Hi everyone , advice please . I want to replace my electric bike ( a Carrera cross city foldable bike ) because I want more power on hills and the battery to last for more miles . My current bike gets about 25 miles in on low to middle power . . I have looked at two e bikes : boardman hyb 8.9e and Carrera crossfuse .
I am confused between a few things.
Is it better to have more power or to have a lighter bike ? I mean does a lighter bike not need as much power for instance to get it up hills .
I know I want a lot of miles to the battery . I would like to cycle about 40 miles with full on power in one go .
I would like to negotiate hills like I am almost on the flat .
The boardman seems to have a low power of 250 W compared to the carrera crossfuse of 400 W. So I worry will that get me up a hill easily . The boardman seems to only have same W as my current bike but is so much more expensive !!! Why ?
Any help would be great
I am confused between a few things.
Is it better to have more power or to have a lighter bike ? I mean does a lighter bike not need as much power for instance to get it up hills .
I know I want a lot of miles to the battery . I would like to cycle about 40 miles with full on power in one go .
I would like to negotiate hills like I am almost on the flat .
The boardman seems to have a low power of 250 W compared to the carrera crossfuse of 400 W. So I worry will that get me up a hill easily . The boardman seems to only have same W as my current bike but is so much more expensive !!! Why ?
Any help would be great