robert b 2
New Member
Hello.
Right, I will shortly be commuting 7.5 miles each way to and from Leeds city centre for my commute, and there are one or two big steep hills, and also a really relentless hill at one point. My plan is to cycle by road, but I also have the option of the canal, which is flat but very nobbly.
I want to spent around £500 on a bike, but am willing to pay up to £1000 for something that suits me well and lasts.
I was thinking I would like a small folding bike so that I can sometimes get a lift half way with the missus, plus they are easy to take into the office and store in the house. But I am not sure if these are cut out for doing the full 15 miles a day with hills. I notice Dahon do some good ones. Are small folding bikes cut out for my type of commute, or only for wizzing around city centres?
I am also interested in electric small folding bikes like the Dahon EL Roo; are the electric brushless motors actually any good? Are these things just heavy and clumsy?
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
Right, I will shortly be commuting 7.5 miles each way to and from Leeds city centre for my commute, and there are one or two big steep hills, and also a really relentless hill at one point. My plan is to cycle by road, but I also have the option of the canal, which is flat but very nobbly.
I want to spent around £500 on a bike, but am willing to pay up to £1000 for something that suits me well and lasts.
I was thinking I would like a small folding bike so that I can sometimes get a lift half way with the missus, plus they are easy to take into the office and store in the house. But I am not sure if these are cut out for doing the full 15 miles a day with hills. I notice Dahon do some good ones. Are small folding bikes cut out for my type of commute, or only for wizzing around city centres?
I am also interested in electric small folding bikes like the Dahon EL Roo; are the electric brushless motors actually any good? Are these things just heavy and clumsy?
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Thanks