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I have the base Dew and to me it rides like a Caddy so i can just imagine how nice the Dr Dew is. Thanks for good review, very informative. A good Canadian bike eh !
Would love that vid on setting up the gears :) Also, the roadsters have unusual, old geometry, so any advice on setting up the saddle height / fore aft etc. Thank you :)
unfortunetly i no longer have a model in shop to show gears, bars set up and comfort would be best done by a bike fitter i personaly use edinbugh bike fitting for advice on setup
Mate I just wanted to thank you for giving the weight of the bike at the start, I've been looking around to try to get information for wall mounting my lanai, and I was turning up nothing in my online searches until I found your review. I can't thank you enough for including that information.
The downside to quick release wheels is precisely that - thieves can remove a wheel in seconds. A spanner is cheaper than buying a special lock for the front wheel. Having done my own survey of how bikes are locked in Carlisle I am appalled by the flimsiness of most locks or no lock at all. Thanks for the review and it seems a quality bike.
You say you like the square taper bottom bracket, but there are videos of other people (mostly "pro" riders) who hate them and always suggest replacing them with something else. Why is there hate for it, if you as a mechanic say they are "bomb proof?"
question please help: so i just bought this bike maybe put like 50-100km on it but i find my gear 1-4 could be 5 or 6 tbh but anyways i find it doesnt feel like its shiftinf then all of a suddent it shift and im in the higher gear but idk if its actually just skipping/not shift till then or is the gear ratios have a big step somewhere in the middle. ps im not clicking there them i shift pedal 4 or 5 times then shift again. just want to know if anyone else who has this bike experienced this.
100m is too short for real mountain biking and its basic air judy's as well, also the frame looks ahh, hubs will cease up after a years as there quick release not bolt thru's
That bike is the same as the 2023 cinder cone just a different colour. Just bought one and I feel it needs upgrading parts but is it worth it being quick release wheels. Do I spend like 5 600 quid or wait and just buy a better bike or buy better components and stick them on a better frame. Any advice welcome.
Got one barely used the other week for 400nzd (about 200 euro). Lovely bike as it is, but I'm going stick a bafang on it. I have a new kona sutra i barely ride but i couldn't bring myself to mess about it it and mod it
I have never really understood why US Law requires the front brake on the right side on motorcycles and left side on Bicycles. I'm sure it made sense at the time each regulation was formulated. I generally switch my BC to the British Pattern since I like my BC and MC to be the same.
I just bought another wayfarer yesterday. I've noticed there are a lot of discrepancy between standard fitment equipment. Mine and this bike in the video are the only 2 wayfarers I've seen with the rear mudguard splash tail and plain black chain guard. All other bikes have colour coded chain guards and plain rear mudguard. And front light bracket has variations, as do the brake levers and callipers, wisper, tektro and Clark brakes all used. 2 different rear wheel motors, SY and AKM and the corresponding controllers. SY setups are current based controllers, AKM are speed based. Cables are either sheathed together neatly in plastic wrap, or like this, hanging out at the front individually with a couple of clips pairing up the wires. Lcd display some have a connector to the power switch like this bike, others are hard wired direct. Seems to be pot luck what combo you bike gets built with. Rear rack is narrow and tail bags don't sit well on it.
Agree on weight, i weighed our 700wh battery and it was 4kg, the bike is 25kg so total of 29kg. I see they have changed the brake levers to Clarks now, ours is an early model, one of the first to be sold in the uk and it has wisper branded brakes which were poor, but bikes now seem to have Clarks levers, and the front light is raised higher on the wire bracket than original 3+yr old bikes. Our battery is still good, 800 miles total, still shows 5/5 battery on the indicator after a 12 mile commute on Tour mode, so 60+ miles on Tour, probably 75+ miles on Eco.
Just getting back into mountain biking after multiple years in recovery I work on them and can do upgrades myself I want to spend between 400 and 600 I was looking at a couple Diamondbacks like the hatch but I was also looking at this one is there any others you would recommend I want a One by 8 through 10 drivetrain because I do some downhill stuff and I don't do much climbing I don't need a lot of gears maybe 10 total❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ keep doing what you're doing thank you
I buy one because i like the frame 😃 Can some one tell me what i need to replace if i want to put like 120mm forks (rockshox fox bomber) dont answer with buy new bike please. I have the money just want to know what to change
We've owned ours since it was first released back in September 2020. Cost back then was £1,930 with the big 700W battery. Quick info for people, the range is over 70 miles real world commuting. The rear cassette wore out rapidly, bearings were grinding after only a year, replaced with a shimano screw-on cassette which has been fine since. Chain corroded quick, replaced with Sram one, been fine since. Every single spoke nipple on both wheels have ALL rusted within a year despite maximum effort storing it outdoors in a car port(bike cover, washed, ACF50 anti-corrosion spray etc), they are supposed to be stainless but are shipped as mild steel plated ones(i.e cheaper manufacturing without telling the buyer)....., powder coat paint chips VERY easily!, Brakes are poor and cheap, replaced with Avid BB7 up front and 185mm disc instead of 160mm. Front suspension lockout routinely stops working, internals need a long 3mm? allen key to tighten the internal compression up-common fault with this suspension fork. Saddle is ok but replaced with big comfy one. Original tyres really good and comfortable, no punctures in over 3 years. Steering stem/handlebar manufacturing fault, too much clearance between the stem and clamp means you can't tighten it enough to grip tight, so handlebars would get twisted out of line very easily, had to wrap shim metal around the stem to close the gap and fix it. Despite personal messages with the owner of Wisper on pedelec forum regarding an update to the led display brightness, promising they'll send a replacement out, or a 2nd set of curved handlebars, i never had any of the promises acted upon. Lots of talk but no action. On the upside, after fixing these issues myself it's been a good bike. It is basic spec drivetrain and suspension, brakes etc so vfm it is not, that's my opinion, but it hasn't let us down, the 700w battery still shows as having excellent range, it's a good looking bike, lights are very good especially the front beam pattern and both powered off the battery. We added a Kona rear basket rack and a big wicker front basket and that's been brilliant in carrying our things on a ride out. It breezes along on its eco mode but has sport and turbo modes for maximum assistance, very comfortable ergonomics. Priced at £2,400 now that's a big chunk of money, and there's a lot more competition.
Every time I take my Roadster Sovereign out it gets positive attention, more often than not from friendly cyclists who are overtaking. It’s a joy to ride and I love it.
