welsh dragon
Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Agreed with the above. You certainly wouldn't want to try to get one on a train.
I must admit that for a long time I thought bikes were for "lazy people". Not so now as I finally can see the advantages it offers to many "would be cyclists" but can't be for many reasons.At the age of 66 soon, I can see me getting one in about 30 years time , when I am old.
Yes they are a cycle with a motor but i wouldn't say i am going out on my motorcycle.eBikes are OK as long as everyone remembers they're motorcycles...
Yes they are a cycle with a motor but i wouldn't say i am going out on my motorcycle.
Yes you can.But you can't really say you're going out cycling, either, can you?
As has been said, nothing to stop you converting a drop bar bike.
There are not many ready made drop bar ebikes, but Giant have recently entered the market.
This Bike Radar test is worth a read.
The hacks did manage to overheat some of the bikes on the Alpine-style climb, and cook the brakes on the way down.
But I wouldn't worry too much about that, I suspect they tried to climb in too high a gear, which some crank drive ebikes don't like.
These guys descend like demons as you know, so I doubt a recreational rider would either do such a long descent or attack the descent as aggressively.
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/giant-road-e-review-47443/
When they get down to half their current price I would be tempted to have one of these. Only thing that would stop me is if I couldn't use it for the Imperial Century challenge
But you can't really say you're going out cycling, either, can you?
Twist and go is the best way to go.Our last customer was diabetic and elderly. He had a glucose crash in the shop and collapsed whilst he was looking. He bought a folding bike, the roodog bliss and he loves it. He got one of the last ones with the twist and go. He can ride again, anybody want to call him a cheat?
I don't see the need to justify e bikes. I'm all for them if it gets you out.
I've pondered about fitting a kit to one of my bikes for a few years.
There was some dodgy kits around a few years ago, but thankfully they seem to have disappeared from the market.
Cyclotricity kit looks good, but the costs do mount up when compared to buying one of their bikes.
If it could be done for around £300 max or so all in including replacement wheel I'd consider it, but at the moment it still seems pricey. EBC seem to be the cheapest at £400.00
That is unless you know something different and it's legal