FatMuz
Likes Dirt
After almost 6 months as a 1 car family... I'd had enough. My wife and I are lucky in that we work within 5 mins of each othet, but about 40 km from home. My wife is however, far more dedicated to her profession than I am, hence I'm often in the car sulking while she just "finishes off a few things" before we can leave.
I decided we (meaning I) needed another source of transport. I quickly manoevered and pointed out some great motorcycle bargains, before being cruelly cut down mid-sales pitch. Hard to convince here after I was taken out on my Ducati 15 years ago by a 17 year old drink driver. So to cut a long story slightly shorter, when I then suggested an ebike... it wasn't greeted with a blanket "No".
Now I've done the e-mtb thing before (great rehab after 2 knee ops) but this time I wanted something to commute 80-90 km a day on road and bike path. I do sometimes commute on my bike-packing beast (Nordest Sardinha) but I now find in my mid 50's, backing up for multiple 90 km days hurts me more than it should. I looked at fitting a Bafang to the Nordest but decided the wider chain stays would be an issue with chainring clearance. I eventually stumbled on "the bike" on BikeExchange and contacted the Melbourne based store, did the deal and it arrived 3 days later (was expecting a long delay freighting from Melbourne to Sunshine Coast, Qld) to my delight. I tried to buy locally, but the local dealers wanted an extra $1000 and couldn't get me one till early 2021.
It's a BMC Alpenchallenge Amp Cross 1. I've done one test ride today... 25 km in a horrible gusty headwind... and loved it. Carbon frame, fork and seatpost. Shimano SLX drivetrain, Shimano hydraulic brakes. Shimano Steps E6100 motor 504 W/h battery. I think it's a great looking bike...
Cheers
Muz.
I decided we (meaning I) needed another source of transport. I quickly manoevered and pointed out some great motorcycle bargains, before being cruelly cut down mid-sales pitch. Hard to convince here after I was taken out on my Ducati 15 years ago by a 17 year old drink driver. So to cut a long story slightly shorter, when I then suggested an ebike... it wasn't greeted with a blanket "No".
Now I've done the e-mtb thing before (great rehab after 2 knee ops) but this time I wanted something to commute 80-90 km a day on road and bike path. I do sometimes commute on my bike-packing beast (Nordest Sardinha) but I now find in my mid 50's, backing up for multiple 90 km days hurts me more than it should. I looked at fitting a Bafang to the Nordest but decided the wider chain stays would be an issue with chainring clearance. I eventually stumbled on "the bike" on BikeExchange and contacted the Melbourne based store, did the deal and it arrived 3 days later (was expecting a long delay freighting from Melbourne to Sunshine Coast, Qld) to my delight. I tried to buy locally, but the local dealers wanted an extra $1000 and couldn't get me one till early 2021.
It's a BMC Alpenchallenge Amp Cross 1. I've done one test ride today... 25 km in a horrible gusty headwind... and loved it. Carbon frame, fork and seatpost. Shimano SLX drivetrain, Shimano hydraulic brakes. Shimano Steps E6100 motor 504 W/h battery. I think it's a great looking bike...
Cheers
Muz.