Landrover

Darrell Ybarrondo said:

infomercial for the Landrover

did they serve Kool-Aide?

Seriously looking at the specs on-line, it looks to be somewhere between a
Costco bike and a entry level Trek.

Don't be taken with the branding, it's nothing special.

I am sorry, I meant to say landrider not landrover. The landrider has an
automatic gear shift and it sounded interesting. And I wondered what the
group thought of it.

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I was wondering what the group thinks of the Landrover bicycle? I have a
Giant Boulder mountain bike and was just curious after seeing a infomercial
for the Landrover. I thought it sounded interesting.

Darrell Ybarrondo said:

I am sorry, I meant to say landrider not landrover. The landrider has an
automatic gear shift and it sounded interesting. And I wondered what the
group thought of it.

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I was wondering what the group thinks of the Landrover bicycle? I have a
Giant Boulder mountain bike and was just curious after seeing a
infomercial for the Landrover. I thought it sounded interesting.

It's an interesting idea in theory, but the bike's spec isn't that great
and in reality it's a very poor choice.

I'm assuming that you want simplified shifting in today's world of
complex gearing systems?

What you need is an internally geared bike, with the gears in the hub.
That way you get 7-8 perfectly spaced usable gears and no headaches trying
to figure out which gear to choose.

Might I suggest the Bianchi Milano, the REI Fusion, or any of the Breezer
models.

The Landrider's a gimmick--it's a gimmick taking advantage of the fact
that you don't see regular practical bikes very often like in
Europe--ones with simple zero maintenance internal gearing.

You're perfectly capable of clicking up or down yourself depending on
whether it's easy or hard to pedal--no having to choose chainring combos
with an internal hub, just "harder" or "easier".

The Landrider still depends on an external derailleur--something that's
going to get bent, broken and worse yet--require cleaning with a
toothbrush. With the internal hub--as long as the chain turns, the bike
will shift smoothly. All the mechanical stuff is triple sealed away like
a car or motorcycle transmission. Lube the chain every few months if you
feel like it, or do like the Europeans, let it rust away and replace it
when it snaps from corrosion.
:P

Damn, I'm starting to sound like Sheldon. LOL

I've had my Landrider since they were first advertised on TV, about 12 years. It's not intended to be a mountain bike. I have had it off road and have had no problems other than falling over at times. I wouldn't think you'd want a mountain bike that depended on the cadence of your pedaling to shift. I use it on rail to trail networks and nothing has broken so far. The pedaling cadence is adjustable for fast, medium and slow cadence shifting. I know I'm late posting this, but if you have any questions please reply.

Don't feel bad if they don't reply since they made only one post 9 years ago.

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Originally Posted by jhuskey
Don't feel bad if they don't reply since they made only one post 9 years ago.

That's funny. I see two...

I'm just assuming they are incredibly indecisive and are holding off on their purchase until all review results are in. Also it's to answer those who dumped on the bike as being fodder for ebay.

He could answer. Stranger things have happened.

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Originally Posted by jpr95

That's funny. I see two...

You win.

I lose because my wife has a Landrover. Actually its been a pretty good vehicle. Of course she may have been better off with a Landrider.

those Landriders with that auto shift was pure garbage, I doubt theirs has lasted now 9 years with "rugged" off road use. I knew a woman once who owned one, worked fine for about 3 months, but of course she didn't ride much. Read the reviews, those tell you the whole story. And once things break they charge a lot for parts because their exclusive for that bike only. But wait, act now and we'll send a second bike absolutely free.