New e-bike vs my old road bike - which do I prefer?
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2023
- In this video I compare my old Giant TCR1 road bike to my new Orbea D30 1X e-bike. I set up a test to to ride both bikes at a gentle pace around a 2 mile course and then ride them both as fast as I could around the same course. I got some very surprising results. Watch to the end to find out my verdict on which performed better and which I prefer.
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In this video Darrell Oakden rides his ORBEA D30 1X and his Giant TCR 1 to compare an old road bike with a modern e-Bike.
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Good stuff!
We winter in Florida and I ride a road bike but hate the wind which is usually on my return. I bought a RAD mission for the windy days. It was a single speed with 5 E levels. It seemed sometimes # 1 was not enough and #2 was too much. I really missed the mechanical gears . I ended up selling it . I would like a mid drive E road bike with a mechanical gear set , torque sensing and variable E assist without steps .
Good comparison on two counts, difference in power and difference in breaking.
It would be good for you to compare on a decent climb of at least 6% plus, i should imagine that is were an e bike holds its own, unless you are a pro.
I will give this a go at some point.
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Hi Darrell. Great video, thanks! Can I ask, what frame bag do you have on the Orbea?
Informative video thanks, out of interest how do you find the ebike comfort regarding bumps and road irregularities on what i assume to be an alloy? frame. Best wishes.
I have never had a problem. Whether the bigger tyres on my gravel bike make a difference to a standard road tyre make any difference I cannot tell.
I don't think this is particularly surprising, since the motor assistance has the effect of evening out the average speed of the ride, especially in more undulating or hilly terrain. Riding a normal push bike is always going to have wider speed ranges, so on the flat in good conditions, so no head or cross wind, hitting 20 mph and being able to hold that for a mile or two should not be a major issue for an above average rider, but when climbing it is common to max out between 7-10 mph depending on the weather, gradient and length of climb, of course. When one considers longer rides such as sportives, which always include challenging climbs and technical descents, fit and experienced amateur riders usually average between 15-17 mph. I doubt it would be different on an e-bike like yours, but the difference would be that the climbs are going to be a lot less challenging as long as the battery holds out.
My recommendation, based on my personal experience…ride both every week. E-bikes are amazing and a real game changer for the…more mature rider. BUT, they make you lazy and dependent on the assist. So, ride both and keep up your power and endurance.
I am surprised by the weight stated for the Gain. I understood it to be 12.5kg, without luggage, so how did it get to 16 kg?
I just went with what the scales said.
@@omcycling Yes, quite understandable. Actually I was misquoting what I understood to be the manufacturers figures - I should have said 13.5kg, which was confirmed to me by another CZcamsr Gain owner. For comparison, not being in the Gain/Ribble price market, but wanting to keep to my road bike configuration, when I finally succumbed to the limitations of age, I fitted a friction drive e-assist kit to my bog standard road bike, which weighs 10.8kg. This kit is very light at 2.7kg, so the total weight is 13.5kg, which I had always assumed gave me a bike the rough equivalent of the Gain. Not as refined, as there is only one power level, but it works very well on the hills, which is mostly where I use it.
Picking up on Vince ‘s point, the Orbea Gain was from their D range which feature an aluminium frame and weigh around 16.5kg. Their M range have carbon frames and weigh in at around 12.5kg which would explain the difference.
@@geoffknapp9710 I'm still at a loss. The Gain owner I contacted who confirmed the 13.5kg figure had an aluminium bike to the best of my knowledge. I don't know the weight of the hub motor, battery and the rest, but 16kg seems a bit high. I can't really imagine that my cheapie bike and the kit come out lighter than the Gain for about one third of the price. If so, I've done well.
Depends how lazy you are