IanSmithCSE
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- Worcester, Worcestershire
Good morning,
Just before Cristmas , 24th Dec I ordered an e bike to use for my commute, 18 miles each way 5 days a week, 48 weeks a year for the last two years. This doesn't sound much but day in, day out it seems to eat into recovery in a very different way to a single 36 miles ride and it also makes other activities tough, so I am hoping that the ebike will make the rides just that little bit easier.
At £1,999 the Ribble seems a bargain at current maket prices, I did almost buy one a year ago when they were on offer at £1,600 but didn't.![Sad :sad: :sad:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/sad.gif)
Having placed the order and awaiting delivery I have resumed the commute on the me powered bike, I also put Di2 onto the rear and I need to order a band for the front mech and did a bit of a temporary job on the cabling until I can work out how to do it properly, more tape was needed
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Also just before Christmas I experimented a bit with the train which gave me the opportunity to do a few really hard 7 mile rides in the morning and after two weeks off over christmas where I did no exercise other than one half marathon (run) and a 10 mile flat out blast I am wondering if it was a waste of money.
Unless the weather is really bad my average commute speed is 14-18mph so around or over the cut off speed but I was hoping to make the whole ride "flat" with the aide of the motor.
I don't know whether it was the rest or the extra effort in the short morning rides, but the hills all seem to have "disappeared" and I can't see the point in the ebike!
Yestersday and rather surprisingly I got an email from Ribble saying that it has been shipped and should be with me on Tuesay, so at least I don't have many days to fret over it. Will it be a revalation or appear on the For Sales pages?
Bye
Ian
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Just before Cristmas , 24th Dec I ordered an e bike to use for my commute, 18 miles each way 5 days a week, 48 weeks a year for the last two years. This doesn't sound much but day in, day out it seems to eat into recovery in a very different way to a single 36 miles ride and it also makes other activities tough, so I am hoping that the ebike will make the rides just that little bit easier.
At £1,999 the Ribble seems a bargain at current maket prices, I did almost buy one a year ago when they were on offer at £1,600 but didn't.
![Sad :sad: :sad:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/sad.gif)
Having placed the order and awaiting delivery I have resumed the commute on the me powered bike, I also put Di2 onto the rear and I need to order a band for the front mech and did a bit of a temporary job on the cabling until I can work out how to do it properly, more tape was needed
![Smile :smile: :smile:](/styles/default/xenforo/smls/smile.gif)
![IMG_2087.JPG IMG_2087.JPG](https://www.cyclechat.net/data/attachments/717/717814-030248234c8b2374af83d4bd065813c9.jpg)
Also just before Christmas I experimented a bit with the train which gave me the opportunity to do a few really hard 7 mile rides in the morning and after two weeks off over christmas where I did no exercise other than one half marathon (run) and a 10 mile flat out blast I am wondering if it was a waste of money.
Unless the weather is really bad my average commute speed is 14-18mph so around or over the cut off speed but I was hoping to make the whole ride "flat" with the aide of the motor.
I don't know whether it was the rest or the extra effort in the short morning rides, but the hills all seem to have "disappeared" and I can't see the point in the ebike!
Yestersday and rather surprisingly I got an email from Ribble saying that it has been shipped and should be with me on Tuesay, so at least I don't have many days to fret over it. Will it be a revalation or appear on the For Sales pages?
Bye
Ian
![1704519599460.png 1704519599460.png](https://www.cyclechat.net/data/attachments/717/717813-df2cc167d0fe18c6238a95f39263af2a.jpg)