tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post6985100448784556268..comments2023-10-31T08:49:14.757+00:00Comments on Cambridge Cyclist: Elephant Bike - A review of a refurbished MailstarCab Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09019615820672574343noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-10229126157431745162016-09-07T14:29:10.736+01:002016-09-07T14:29:10.736+01:00Wow, thats a little further than I normally ride m...Wow, thats a little further than I normally ride mine, great stuff :) Cab Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019615820672574343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-54805824766590925192016-09-02T19:06:43.655+01:002016-09-02T19:06:43.655+01:00I have an orange Elephant bike , I use it on a 20 ...I have an orange Elephant bike , I use it on a 20 mile round trip to my work. I also use it for my 10 mile pub run on a Wednesday evening in Hertfordshire.Fun Run Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10665481216116739877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-72026567722002147652016-06-04T08:14:40.201+01:002016-06-04T08:14:40.201+01:00I've bought one of these with the whicker bask...I've bought one of these with the whicker basket & the plastic tray. It is just wonderful. Very practical and surprisingly easy to ride given the weight. I agree about the saddle which I may replace at some point.<br />I bought it for shopping & the allotment,basically as a cargo bike.<br />It is just gorgeous and fun and wonderful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16460236778275150155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-34099154833858954192016-03-12T12:07:21.513+00:002016-03-12T12:07:21.513+00:00I like this elephant bike very much. I like this elephant bike very much. <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/installaware-installs-50-faster-installshield-140000577.html">Juker jabi</a>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06264161924126573961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-87968687300765446912016-03-12T12:00:17.133+00:002016-03-12T12:00:17.133+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/installaware-installs-50-faster-installshield-140000577.html">Juker jabi</a>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06264161924126573961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-31776036086819375502015-11-18T09:26:12.950+00:002015-11-18T09:26:12.950+00:00This is the blog that gave me the heads-up on thes...This is the blog that gave me the heads-up on these bikes. As a result I now have one - impulse buying of the most "dangerous" kind. :-) I'd certain agree to their bomb-proof build - a cockroach riding a Pashley would indeed be a sight to see. Agree also on the excellent after sales support. Mine came with cracks on the front carrier. A replacement one is on its way with instructions to find a new use for the cracked one as they don't want it back. Anyone want a basis for a giant hanging basket display? As far as lighting goes I've fitted a modern tail light to the existing mounting plate on the rear carrier. For the front I've retrieved an old-skool Ever Ready unit from my carefully catalogued components store/random junk pile, cleaned it up, fitted a modern replacement LED bulb and popped it onto the bracket on the fork. Nice and "retro". I won't be using the bike on unlit lanes so for everyday "be seen" lighting on urban streets it'll do the job for me.<br /><br />I understand that there are only five thousand of these refurbished bikes to be available so if you want one, be quick.WestfieldWandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248492361148849247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-31783823590976079432015-11-04T13:04:49.602+00:002015-11-04T13:04:49.602+00:00Very boringly, rear light I've put on sassle p...Very boringly, rear light I've put on sassle post, front on bars. Not a perfect solution but fits in well for us because we use cateye lights on all our other bikes, so just buying more brackets means that the lights remain interchangeable. Keep us posted on where (and how) you put yours though!Cab Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019615820672574343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-61247160132759626942015-11-04T13:04:41.594+00:002015-11-04T13:04:41.594+00:00Very boringly, rear light I've put on sassle p...Very boringly, rear light I've put on sassle post, front on bars. Not a perfect solution but fits in well for us because we use cateye lights on all our other bikes, so just buying more brackets means that the lights remain interchangeable. Keep us posted on where (and how) you put yours though!Cab Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019615820672574343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-88671738448888339522015-11-04T11:59:13.860+00:002015-11-04T11:59:13.860+00:00I've just ordered one and I'm planning on ...I've just ordered one and I'm planning on fitting a dynohub and front and rear lights. I'm interested to know where you've mounted the front light. My first thought it is to fit it onto the front rack (similar to some dutch bikes), but this doesn't seem quite right because the wiring will need to allow for the movement of the wheel relative to the fixed rack (mounted to the head-tube). Alternatively, by mounting the light low on the existing fork brazon, I'd lose the advantage of the nice wide illumation that modern LED lights give.<br /><br />Mounting on the bars would be my least preferred option, so interested to know how you've fitted yours. Cheers.<br />Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08022313908745649030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-63633532016578614542015-10-30T14:40:59.028+00:002015-10-30T14:40:59.028+00:00It seems odd that red is a forbidden colour by ele...It seems odd that red is a forbidden colour by elephantbikes - I saw a ref to this within the last few weeks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826536569666229755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-59252562047565426062015-10-30T14:19:39.578+00:002015-10-30T14:19:39.578+00:00"It wasn't made for elephants" - but..."It wasn't made for elephants" - but the colour really was chosen to not be attacked by elephants: http://elephantbike.co.uk/buy-one-give-one/<br /><br />(I believe the Royal Mail also required that Prontos sold in the UK not be a red that could be mistaken for actual mail bikes. I don't know if that still applies, or can be enforced in any way.)Alan Bragginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11011018735846420368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-2178444861420573402015-10-30T14:08:57.503+00:002015-10-30T14:08:57.503+00:00Sturmey S80 levers come in two flavours-with and w...Sturmey S80 levers come in two flavours-with and without parking buttons. These are they as sold by SJS:-<br /><br />http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/page/find/?name=sturmey%20brake%20levers&page=1<br /><br />I think that they are easily interchangeable.<br /><br />Having a proper parking lever is great, but in the past I've made do with wooden wedges, super rubber bands made of old inners and other things to hold down a brake lever, on the rare occasions I've needed to do that.Yallerironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781673806398065281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-4334360383401011502015-10-30T13:25:58.061+00:002015-10-30T13:25:58.061+00:00I bought one when they were visiting Cambridge ear...I bought one when they were visiting Cambridge earlier this month. It's fantastic. Following Al's train of thought, I fitted a chain guard, £8 from ebay, and bought a dynamo and front & rear lights from germany. I initially found the gearing quite slow, so tried changing rear cog from 20 to 16 tooth, but now it's geared too fast and I can't push gear 3 except downhill, so I'll go back to 18 or 20. I think it's fantastic. My only gripe is that some of the new parts fitted, such as chain & pedals seem quite cheap. The chain gave out on my first ride (very quickly replaced by Elephant Bike - great customer service). The pedal bearings are starting to fail already. But these gripes are minor. The bike itself - frame, wheels, hubs, steering, carriers is bombproof and will, I suspect, outlast me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511304492544809071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-76586324356353544122015-10-30T13:17:02.747+00:002015-10-30T13:17:02.747+00:00Well I haven't found a parking button, but I&#...Well I haven't found a parking button, but I'll make sure later. Don't think its got one.<br />Cab Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019615820672574343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-66254982387782061542015-10-30T11:59:00.133+00:002015-10-30T11:59:00.133+00:00I'm not sure what brake levers these have, but...I'm not sure what brake levers these have, but Sturmey do a left and right hand S80 lever (you probably need one of the other but not both) which incorporates a "parking button" i.e.locks the lever "ON". SJS have them at £10.<br />CD will be able to say what sort of levers they come with, but peering at the photo, they look like S80 or an earlier variant.<br />They're incredible value, and I'd go for one of these, but I already have a similar PAPER bicycle which fulfils the same purposes (and I've run out of excuses to the wife).Yallerironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781673806398065281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-35987567736564808942015-10-30T11:52:46.216+00:002015-10-30T11:52:46.216+00:00If I had the money right now I'd buy one. And ...If I had the money right now I'd buy one. And fit a chain guard (enclosed case?), a dutch style rear wheel lock and dynamo lights.<br /><br />And possibly a plastic box tooAlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817806128052425511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031352915519488668.post-38947503971076200302015-10-30T11:41:42.917+00:002015-10-30T11:41:42.917+00:00Do they not have a parking brake or can you fit on...Do they not have a parking brake or can you fit one? For the price and free delivery I'm very tempted :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05327337668636183116noreply@blogger.com