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Bikes For Sale / Re: Thorn Nomad Mk 2 2017
« Last post by Webswonder on February 13, 2026, 12:39:21 PM »
Thanks, i'll follow your advice and remove them.

Jeremy
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Bikes For Sale / Re: Thorn Nomad Mk 2 2017
« Last post by pandanroll on February 13, 2026, 12:27:06 PM »
Not sure if you want to include full serial numbers, someone could take these and register them on Bikeregister or something..

GLWS
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Bikes For Sale / Re: Thorn Nomad Mk 2 2017
« Last post by Tiberius on February 13, 2026, 09:47:55 AM »
THAT's the way to advertise a bike for sale - top advert Sir.

What a wonderful bike. Top spec' and condition and very fairly priced (IMHO)

Someone is going to get so so lucky with this, Best wishes with the sale.



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Transmission / Re: Pendix eBike conversion experiences?
« Last post by Danneaux on February 12, 2026, 05:49:52 PM »
These Pendix-related topic links should help, Jeremy...

Pendix EDrive 500
https://thorncyclesforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=15252.0

Pendix Central Electric Motor, suits many Thorn bicycles
https://thorncyclesforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=13734.msg102106#msg102106

Pros and Cons of pendix
https://thorncyclesforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=14118.0

Nomad/Bafang E Unit
https://thorncyclesforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=13560.0

E assist for Twin Raven
https://thorncyclesforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=14399.0

Sacrilege ?
https://thorncyclesforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=14718.0

Best, Dan.
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Transmission / Re: Pendix eBike conversion experiences?
« Last post by PH on February 12, 2026, 05:34:13 PM »
Pendix have been covered a few times on the forum, I think this is the earliest thread, a few years ago, but I don't think they've changed much:
https://thorncyclesforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=13734.msg102106#msg102106

I'd tried one on an Airnimal and hadn't been impressed, I haven't got much to add to what I wrote then.  Within a few months of that I'd decided on a purpose built E-bike rather than a conversion and haven't regretted it since.
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Bikes For Sale / Re: Thorn Nomad Mk 2 2017
« Last post by PH on February 12, 2026, 05:11:31 PM »
Quote from: Webswonder on February 12, 2026, 05:24:45 AM
I am not in a hurry to sell but on the other hand I don't see the point in asking for an unrealistic price only to drop it later. I usually reckon that half the original buying price is a good guide for any secondhand item in good condition.
It's probably a good thing you're not in a hurry, the potential buyer is going to need to be specifically looking for such a bike.  If they are, then your original price looked good value, half the new cost with light use is a bargain. As mickeg point out, if someone is looking for a bike with S&S couplings, it adds a lot of value, but it adds nothing if they don't require them. That potential buyer might be reading this now, or it might take ages for them to come along, but the fact Thorn are still selling some of these, indicates there is still some demand.
How much is it worth to someone not looking for such a bike? Impossible to say, I wouldn't consider spending much on the wrong bike, I doubt many people would spend serious money on something they didn't want, however big a bargain it was. Knocking a couple of hundred quid off, isn't going to change that.
Good luck with the sale.
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Bikes For Sale / Re: Thorn Nomad Mk 2 2017
« Last post by Webswonder on February 12, 2026, 04:01:31 PM »
Looks like you are right. (see pic) I'm certainly not letting the bike go for a song. I love it too much.
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Muppets Threads! (And Anything Else) / Riding around the world for four years
« Last post by John Saxby on February 12, 2026, 03:48:57 PM »
Superb story/interview in today's online Guardian, here: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/12/i-lived-the-life-ive-always-dreamed-of-the-man-who-cycled-around-the-world-for-four-years
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Transmission / Pendix eBike conversion experiences?
« Last post by Webswonder on February 12, 2026, 03:46:47 PM »
I have a 2020 Raven with Rohloff which I have received an estimate from Thorn to have a Pendix installed. SJS do not have a demo bike to try but I'm confident the system must be pretty good otherwise they would not be selling and installing them. My wife has a Raleigh Motus pedelec bike and it's great to ride. If you want more exercise you just turn the assistance down. To go up the 20% gradient out of our valley you turn it up.  Does anyone have experiences they can share of the Pendix conversion on any bike, but particularly on a Raven?
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Bikes For Sale / Re: Thorn Nomad Mk 2 2017
« Last post by mickeg on February 12, 2026, 03:32:24 PM »
Quote from: Webswonder on February 12, 2026, 05:24:45 AM
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I am not in a hurry to sell but on the other hand I don't see the point in asking for an unrealistic price only to drop it later. I usually reckon that half the original buying price is a good guide for any secondhand item in good condition.
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Used Rohloff hubs retain good value.  So, do not put a price for the entire bike below the cost of a new Rohloff hub.

If you bought that in Dec 2017, the odds are very good that the rings were installed.
https://www.rohloff.de/en/company/news/news/flange-support-rings
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