"New" 2023 ebike - good idea? Genesis Smithfield

[ebikeerwidnes]

Welcome to the dark side!!

 

[Saracenlad]

The Genesis Smithfield was delivered earlier today.

First impressions are good. The bike is immaculate, as you would hope. The battery was at 20 per cent and is accepting charge.

A quick spin up the road was impressive. Very smooth power and plenty of it. The weight and big tyres give it a very different feeling from any bike I've had before. This is my first bike with hydraulic brakes - there's no going back.

Photos and more info to follow.

Nice one. Enjoy.

 

[All uphill]

First ride on the new bike today. Only about 4 miles, but enough to be happy that the bike fits and functions well. Also enough for Ms AU to tell me my Carradice panniers need to be replaced with something more in keeping. We'll see.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I'm 5 trouble free years in on my Subway E.

Big sandwich then?

 

[CXRAndy]

Weight of an ebike doesn't come into play whilst riding with assistance. Only when lifting

Mine weighs around 40Kg with panniers and kit loaded up. Don't feel it at all, when seated riding, a bit different when standing up power up hills to keep legs strong

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Weight of an ebike doesn't come into play whilst riding with assistance. Only when lifting

Mine weighs around 40Kg with panniers and kit loaded up. Don't feel it at all, when seated riding, a bit different when standing up power up hills to keep legs strong

The weight of mine is pretty irrelevant - as you say - when riding
does become a problem when riding on some paths with barriers
I have come across a few where I nearly had to turn back as I couldn;t get round it
with a light normal bike I could have lifted it over

there was one where I took the saddle bag and battery off and just managed to get the bike over the thing
and I do feel that cycle storage where you hang it off the front wheel might be a problem??

 

[wiggydiggy]

The weight of mine is pretty irrelevant - as you say - when riding
does become a problem when riding on some paths with barriers
I have come across a few where I nearly had to turn back as I couldn;t get round it
with a light normal bike I could have lifted it over

there was one where I took the saddle bag and battery off and just managed to get the bike over the thing
and I do feel that cycle storage where you hang it off the front wheel might be a problem??

Mine is 22-25kg and I use that type of storage at work. I do remove the battery and water bottle (I won't leave the battery on anyway at work in case of fire) but it seems to hang ok. I weigh move than 4 times the weight of the bike and its not crumbled yet under me I think I'm ok.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Mine is 22-25kg and I use that type of storage at work. I do remove the battery and water bottle (I won't leave the battery on anyway at work in case of fire) but it seems to hang ok. I weigh move than 4 times the weight of the bike and its not crumbled yet under me I think I'm ok.

It just seems like the weight is on things not designed to take weight in that direction at that point
does save a lot of space though
I was going to set that up in our shed - lot sof vertical room and short of floor space so it would help
but I am just not sure I like the forces and where and how they are applied

 

[RumbaAzul]

Hmm, I think I'll keep it simple and buy the Carrera.

I bought a Momentum E3+ a few months ago. You should read some reviews. Owned by Giant and it shows in the build quality.

I'm loving it but ,my needs could be different from yours, the battery is only removeable with tools, for example , but it is a high qualty panasonic battery and i can deal with that if need be

 

[IanSmithCSE]

Good morning,

Best wishes to you and your ebike and I see that you said that you needed an ebike so this may be moot.

I use mine as a commute tool rather than a recreational ride and after quite a few months I started to become lazy, I don't feel like this hill this morning became I don't feel like this hill this week.

The trouble is those hills were an important part of the fitness regime and I noticed something like a 7-10 bmp increase in resting heart rate.

So i did two things two ways, firstly I used the app to change the assist levels to 50/100/175 watts down from 100/175/250 and secondly I designated a 3 1/4 mile stretch of the road as a ride flat out section every evening.

...... and thirdly as my battery is shot I don't have much available power anyway.

As I have an X35 based ebike it is quite light at only 14kg, even so the 50 watt assist level feels like it is just offseting the extra weight as the road rises steeply, so not really an ebike at all!

Bye

Ian

 

[All uphill]

I bought a Momentum E3+ a few months ago. You should read some reviews. Owned by Giant and it shows in the build quality.

I'm loving it but ,my needs could be different from yours, the battery is only removeable with tools, for example , but it is a high qualty panasonic battery and i can deal with that if need be

That looks like a great bike; I considered a Whyte Rheo that is similar, lightweight with internal battery and mild assistance.

Because my health limits the effort I can make I came to the conclusion that I needed a higher level of assistance. I also decided I wanted a battery that I could remove easily.

It's great that there is a variety of ebikes available to us.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I bought a Momentum E3+ a few months ago. You should read some reviews. Owned by Giant and it shows in the build quality.

I'm loving it but ,my needs could be different from yours, the battery is only removeable with tools, for example , but it is a high qualty panasonic battery and i can deal with that if need be

I like having a battery that I can remove easily

OK - it mean a thief can do so as well - I am sure the key can be forced
but it means I can easily take the battery off if I am leaving the bike somewhere for a while
it also mean I can easily charge the battery off the bike - which means I can charge it indoor in cold weather because apparently they don;t like being charged it the temperature goes too low

 

[wafter]

First ride on the new bike today. Only about 4 miles, but enough to be happy that the bike fits and functions well. Also enough for Ms AU to tell me my Carradice panniers need to be replaced with something more in keeping. We'll see.

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That looks grand - glad to hear you're getting on well with it

Tbh if they did that in a non-assisted variant (other than the older versions of which I'm aware ) I'd be all over that as the next utility hack.