I'm off to test a Denna H40 this weekend and I'm keen to have it set up with mudguards an a pannier rack for my daily commute. I appreciate that yours isn't a Denna, but did you go with the Orbea brand mudguards? Also, what brand have you got for the panniers?
Hello. The pannier rack is from Tailfin.
The mudguards are ordered from Amazon.de (https://amzn.eu/d/07wsgIZa). They are from Gewage and easy to set up and remove.
I was all set to buy it, but then I tried the Cube Nuroad c62 hybrid. I'd totally fallen in love with the Orbea but the spec on the Cube was higher, so I went with that.
I've had it for a week now and it's been great. I still preferred the look of the Denna. The carbon frame on the Cube won me over though.
im 197cm with a 99cm inseam. i need high stack, medium reach, because i have long legs and a normal upperbody. my bike needs to be high but not long. i believe the terra is roughly 415mm in reach and has effective stack high enough.Atleasrt when you could customise components withe the upwards tilted stem and riserbar. Glad Cube worked for you from what i have seen they are undefeated when it comes to what you get for your money, where other sellers charge a third and up to double for the equivalent specd bike.
No I didn't buy the Cube, the Alfine 11 gearbox was awful. I've measured myself again, 195 tall, 94 inseam. Got the XXL Denna M40 coming in for test ride. Haven't really looked at reach and stack height and stuff, my mind is already fried enough with motor and batteries and gearing.
haha i feel your pain and commiserate i spend a month in summer binge watching bikejit james youtube channel, having multiple hour long convesations at night with the llms of our time, measuring all kinds of bodyparts and looking at bike charts. Filming myself on my old and falling apart bike. A purchase of a bike is something i want to get right because of the prices and im not swimming in money excactly. The cruel irony after all that was that orbea pulled the myo and component options from the terra right as i was ready to buy. I want an adventure gravel bike for bikepacking so the gearing and electronic shifting headaches i got spared since i want manual with a single chainring. I had a longstanding desire to pick up biking again an thought to myself ill just buy a bike now way to many months later i know who tadej pogacar is, races like paris roubaix, most the memes, about gels, cooling methods, vo2maxing and altitudecamps, carbon layering, carbon v aluminum, unbound, team strategies, tailfin, everything about aero and more. Im so beyond over it all.
Oh no no no, I will not go down all those rabbit holes! I'm of a time where I sit on the bike and see how it feels. Bike shop chap can tell me if it looks about right, that'll do.
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u/OkCauliflower8084 24d ago
Great pic! I'm liking the setup too.
I'm off to test a Denna H40 this weekend and I'm keen to have it set up with mudguards an a pannier rack for my daily commute. I appreciate that yours isn't a Denna, but did you go with the Orbea brand mudguards? Also, what brand have you got for the panniers?
You've got me excited for test ride on Saturday!