New bike, who dis?
08/05/25(Thu)12:42


Tadaa, the new Giant Contender AR 1 has arrived!

Disk brakes, semi-hidden cables, tubeless tires, and a tiny bit lighter. Tomorrow I'll give her a good ride ;D

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09/05/25(Fri)15:43
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Smaller than my logitech G600 mouse

The previous electric pump didn't last long but it might have to do with a moisture issue in the basement which is solved now. Still, just to be safe I'll store this new pump in the living room.

09/05/25(Fri)15:28
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PS it's the Contend AR 1

Thanks, it did cost a rib, though.

They say tubeless tires have more roll-resistence because of tougher tire walls but I didn't experience that.
The tubeless also has the latex milky liquid inside to prevent tiny punctures, but I didn't hear any sloshing. ;)

I doubt rim-brakes would adequately stop/slow-down a heavy and-or fast e-bike. It maybe could but you probably run out of braking material fast.

So now I'm thinking, among other things, 'bout insurance..should I?

09/05/25(Fri)14:30

Sweet! Really nice bike.

>>39141 The pressure is lower than I expected. I remember my old Bianchi had 120 psi tyres! :S

>>39142 I have disc brakes on my electric mountain bike. I prefer them to the old brakes on the rim of my older mountain bike, that squeal like shit all the time! XD

08/05/25(Thu)12:49
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I've had disk brakes before on my MTB..a very long time ago. It felt mushy the first time, but it needs to be for expansion purposes.

08/05/25(Thu)12:47
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I went for tubeless cause they claim it's less puncture prone. We'll see. I've noticed the roads in the deep south here are littered with tiny sharp stones.

08/05/25(Thu)12:45
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Still with standard pedals as I also use it for normal day-to-day stuff. But eventually I'll get me some fancy shoes