KnittyNorah
Über Member
- Location
- The Frozen North (of England)
Hello there, I'm KnittyNorah, in Lancashire.
I'm an old, old woman who used to be a keen leisure/pleasure cyclist (ran in the family!) until I started to lose my eyesight a few years ago. I've been having nigh-miraculous surgery all through last years lockdowns and have finally been cleared to get back on my, or rather, a bike …
I've made the decision to buy an e-folder - having lost a lot of fitness and exacerbated a few very old skiing injuries during my years of deteriorating vision - and also because sadly, I sold my beloved Islabike which actually fitted me so now I have a right old battle on my hands to find something that can be made to approximately fit me as I am under 5ft tall - and already in my mid 70s am only likely to be getting smaller not taller. I'm looking for something between £1,000 and £2,000 and I am under no illusions at all as to the quality of the build and ride I'm likely to get, or the weight of the thing, but hey ho, it has to be better than Shanks's Pony! Would love to hear from others who've found themselves on the middle range of e-folders through necessity and who've previously had experience of quality bikes in their younger, fitter days ...
I'm an old, old woman who used to be a keen leisure/pleasure cyclist (ran in the family!) until I started to lose my eyesight a few years ago. I've been having nigh-miraculous surgery all through last years lockdowns and have finally been cleared to get back on my, or rather, a bike …
I've made the decision to buy an e-folder - having lost a lot of fitness and exacerbated a few very old skiing injuries during my years of deteriorating vision - and also because sadly, I sold my beloved Islabike which actually fitted me so now I have a right old battle on my hands to find something that can be made to approximately fit me as I am under 5ft tall - and already in my mid 70s am only likely to be getting smaller not taller. I'm looking for something between £1,000 and £2,000 and I am under no illusions at all as to the quality of the build and ride I'm likely to get, or the weight of the thing, but hey ho, it has to be better than Shanks's Pony! Would love to hear from others who've found themselves on the middle range of e-folders through necessity and who've previously had experience of quality bikes in their younger, fitter days ...
