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elfstedenroute bikeride

elfstedenroute bikeride

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Last may holiday we did ride most of the  elfstedenroute .
The elfstedentocht is a iceskate trip that only take place when there is enough ice to ride it on iceskates.

Due to bad weather and a broken spoke we have to make some changes in the route.

The statistics:

date from to  km hm temp remarks
friday 27 april 2018 Balk Molkwerum 29 65 13
saterday 28 april 2018 Molkwerum Witmarsum 31,5 24 12,7
sunday 29 april 2018 Witmarsum Harlingen 22 43 12,1 spaakbreuk
monday 30 april 2018 Harlingen Berlikum 32 41 12
tuesday 1 may 2018 Berlikum Leeuwarden 23 74 11 Code geel / wind
wednesday 2 may 2018 Leeuwarden Balk 32 103 14,3 Trein Leeuwarden / Sneek

Een impressie van de route kan je hieronder bekijken.

Frog bike 78 trekkingbike

Frog bike 78 trekkingbike

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The frogbike is rebuild to trekking bike.

Why | Parts| Photo

Why:
Frogbikes make perfect kids bikes but miss out on some parts.

  • No reflective striping on the tyres. (most common in europe)
  • mudgard don’t have a break out.
  • Shimano Acera 8 speed is a to “light” for serious climbs.

Since our first Frog bike some things have been changed:

  • Mounting option for locks.
  • mounting options for mudgard.

So I decide to make some changes to our frogbike.
My local bike shop “de Kleine Spaak” has this options availalbe for buyers as well.

 

Parts:
I use the following parts to create a trekkingbike.
Pricing is a indication.

Total extra costs are approx $ 330,-
The schwalbe Big Apple tyres are a bit expensive but they help to get a better comfertable ride.

Many off the parts would be available for a lower price. I did want to create a solid bike at a low weight.
For every part I did make choose between price/ weight/ quality.
These choices will be differant for every one.

the total weight is  13,4 kg ( 29,5 LBS). The lock with a weight of 700 gram makes the Frog 78 a bit heavier.
The first 12 km have been made. Finn did like his new bike.
Many kilometers will follow.

Foto’s

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New frogbike 78

New frogbike 78

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Since last week we got a Frogbike in our family. It is our third frogbike.
In the past we had a Frogbike 55 (20 inch/ 2014), frogbike 62 (24 inch/ 2015) and now we got a Frogbike 78 (26 inch/ 2018)

We had a Cube 260 in the family with a bit to large cranck set and my son wasn’t happy riding it. On his Genesis Core 26 however he did like riding.
During some mtb chalanges I met Pieter from  “De Kleine Spaak” ( dutch bikeshop specialized in lightweight kids bikes)

He told me Frogbikes will come with a new Frog 78 with a better geometry. This winter we had a test ride on the new Frogbike with good results.

test ride frogbike 78
test ride frogbike 78

After the test ride we did order our new Frogbike 78 in Neon red.
We do have the bike at home now and I’m planning to create a trekking bike out of it. More info in a special post.

The Frogbike 78 is available in the following colors: Neon Red, Neon Green, Dark Grey, Team Sky Black .
Check your local bike store if you want some help on creating a trekkingbike from your Frogbike.

If you got any questions, leave a reaction below or use the  contact form.

Some specs and photos.

Specs:
Standard specs from Frogbike.

Approx Age 13+ (finn is nearly 10 inside leglength is 65 cm)
Available colours Neon Red, Neon Green, Dark Grey, Team Sky Black
Weight 10 kg (trekkingbike will be approx 12kg)
Wheel size 26″ (ETRTO/ISO 559)
Frame 6061 T6 heat treated, double butted aluminium alloy, seat tube 18″ (465mm)
Fork 6061 T6 heat treated aluminium alloy
Crank set / Chainring Frog Bikes patented aluminium straight arm cranks with Frog Bikes double chain guard, 155mm, steel 34t chainring
Bottom Bracket Neco, square taper, 68/107.5, cartridge bearings
Pedals Frog Bikes eco-friendly rice husk composite pedal, w/reflectors, 9/16″
Front Hub Quando, aluminium, sealed hub, QR, 28 hole
Rear Hub Quando, aluminium, sealed hub, QR, 28 hole, Shimano type 8-speed free hub body
Cassette Shimano Altus, HG-31, 8-speed, 11-32t
Rear Dereailleur Shimano Altus, M310, 8-speed
Chain KMC, 8-speed
Rim Aluminium, 26×1.5, double wall, machined braking surface
Seat post Aluminium, micro adjust, 27.2mm
Seat clamp Aluminium, QR
Headset Neco, 1″1/8 semi-integrated threadless, aluminium Frog Bikes top cap
Handlebar Aluminium, straight, 540mm
Stem Aluminium, 1″1/8, 60mm, 4 bolt clamp
Grips Soft rubber grip with lock ring, 30mm OD
Gear Shifter Shimano Alivio, M360, 8-speed, rapid fire
Brake Levers Frog Bikes’ designed Tektro easy reach brake lever
Brakes (F+R) Tektro 836AL, aluminium, linear pull
Saddle Frog Bikes junior specific saddle (medium), w/ steel rails
Tyres Primary Kenda K154, 26×1.5, hybrid, (ETRTO/ISO 40-559)
Tyres Secondary Kenda K1153, 26×1.75, MTB, (ETRTO/ISO 47-559)
Mudguards Full length, resin, black
Accessories box Bell, bike reflectors white/red, wheel reflectors orange/white, frame protector patches

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Standard bike with kickstand

stop training wheels

stop training wheels

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A couple of weeks ago there was a intresting article on the dutch news page, RTL news .  The did quote a Belgium article saying it is better to start biking without training wheels.

If children start using a balance bike they will easily start riding a bike without training wheels.

We used a wishbone bike to learn our son biking. First we did use it as a trike later on we changed it to a balance bike.  It was a bit wobly the first weeks but after that he did go faster every day.

Finn did biked on a 12 inch mini bike without using training wheels.

Frogbike 9 versnellingen

Frogbike 9 versnellingen

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Finn rijd al enige tijd op een Ghost Powerkid met 24 versnellingen. Met de originele 8 versnellingen komen we af en toe iets te kort op de klimmetje.
Het is mogelijk om een 8 speed om te bouwen naar een 9 speed cassette, je moet dan ook de derailleur en de shifters vervangen.

Voor onze reis naar noorwegen heb ik onze Frogbike 62 voorzien van een 9 speed cassette. ( shifter en derailleur had ik nog liggen)

Hij kan nu één extra tandje extra schakelen en dat geeft hem net iets meer ruimte.