Hi, I'm Kristen! I’m a bicycle lover and cycling coach who’s here to make sure you’re having the best time possible on your bike. On this channel you'll find tips & tricks, reviews, and interviews--all about bikes.
I am trying to find a ebike for my wife but what you call affordable and entry level is not what I would call affordable and entry level. The first bike you showed is price tag of $999.
That's affordable for ebikes, outside of cheap Amazon ebikes. I wouldn't trust those, though. I would rather wait and save for a bike from a reputable brand.
What makes you recommend going with the carbon? The G4 seems like good value. You get 90 percent of the bike for 50 percent of the outlay. Weight an issue you think?
Weight but also comfort. Carbon, especially the fork, helps absorb vibration better than alloy on rough gravel roads. (But yes, the G4 is a good value).
@@FemmeCyclist Right I hear you there. Hmm I wonder if a carbon bar on the G4 would also help. It does have the carbon fork already. Adding a bar and some soft grips should help dampen things out.
Thank you Femme Cyclist for this amazing interview! Lael is an example of integrity and honesty that the world needs. 99% of comments are positive from others with integrity and honesty. The 1% haters are some sad people who have to try to hurt others to feel good. They really need help and we can only hope they find it someday. But your positive energy is so infectious and you have inspired me to try bike camping. Thanks so much!! Success on your around the world trip, I’m following you using Rapha and you are near Fountain Valley right now. I am looking forward to the video from your wife Rue after the race and you success at breaking the record 🎉😂😊
The biggest struggle with this bike we had were the brakes. They're under engineered for the bike's weight and speed such that they'd wear out very quickly. I'd end up bringing the bike to the shop asking them to adjust, it'd be good for a few days, then weak af again....the pads were wearing down that fast. IMO they should have used a wider disc and hydraulic instead of mechanical actuators. Otherwise my wife loves the bike...too bad a most important feature is the weak link.
Ma'am, with modern metallurgy and manufacturing techniques, the thinner hole a Presta valve can use is less of an advantage. Decades ago, the smaller hole was important on road bike wheel rims; now, with modern metallurgy, this is less important. Two, you can deflate Schrader valve equipped tires. The women out there can use their longer nails. If you don't have long nails, then you can use the little stud that's often found on tire pressure gauges; if the valve cap has a pointy shape, this can be used too. Three, one can use a Schrader valve on a wheel originally designed for a Presta valve. How? Drill it out! Four, I wouldn't recommend installing a Presta valve on a wheel originally designed for a Schrader valve; even with the locknut, the valve can move around the larger hole. Five, both Presta and Schrader valves are sprung; i.e. you have to depress the valve to release air. Finally, there are some long Schrader valves out there; they come on inner tubes or as valve stems for tubeless tires.
I ended up buying the hydration pack by Source. Much better and a little cheaper. Insulated hydration section, better hydration system that stays CLEAN. Better designed and better made. I use it everyday on my long dog walks in the Middle East and it’s like my portable home. I keep food, water, tools, dog equipment, and a portable charger that could last me and my wife 24 hours in a shelter. I would stop off and buy another without a second thought in between jobs if it broke. Money in the bank purchase. The best in its class by far. One of the best designed products I’ve ever had.
Would you say this will work well for hiking aswell? Or would you suggest against it? I see it being advertised for biking everywhere so that makes me doubt if I should get it. Will use it for long walks/hiking only.
Great interview! I'll be following along with Lael and wishing her well. Loved your stories of being a woman and riding; I think we all have a lot of them... it would be fun to share a bunch of them sometime. Safe travels!!
I did visit the site channel. Your video is excellent. and content quality is high-resolution which is very well. But I can see your channel subscribers and video views are very low. your videos are not getting enough engagement.
Question…..and yes this is absolutely genuine…..is this the same for a male? I struggle with finding the right seat and every bike shop I know won’t let me try one!
Question: I get the measurement , but as you sit where does the sitbones position on the saddle or just before wide part of the saddle ? Is the wide part the saddle to support you butt and the sitbones before the curve part of the saddle ?
@@FemmeCyclist Thank you it’s been adjustment on saddles finding the right size,and length of the saddle I’m finding that long part needs to be a little wider ( horn) part
People tend to lean forward when they sit on a saddle especially on a road bike, so the sit bone width you are actually sitting on (with the pelvis tilted forward whilst on a bike) is a few centimetres less based on the triangular shape of the pelvis. Sitting vertical upright is only a rough guide. I'd take off a couple of centimeters to take forward pelvic tilt to the narrower part of the saddle sit bones into consideration then add 20 mm, or simply just not add 20 mm at all to the upright sitting measurement.
Shopping by bike is one of my most stress free and convenient ways to shop. The bike does the hauling instead of me and even if I just take a back pack and bungee cords (bike rack fitted) I can carry a lot. When I want to be more organised and carry more, I use panniers. I have the option of added stuff up front too. For a lot of stuff or heavy stuff then there's my Burley Travoy trailer, that can be taken instore to load up groceries or goods, rolled out and quickly attached to my bike. If I feel that where I'm going to has been subject to too much bike theft then I can take my trailer and use a public rental bike share. The quick fit hitch works with any bike including rentals. The trailer folds down small for storage. I don't have to take out the trailer often since I just get stuff regularly every couple of days on my work commute. I also have many shops within a 5 minute walk from home where it's too near to cycle unless I take a long loop ride then shop at the end.
