Growing interest/shift to ebikes?

Wheels of Happiness

The EV revolution has invaded the bikers world -  a lot more are shifting to e bikes especially those who are challenged when climbing hills.   And for the right reason -  people want things to be easy.  Even when it comes to exercise.

Are you shifting to e bike

Growing trend in Europe

Forbes - booming ebike market

Why so late? What went wrong at Pinugay Sierra Madre climb

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines

7.18.2021

This post went on a bike ride to Garden Cottages and Sierra Madre last Saturday.  However, our anticipated timeline went awry.   The estimated distance to Garden Cottage was only 28 km via Pinugay.   We left at 6:30 and were on schedule despite  rides that can be classified as wall climbing:   2 steep hills at Pinugay and 1 very steep hill at Paenan.  We lost our way for 30 minutes going back to Cogeo

We were at Garden Cottages by 11 am.   However the Garden Cottage sojourn took us 3 hours 

      2 hours climb the 46 to 47 km.   

      1 hour lunch

The distance from Garden Cottage was estimated to be only 10 km turned out to be 18 km with  three challenging climbs,     km 52, km 62 and thereafter  until Sierra Madre.

Then it rained at Sampaloc, one got lost, at about 7:30 pm, and and at 8:30 it rained in Cardona.   

Side pull FD technology - more efficient and less obstruction with the rear wheel; however adapter is hard to find

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines 

7.12.2021

I just got the latest xt FD however i cant use this nor install this because of the lack of this adapter.

The cable comes out of `1/8 of the slope tube.   It is supposed to be more efficient.

https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/technologies/component/details/side-swing-front-derailleur.html

                                                    Hard to find