Charge Tap Bike 2010 Road Bike

Product code: 128904

The Charge Tap Bike 2010 Road Bike complete comes with Tange, 700c,with horizontal drop outs, DB tubes, with rack mounts, Charge Whisk Chromoly Forks and a Nexus Intergrated 8 speed hub.

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Frame:: Tange, 700c ,with horizontal drop outs, DB tubes, with rack mounts
Fork:: Charge Whisk Chromoly
Gears:: Shimano Revo shifter for Nexus, Truvativ ISO Flow 1.0 chainset, 38 tooth chainring, Shimano SG-8R20-VS Nexus cassette, 8-speed

Charge Tap Bike 2010 Road Bike

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The Charge Tap Bike 2010 Road Bike complete comes with Tange, 700c,with horizontal drop outs, DB tubes, with rack mounts, Charge Whisk Chromoly Forks and a Nexus Intergrated 8 speed hub.

Frame:: Tange, 700c ,with horizontal drop outs, DB tubes, with rack mounts
Fork:: Charge Whisk Chromoly
Shifters:: Shimano Revo Shifter for Nexus
Chainset:: Truvativ ISO Flow 1.0
Chainrings:: 38 Tooth Chainring
Bottom Bracket:: TH Industries BB-7420ST, Square, 68Xmm CL 46mm=108mm, CL
Cassette:: Shimano SG-8R20-VS Nexus 8 speed
Chain:: KMC Z-410
Pedals:: Wellgo LU-962 Silver Alloy
Front Brake:: Tektro R538 (521AG) 47-57mm Caliper brake black
Rear Brake:: Tektro R538 (521AG) 47-57mm Caliper brake black
Brake Levers:: Promax 239A
Handlebars:: Alloy flat bar, 580mm width, with charge logo
Stem:: Alloy 3D forged, with Laser charge logo, black, 25.4, 60 or 80mm
Headset:: FSA TH 857 1-1/8 inch Forged Alloy Caged Bearing
Grips:: Plunger MTB, black
Rims:: Alex DC19, silver, alloy, 700c, ANOD. with CNC sidewall, 14Gx32 hole
Front Hub:: Joytech JY-753 Silver, Alloy
Rear Hub:: Nexus Inter-8
Spokes:: Stainless
Front Tyre:: Continental Sport Contact 700c x 32c
Rear Tyre:: Continental Sport Contact 700c x 32c
Saddle:: Charge Spoon, Black
Seatpost:: Lee-Chi SP222, Alloy, Silver
Seat Binder:: Kalloy Single bolt

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4.5 / 5

6 out of 6(100%)customers recommend this product.

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Overall rating

4.5 / 5

6 out of 6(100%)customers recommend this product.

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4.5 / 5

6 out of 6(100%)customers recommend this product.

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Overall rating

5 / 5

commutingvibe

Age:25-34

Style:Commuting

Experience:Regular

Gender:Male

great bike

PostedOctober 20, 2010

Yes, I recommend this product.

Pros: Good value, Comfortable, Looks great

I bought a charge tap about 6 weeks ago and have commuted the 8 miles to work (and back) nearly everyday on it since.

I can't rate this bike highly enough, it has made my commute fast and enjoyable. In my opinion it’s the perfect bike for someone not wanting an all out racer but who still wants something a little more road focused that a lot of the other hybrids out there.

The hub gears are a revelation I wasn’t sure about them before but now I see no need for normal gears unless you’re doing some very serious riding. My commute includes a mix of steep up and down, gentle gradients and flat and I have never need more than the range of gears available (in fact I’ve only used first once and that was for a really really steep climb). The change is slick and the ability to change down two or three gears while stopped at traffic lights without peddling is useful. On the flat you can really get some speed up and I can easily keep up with fellow commuters on full road bikes.

Add to all this that’s it’s a good looking bike at a good price and you’ve got a great purchase.

Minor points – some people don’t rate the grips or peddles, I admit they’re not the best but I’ve seen no need the change them yet. Also as a lot of other people have stated the frames are quite big so make sure you try it out for size if you can, on most bikes I’m a large but bought a medium Tap (I’m 5’11”)

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Overall rating

5 / 5

Chizgreen68

from London commuter on road, towpath weekend rides

Age:35-44

Style:Commuting

Experience:Regular

Gender:Male

Top 500 contributor

Very nice bike

PostedSeptember 17, 2010

Yes, I recommend this product.

Pros: Good value, Good quality, Comfortable, Looks great

I started out on this bike as a a former smoker recovering my fitness. Gradually built up to a decent commute and the bike has been adaptable to my requirements, so addition of rack and panniers and mudguards all gone smoothly. Really like the ability to change gear while stopping and starting frequently at lights etc on the commute. Bike feels like its built to last, would definately recommend!

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Overall rating

4 / 5

road

from London

Age:25-34

Style:Commuting

Experience:Regular

Gender:Male

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PostedAugust 2, 2010

Yes, I recommend this product.

Pros: Good quality, Comfortable, Lightweight

Cons: colour

The hub gears work very reliably. I swapped my grip shift to the other side. Grip shift is normally something I would avoid but on this bike, the hub gears work so quickly that I can live with it.
The Tange Prestige makes for a forgiving ride. Charge finishing kit is fine by me. One day I might change the colour!
With a track frame, it really feels like you can wind some speed onto this bike. It has nudged me towards the world of road cycling. I run it with panniers and find that it is an excellent commuter bike. Compared to my previous bike, a Charge mountain bike, riding is faster and easier, ergo more enjoyable.

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Overall rating

5 / 5

NornIron

from Glasgow

Age:25-34

Style:Leisure riding

Experience:Regular

Gender:Male

Charge Tap 2010

PostedMay 19, 2010

Yes, I recommend this product.

Pros: Good value, Good quality, Comfortable, Looks great, smooth ride on smooth surface

Cons: narrow handlebars for wide hands, rough ride on rough surface (sturdy frame)

Got this bike yesterday so thought would share some thoughts as tough to find a review on these bikes!!

Compared to my last bike (diamond back mountain bike) this bike is light. It's quick off the mark and very smooth on the roads. The nexus gears took a while to break in but the seem to be going fine now (after a wee 20 mile cycle to test drive it). Initially the gears seemed to slip but once i peddled a bit on each of the gears they seemed to sort themselves out.

Very easy to shift the gears using the grip changer and i found the range of 1 to 8 gears could tackle most terrains. 8th would have been the equivalent to 18th gear on my old mountain bike (Mountain bike was 18 gear).

Bike looks good so be sure to secure it before it gets pinched. I'm keeping it in my flat to make the burglars work that extra bit to get it!! Tyres are slim and roll nicely although when going over gravel i found myself looking that extra bit more for wee bits of glass incase i heard a large popping noise. May be worth getting puncture proof tyres for ease of mind!!

Overall am chuffed with the bike as its a big difference on what i had previously. If your a commuter and think you'll be on smooth roads most of the time i definately recommend this bike if you think you would be tackling gravel or cobble stones half the time it may not be for you as it may feel a bit like a jack hammer but thats just because of the sturdy frame and i aint complaining because thats exactly what i was going for :p

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