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Self explanatory title really.
Anyone rode an electric bike, if so, what did you think.
Any recommendations?
Intended for road/surfaced path use.
used most of the powabyke range at one point or another , some of the giants older models and some cheep chinese thing.....
powabyke use alot of basic kit to reach price point - but functional and the electric functions work well. new ones based on raleigh pioneer frames - with a bottle cage sized li ion battery - much lighter talking 35lbs not 50-60lbs
giant struggled on hills , smaller motor 12v iirc not 18 like powabyke
cheep chinese thing from ebay - was asked to build - never got to ride it as lots missing and the bike was on par with something from toysarus
all on road ill add... say a gocycle the otherday in the flesh - looks alot better than anything ive seen in the electric bike market to date
gocycle, however futuristic it looks, does make a sound akin to riding a motability scooter so be ready for a good ribbing!
i tried out a cytronex bike in winchester and it was fantasticly quiet, on ,what is in the electric bike market, a cool bike and not ridiculously priced.
[url= http://www.cytronex.com/ ]cytronex bikes[/url]
Electric bikes pretty much contradict the spirit/ethos of a bicycle.
But if it gets people out of cars...
guy at work has one with n alfine rear hub. cost about £800 i think, he likes to brag that it can do 25mph, i like to wave as I overtake him. fugley, heavy, bit pointless IMO.
he likes to brag that it can do 25mph
if it does that on its electric motor - i hope he has insurance , tax , mot and other such documents ... has to stay under 15mph under own power for it to be classed as a bicycle.
I've tried the top of the line Trek one, it's great fun! It assists you, rather than being straight power, but as above, it can't power you above 15mph or it becomes a motor vehicle.
That one's not cheap though!
Thanks for help guys, my Father in Law has bought one of these and it's great fun.
OK, he's not going to be racing along singletrack, but as a means of keeping people cycling for longer, it fits the bill.
The Powabyke with the motor fixed in the front wheel was fun.
We used have 2 wheel drift comps round the warehouse to see who could hold it before crashing into a stack of bikes. (not so easy when the floor was covered in wax polish 1st)and the go-ped drifting comps were even better.
They were fun times at Cycleworld in Swansea. Sadly, gone but not forgotten.