05-10-2015, 02:25 PM
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One of Tasha's friends had one she lost her leg in an accident so this was a great way for her to enjoy cycling with her friends. They are great until you come to a hill it seems then you need to peddle or walk. The batteries last a long time these days too.
05-10-2015, 09:19 PM
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Hi MKJI bought an electric bike for my son to use to work and back as his eyesight makes it impossible for him to pass a driving test.
Its very good and he charges it each night before going but as has been said it does tend to struggle on the hills on the way home...I say hills cos thats what they are to us here in "flat" Norfolk but its not really flat around North Norfolk.
It has a speed of 15mph and has a battery charge enough for 21 miles each charge. His work place is only 3 miles away and the bike struggles on the journey home so he just peddles to help it along.
One word of caution though it weighs the same as a small tank,its way to heavy for me to even pick it up....you can buy spare batterys for it at £148 a go.I bought it from Ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3912177332...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
06-10-2015, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Aysa
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Hi MKJI bought an electric bike for my son to use to work and back as his eyesight makes it impossible for him to pass a driving test.
Its very good and he charges it each night before going but as has been said it does tend to struggle on the hills on the way home...I say hills cos thats what they are to us here in "flat" Norfolk but its not really flat around North Norfolk.
It has a speed of 15mph and has a battery charge enough for 21 miles each charge. His work place is only 3 miles away and the bike struggles on the journey home so he just peddles to help it along.
One word of caution though it weighs the same as a small tank,its way to heavy for me to even pick it up....you can buy spare batterys for it at £148 a go.I bought it from Ebay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3912177332...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
This is the bike that scores highly with us ...
http://www.e-bikesdirect.co.uk/Item/...tric_Bike.aspx
It has a range of 25 miles using a 10ah lithium battery but for less than an additional £100 the range can be doubled to 50 miles by using a 13ah lithium battery. This bike is also fold-able with a battery than can be removed quickly to help with lifting. Looks a cracker to me.
On a side note the tyres can be made puncture proof too (£15) .
15-10-2015, 10:19 AM
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When I start to run out of steam, I reckon I'll get a power-assisted bike. There are some quite good ones around now. Costly yes but since I don't spend money on much else and getting out on the bike is important to me, I'll probably go for an expensive one.Maybe one problem is what happens if they go wrong or need regular overhauling? For that reason, I will try to buy locally rather than order one from the Internet. Somewhere that I can easily get it back to if necessary. Just depends what bikes are available at the time.
Also, I believe the batteries used can only be charged a certain number of times before they don't hold a charge and have to be replaced. Something else to look into I suppose.
I'll have to see how life and time treat me but the plan to get something like this:
http://www.electricbikeworld.co.uk/p...electric-bike/
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