jarlrmai
Veteran
Hi guys,
I don't have a car, yet I often want to travel to local nature reserves for photography reasons (10-15 miles away) this is a short ride for me when I'm cycling on my road bike but I don't want to have to carry my camera gear and ride like it's exercise as I'll be walking around and often carrying/wearing warm clothes and walking shoes for when I'm at the reserve, so it's a transport bike I need.
I won't be going in the rain etc as good cycling weather is also good photography weather, but if it starts when I'm out I need waterproof boxes for my camera bag with 400mm lens.
I was thinking about buying an ebike with racks and boxes to carry my gear in
This bike would replace my commuter bike (the boss has decreed 2 bikes max) I thought about adapting my commuter but it's a Carrera Axle Hybrid from Halfords and I'm not sure if it can be converted easily plus I kind of promised it to my brother after his bike got stolen and I wanted a new commuter anyway.
So I;ve been looking at prebuilt ebikes, came across this one:
https://www.batribike.com/see-the-bikes/alpha
Questions
Is this a crazy idea?
Would the range be enough and would the electric assist get me there quickly enough and without too much effort? The assist limit is 15.5 mph which seems like a speed I might hit even with the extra weight being a decent leisure cyclist, but then with all the gear I assume uphills would just be alot easier?
Are there other options I should be considering? Do I need to spend more?
I don't have a car, yet I often want to travel to local nature reserves for photography reasons (10-15 miles away) this is a short ride for me when I'm cycling on my road bike but I don't want to have to carry my camera gear and ride like it's exercise as I'll be walking around and often carrying/wearing warm clothes and walking shoes for when I'm at the reserve, so it's a transport bike I need.
I won't be going in the rain etc as good cycling weather is also good photography weather, but if it starts when I'm out I need waterproof boxes for my camera bag with 400mm lens.
I was thinking about buying an ebike with racks and boxes to carry my gear in
This bike would replace my commuter bike (the boss has decreed 2 bikes max) I thought about adapting my commuter but it's a Carrera Axle Hybrid from Halfords and I'm not sure if it can be converted easily plus I kind of promised it to my brother after his bike got stolen and I wanted a new commuter anyway.
So I;ve been looking at prebuilt ebikes, came across this one:
https://www.batribike.com/see-the-bikes/alpha
Questions
Is this a crazy idea?
Would the range be enough and would the electric assist get me there quickly enough and without too much effort? The assist limit is 15.5 mph which seems like a speed I might hit even with the extra weight being a decent leisure cyclist, but then with all the gear I assume uphills would just be alot easier?
Are there other options I should be considering? Do I need to spend more?