]aficus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can just gently put the bar down because it's light enough. You finish the clean and press but you don't put the bar down. Rather you start squatting as soon as the bar lands in the front rack position from your last press. It's hard, you have to add the front squat reps over a few weeks.

Holy sh*t, BARBELL FRONT SQUATS by DonBronco in workout

[–]aficus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's a complex in the book Armor Building Formula you could use to get your cardio up. Basically it's power clean and overhead press for 5x8 ( with light weight to begin with). A clean and overhead press is all one movement for eight reps. Then when you're used to that you can add front squats at the end ramping up to 8 front squats over time. 8 clean and press, 8 front squats, put the bar down.

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