http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: suspension on a hybrid bike for cobbles en Wed, 13 May 2026 01:48:45 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19467#post-301998 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 12:30:52 +0000 gembo 301998@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@monostereo, yeah Oz Guy gives no reaction. Maybe he is shy. We were wheel sucking him the other night, me and my pal Tom and trying to do The Bantz but got Nada.</p> <p>@arobcomp was saying he was surprised just how much he used the van Moof. I am the same with the lecky bike. If you have meetings dotted around Edinburgh it is more efficient for arriving in your suit. I amazed young Mike by wearing my suit in the commute the other day. It has been very dry and indeed mild but tend to put the gilet under the suit jacket. Etc. </p> <p>@arobcomp resembles a handsome outdoor Victorian brick convenience. He used to run the pedicabs in Edinburgh, he probably doesn't even have the motor on most of the time as it drains the battery </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19467#post-301996 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 11:33:19 +0000 monostereo 301996@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo lol at the lad you think of as Australian. </p> <p>Yeah i am tempted by the vanmoof but not sure about the fact that it doesn't use a bocsh motor (which seems to be the standard) and have read reviews saying they aren't powerful enough for steep hills, so would be very interested to speak to a local owner. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19467#post-301991 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 09:14:59 +0000 gembo 301991@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@monostereo, if you look at the thread (is it PY this Friday?)from the most recent cafe meet up the most normal looking bike in any of the pictures is @arobcomp's van Moof. Think it might have a hidden motor assist, but you can't tell. The lights are integrated into the frame, there is a burglar alarm and a tracking device and it also looks very nice. Obviously very pricey but David Byrne is probably cycling one around New York as I type. If I drove I would give up the car and buy a van Moof.</p> <p>With electric bikes you do not need to follow the rules so closely. Thus, @arobcomp has some fattish tyres on his Van Moof. The Lecky bike I have been using also has enormous (for me) Schwalbe fat tyres.also some suspension and disc brakes. These three are new to me. But 16.6 mph is a given. Over that the magnets start working against you so not really worth it.</p> <p>On Friday I was catching a couple of the regular commuters. Reeling them in, the castelli racer lad turned off at Currie but the lad I think of as Australian came into my ambit. He did not like this one single iota and finished his home commute with a brilliant sprint on the flat. This is his funny kind of way of acknowledging the sibling hoods of the road. His tyres do be skinny </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19467#post-301990 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 07:25:28 +0000 Klaxon 301990@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Big tyres with lots of air in them better on cobbles than any suspension </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19467#post-301988 Sun, 24 Feb 2019 01:41:20 +0000 monostereo 301988@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>cheers for the replies chaps. @LaidBack you mention someone with a vanmoof, was looking at their ebikes, are they any good? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19467#post-301982 Sat, 23 Feb 2019 21:46:59 +0000 LaidBack 301982@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Tyre choice is best way I reckon. My hybrid E-bike demo has 700s and 32mm tyres and a sus fork - bump up kerbs with few bike handling skills which is good for me.<br /> (on my hack recliner I have an air shock rear suspension and that does help to make smooth ride with 35mm wide Kojak). </p> <p>@ArobComp had Big Ben 47mm tyres on his VanMoof and they are very nice. Big Apples are good too or anything over 32mm for city use. Not that slow really and tram track proof at same time!<br /> @MarkusStitz would say get a fat bike...(!) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19467#post-301973 Sat, 23 Feb 2019 16:19:38 +0000 EdinburghCycleCam 301973@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My spare bike is <a href="https://www.evanscycles.com/evans/en/pinnacle-iroko-1-2017-mountain-bike-EV275643">This One</a> - front suspension and wide(er than my hybrid) tyres. Going up The Royal Mile is considerably more pleasant on it than my hybrid, but that's mostly down to the tyre width than the suspension - I guess you'd need full suspension for the smoothest ride. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19467#post-301969 Sat, 23 Feb 2019 14:41:15 +0000 gembo 301969@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Suspension helps, wider tyres help too </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19467#post-301966 Sat, 23 Feb 2019 13:41:08 +0000 monostereo 301966@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hi folks, I'm in the process of choosing a new hybrid bike, something like this:</p> <p><a href="https://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/urban-bikes-c4/hybrid-suspension-c31/splice-hybrid-bike-2019-p21407/s64486?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_term=kona-splice-hybrid-bike-2019-size-x-large-colour-matte-warm-grey-size-x-large-colour-matte-warm-grey-b19sp06&amp;utm_campaign=product%2Blisting%2Bads&amp;cid=GBP&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA-8PjBRCWARIsADc18TJ7MUHDPxs3rB1aJjtboe7l4oZd6W7avoWT7QgA4VqUrW1Hab5Y-BIaAogrEALw_wcB" rel="nofollow">https://www.tritoncycles.co.uk/urban-bikes-c4/hybrid-suspension-c31/splice-hybrid-bike-2019-p21407/s64486?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_term=kona-splice-hybrid-bike-2019-size-x-large-colour-matte-warm-grey-size-x-large-colour-matte-warm-grey-b19sp06&amp;utm_campaign=product%2Blisting%2Bads&amp;cid=GBP&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA-8PjBRCWARIsADc18TJ7MUHDPxs3rB1aJjtboe7l4oZd6W7avoWT7QgA4VqUrW1Hab5Y-BIaAogrEALw_wcB</a></p> <p> My question is will a suspension make much difference when riding on a steep edinburgh cobbled street? or am i just better off going for ridged forks?</p> <p>Cheers! </p>