Excuse my lack of proper use of the English language.
I have had my bike for about 10 months and have bought many things, my first buy was the bike, bad decision on the model I chose, I bought the mini 4 , not the step thru out of vanity because of color and not wanting a girls bike.
All wrong, 60 years old and getting on the bike did not work out well, 4 falls, one crash. All falls getting on it, get a step thur..
The good things I bought were a K- bro handle bar attachment for the accessories I wanted, soI could mount things, Lsan headlight, awesome, Rad rack useless, Clover made .milk crate, great, Hanfy mirror bad, cheap horn, great, Gub phone holder bad,, cheap top bar bag great .
Quote from: Muskie1 on May 20, 2022, 09:05:09 AMI have had my bike for about 10 months and have bought many things, my first buy was the bike, bad decision on the model I chose, I bought the mini 4 , not the step thru out of vanity because of color and not wanting a girls bike.
All wrong, 60 years old and getting on the bike did not work out well, 4 falls, one crash. All falls getting on it, get a step thur..
I agree with your advice; I faced the same choice and after briefly considering "girl's bike" I bought the Mini StepThru2. No regrets at all, my knees appreciate it and I'm old enough that I really don't care at all what others think, as I pass them going up hills. 8)
I also have the Gub phone mount and love it; holds my Samsung S10e even in a thick Otterbox case, but I'm curious why you don't like it?
It?s a fun factoid to note that the term ?girls bike? is uniquely American slang.
Every other country calls this frame style a Step-Though.
Well I wished I had known that , only other languages I know of use the middle finger at me, I guess it means I am # 1.
Here in metro Detroit it usually is a thumbs up , oh well.
Quote from: JimInPT on May 20, 2022, 10:58:19 AM
Quote from: Muskie1 on May 20, 2022, 09:05:09 AMI have had my bike for about 10 months and have bought many things, my first buy was the bike, bad decision on the model I chose, I bought the mini 4 , not the step thru out of vanity because of color and not wanting a girls bike.
All wrong, 60 years old and getting on the bike did not work out well, 4 falls, one crash. All falls getting on it, get a step thur..
I agree with your advice; I faced the same choice and after briefly considering "girl's bike" I bought the Mini StepThru2. No regrets at all, my knees appreciate it and I'm old enough that I really don't care at all what others think, as I pass them going up hills. 8)
I also have the Gub phone mount and love it; holds my Samsung S10e even in a thick Otterbox case, but I'm curious why you don't like it?
Mine constantly loosens, and the rubber straps are a pain for me. I only have one hand with good dexterity. Most of my rides are circular, many stops.
Quote from: Muskie1 on May 20, 2022, 03:51:16 PMMine constantly loosens, and the rubber straps are a pain for me. I only have one hand with good dexterity. Most of my rides are circular, many stops.
Ahhh, it seems you have a different model than mine, which is all-metal, no rubber straps; I'd only ever seen the one, including for sale via Rad:
https://amzn.to/3lBT8ZR
Mine is all metal, ordered from Rad. It?s did come with several rubber shims to choose from. It came loose a few times. I had to use loc-tite to keep it fixed. I?m guessing the threads on the clamp are not quite within tolerance.
Quote from: Radio Runner on May 20, 2022, 09:44:07 PM
Mine is all metal, ordered from Rad. It?s did come with several rubber shims to choose from. It came loose a few times. I had to use loc-tite to keep it fixed. I?m guessing the threads on the clamp are not quite within tolerance.
Mine is the Gub plus 6, all metal, except it came with a rubber attachment that goes underneath the main holder. The problem is the thumb screw to secure the phone loosens constantly.
I live in a area where 3 Native American tribes actually took there canoes to a place called Council point.
They conspired with outside elements to take over Fort Detroit, they did
So, short story long, I was going to see Henry Fords mistress horse track.
I found it, did my bike get me there, no, did I lose my phone yes.
Ah, Your talking about the knurled nut that clamps the phone. Ok, yeah, I have to really crank it down but I'm also nor riding off-road. So far on the pavement it has come loose but I also check it occasionally while riding.