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=> Freewheeling => Topic started by: sam on January 30, 2011
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From the hope springs eternal (http://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/index.php?topic=51315.msg727209#msg727209) dept, we've taken delivery of a Kalkhoff Agattu, which sounds like a Russian invasion of France but is in fact a highly rated German power-assisted bike. It's for my Sri Lankan British American wife.
(https://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/bikeinbox.jpg)
I had suggested one of these, (http://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/pics/bakfiets.jpg) but that was more assistance than she wanted.
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So far so good. This has proved sturdy and reliable, with a magic paint job which almost seems to repel dirt - something to like when you live in the muck (http://www.notanothercyclingforum.net/acf/index.php?topic=37583.msg726800#msg726800). The battery performs as advertised. Even the tyres hold on to their air in such a miserly way that topping them up is seldom necessary; such are the joys of a low pressure life. The only downsides are that it can compel one to to deny the noble truth that life means suffering, and there is a propensity to gloat when reading of lesser ebikes (http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/06/11/984188/-An-abortive-Bike-to-Work-Day--with-many-bike-to-work-days), which can't be good for the karma either. And of course some people think it's cheating, not far removed from doping on the Tour.