I'm not against electric bikes, but they're no use to me. They'd run out of range part way through my commute, leaving me with a 'kin heavy bicycle and a big hill to cycle up on my own.
BM depends on your commute I quite often do the 12 miles to work on 1/5 of the battery and rarely manage to use more than 4/5 over 24 miles even when I am at my laziest.
Just looked at those Hackbike,£1200-1300 very nice though,hub gears,built in lights.
One question-how easy is it to get the rear wheel on and off for punc*u*e repair on electric bikes? A colleague of mine has a cheapo one and says it's 'a nightmare' so much so he has put a greentyre on it.
Just over 20kg for the bike with battery too.
Didn't have a p*nct*re while I was out there so never had to worry about it.The bike weighed a ton though and very bulky.
It was hilly out there and I was surprised how easily I got up those hills considering I haven't been fully fit for a long time.I reckon I could use one of those on my commute if need be but I know that BM's commute is more hilly.
More expensive electronics can accommodate 'regenerative braking', allowing the motor to become a generator on downhill freewheel parts of the journey; and at speeds over 15 mph.
More expensive electronics can accommodate 'regenerative braking', allowing the motor to become a generator on downhill freewheel parts of the journey; and at speeds over 15 mph.
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