Mandragora
Senior Member
Edited to add update: We've now decided NOT to go with an electric bike, on the grounds of weight and manoueverability. Thanks to all for your suggestions and help, though, as ideas and discussion from here have really helped us think things through clearly.
Hi there,
My mum loves cycling, has done it (slowly!) all her life, but is now getting to the point where she wants to continue doing it, but the effort, especially of cycling in anything other than a light breeze, is beginning to be too much for her. My brother and I are considering getting her an electric bike for Christmas, but don't really know where to start with research and narrowing choices down.
A bit about her:
She is, naturally, quite cautious and I would think she would worry about falling off anything that wasn't very well balanced and simple to use.
She will want to use it mostly on the flat (she lives in Lincolnshire), and mostly for rides of 3-10 miles at most.
She will fret if it needs a lot of mechanical attention.
She has a power point in the garage.
Our budget is reasonable - we could go up to £1k if we had to, but we're after 'best value' rather than necessarily the cheapest. Reliability, simplicity and ease of use are the key things. Mind you, if it's cheap,too, so much the better!
Any help, suggestions or ideas of where we could start, would be greatly appreciated.
Hi there,
My mum loves cycling, has done it (slowly!) all her life, but is now getting to the point where she wants to continue doing it, but the effort, especially of cycling in anything other than a light breeze, is beginning to be too much for her. My brother and I are considering getting her an electric bike for Christmas, but don't really know where to start with research and narrowing choices down.
A bit about her:
She is, naturally, quite cautious and I would think she would worry about falling off anything that wasn't very well balanced and simple to use.
She will want to use it mostly on the flat (she lives in Lincolnshire), and mostly for rides of 3-10 miles at most.
She will fret if it needs a lot of mechanical attention.
She has a power point in the garage.
Our budget is reasonable - we could go up to £1k if we had to, but we're after 'best value' rather than necessarily the cheapest. Reliability, simplicity and ease of use are the key things. Mind you, if it's cheap,too, so much the better!
Any help, suggestions or ideas of where we could start, would be greatly appreciated.
Last edited: