The boring-looking one is the “new” one - even though it’s actually two years older than the “old” one.
I snapped the frame on my previous bike, so I bought another almost identical one - as one does when they don’t learn from their mistakes.
My old one has a 12x1 drivetrain, while the new one has a 10x1, and the gearing ratio is awful. It’s way too stiff to pedal uphill, even in the lowest gear. I’ll start by swapping the front chainring for a smaller one, but I might end up converting it to an 11x1 or 12x1 setup later on.
Other than that, there’s just a ton of duct taping to do.
Hope this one holds up better than the last!
Can you swap the batteries and cassette from your old bike to your new one?
I possibly could but I haven’t given up on it just yet so I don’t want to disassemble it into pieces before I’ve at least attempted to fix the frame.
I bought a 32T chainring to replace the 38T one and see how much that helps. If it’s still too stiff then I’ll just convert it into 11x1 with a 11 - 50 cassette so then with the 38T chainring it has the same gear ratio as my old bike and I might try then using the 32T chainring for winter driving for when there more need for torque rather than speed.
What will you be duct taping, and why?
The “paintjob” you see on my old bike isn’t paint. I have an uncontrollable urge to make my posessions unique looking and with bikes that means a duct tape camo paintjob.
I legit thought that was a paint job. Had no idea it was duct tape. Nicely done!
Thanks! I’m pretty happy how it turned out as well. I hope this one will be even better.
Here’s few more pics if you’re interested.
