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oldcorollas

oldcorollas

Levin the moment
trying to find out which bike, but imagine any forum-like posts would have been deleted prior to starting the action.... (or he was not a netizen??)
however, only one name pops up if you search for: NCAT Olibob or NCAT "cheeky bikes".. :p

Waybackmachine from Jan 2022 suggests Cheeky sold E-Merida and e-Norco at that time, both in the $7,899 price range
so, perhaps sight or range VLT, or Merida E-one something something?
 
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fatboyonabike

fatboyonabike

Captain oblivious
oldcorollas said:
trying to find out which bike, but imagine any forum-like posts would have been deleted prior to starting the action.... (or he was not a netizen??)
however, only one name pops up if you search for: NCAT Olibob or NCAT "cheeky bikes".. :p

Waybackmachine from Jan 2022 suggests Cheeky sold E-Merida and e-Norco at that time, both in the $7,899 price range
so, perhaps sight or range VLT, or Merida E-one something something?
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cheeky have also in recent years sold Rocky Mountain, and Mondraker too
 
fatboyonabike

fatboyonabike

Captain oblivious
I have washed my Eb with reckless abandon on many occasions, I have ridden it through creek crossings on MTBO races and ridden through some pretty snotty mud and trail slush...never had it cut out on me due to water!
Dust on the other hand!..I have had to blow out the battery connections with an air compressor at 8bar on several occasions after some trail gremlins hitched a ride and ate all the angry pixies coming out of the battery.
 
Minlak

Minlak

custom titis
andrew9 said:
"Installing a bolt through the motor"
What does that even mean? He added foot pegs? Smashed in a few tek screws to hold on a mud guard?
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What you haven’t put a bolt through your e-bike motor ? - Dude catch up with technology!
 
teK--

teK--

Eats Squid
andrew9 said:
"Installing a bolt through the motor"
What does that even mean? He added foot pegs? Smashed in a few tek screws to hold on a mud guard?
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Probably smashed the shit out of the motor housing by casing some trail obstacle, then zipped in some self tappers to hold it together.
 
The Duckmeister

The Duckmeister

Has a juicy midrange
slimjim1 said:
I was gonna say something about them not being able to read the user manuals, as most of them don't seem to be able to read the 'trail closed' or 'trail under construction' signs either.
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Unfortunately I don't think that kind of illiteracy is limited to eeeeeebers.
 
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The Duckmeister

The Duckmeister

Has a juicy midrange
Old mate sounds like the type of Boomer eeeeber you can pick from a mile away..... riding along obviously on full boost due to the stupidly low cadence they're holding for the speed they're going, all the rime. That shit will kill motors and drivetrains pretty quickly.
 
fjohn860

fjohn860

Alice in diaperland
Seems as good of a thread as any without making a new one:

Just been watching some British lads on yt, and obviously coming into winter the trails are pretty wet (more than the usual UK summer I guess).

My question is, compared to Aus, where trails are closed after shitloads of rain (which, don't get me wrong is good. This never really was a thing years ago).

How is it done in the UK?

Just a case of "if you closed the trails when it rained, no one would ride"?

Do UK folk do more dig days? Or have really stuck with the "no dig, no ride" ethos?

Or is it down to type of soil?

I always thought the YYs had the type of soil than drains well and wouldn't need closing after big down pours, but it does get closed these days (which obviously helps minimise the need for trail maintenance)...
 
oldcorollas

oldcorollas

Levin the moment
fjohn860 said:
Seems as good of a thread as any without making a new one:

Just been watching some British lads on yt, and obviously coming into winter the trails are pretty wet (more than the usual UK summer I guess).

My question is, compared to Aus, where trails are closed after shitloads of rain (which, don't get me wrong is good. This never really was a thing years ago).

How is it done in the UK?

Just a case of "if you closed the trails when it rained, no one would ride"?

Do UK folk do more dig days? Or have really stuck with the "no dig, no ride" ethos?

Or is it down to type of soil?

I always thought the YYs had the type of soil than drains well and wouldn't need closing after big down pours, but it does get closed these days (which obviously helps minimise the need for trail maintenance)...
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Here has a reasonable summary
showerspass.co.uk

Everything you Need to Know About Mountain Biking in the Rain

Not every day can be blue skies and sunshine. But every day CAN be a great day to go mountain biking... with a little planning and the right gear. While rain might discourage the average cyclist from leaving the house, mountain bikers are a tough group that won't let a little wet weather...
showerspass.co.uk showerspass.co.uk
With TLDR=
"As a rule of thumb, if you are leaving deep tracks and/or mud is sticking to your tires and frame, turn around immediately and exit the trails."
 
fjohn860

fjohn860

Alice in diaperland
oldcorollas said:
"As a rule of thumb, if you are leaving deep tracks and/or mud is sticking to your tires and frame, turn around immediately and exit the trails."
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I mean, that's a given anywhere surely.

Is it managed better in the UK? Are riders bigger dicks in Australia?

There would be more mtb riders in the UK than Aus, so the potential for more dickfaces riding when they shouldn't.

I'm assuming UK riders are possibly more in tune with what is acceptable than all the dickface's in Australia.
 
Flow-Rider

Flow-Rider

Burner
fjohn860 said:
I mean, that's a given anywhere surely.

Is it managed better in the UK? Are riders bigger dicks in Australia?

There would be more mtb riders in the UK than Aus, so the potential for more dickfaces riding when they shouldn't.

I'm assuming UK riders are possibly more in tune with what is acceptable than all the dickface's in Australia.
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I'd say a lot of it would boil down to different environmental laws. Many of the trails would need a complete rebuild after the snow season in any case, so much of the silt and mud would end up in the creeks no matter what they do.
 
beeb

beeb

Dr. Beebenson, PhD HA, ST, Offset (hons)
fjohn860 said:
I always thought the YYs had the type of soil than drains well and wouldn't need closing after big down pours, but it does get closed these days (which obviously helps minimise the need for trail maintenance)...
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I think with Youies there's two reasons it gets closed ahead of/after big rain. The obvious one is the trails go soft, and riders will quickly add tyre-track depressions into the trails, which then catch the water and form puddles, which then get blown out bigger, and so on and so forth. The second reason is a bit less obvious, but I'd (guess) reckon it's to do with liability. Often when I went riding there after heavy rain I'd come across sections of trail that had eroded badly from the sandy soil being washed away as water ran along the trail. I suspect they try to go and give the trails a look over after the really major storm events to make sure there's no unexpected gouges formed in the trails post-rain (the top of Lactic after the first ledge springs to mind, the water used to make that erosion "V" BB deep after heavy rain).
 
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Flow-Rider

Flow-Rider

Burner
It's not a free for all in the UK like many make out.

State-of-the-art £750,000 all-weather mountain bike park in Northampton partially CLOSED due to waterlogged tracks

"Northampton Bike Park apologises for any inconvenience caused"

A state-of-the-art £750,000, all-weather specialist mountain bike park in Northampton has been partially closed due to waterlogged tracks.
Northampton Urban Bike Park, situated on the former Hardingstone Nine golf course, currently has half of its trails closed due to “excess wet weather”.

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A sign on the entrance to the park reads: "We regret to inform you that the West Trails are closed until further notice. This is due to the persistent rainfall damaging the trails. East Park is open as usual but is waterlogged in parts so please take care. Please do not ride any closed trails. Northampton Bike Park apologises for any inconvenience caused."

The park was constructed by specialist firm On Track, which produces the UK’s “most popular bike parks”.
It cost around £750,000 to build with £250,000 of that coming from British Cycling's Places To Ride fund, which had a total pot of £15 million.
Cllr Adam Brown, cabinet member for housing, culture and leisure, responded saying: “Since it opened in September, the bike park has proven incredibly popular and has seen a huge amount of use.

The recent excess wet weather has caused some areas of standing water which have softened and damaged the surface, meaning we have some drainage work to do.
“All projects of this type will experience teething issues and, in partnership with the contractor – On Track - we’ll work our way through them as they arise.
“While this work takes place, we need to temporarily close some of the trails, and we would ask that people avoid using them so they’re not damaged further.”
 
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