elife.....any opinions please (1 Viewer)

[Decker]

I am thinking about buying electric bikes for the first time so don't want to buy the best yet.
What do the ebike riders think about the elife regency at £499.
All feedback welcome.
Tia
Decker

 

[poki]

Don't know yet ..just ordered 2 ..let you know when they arrive

 

[movan]

I am thinking about buying electric bikes for the first time so don't want to buy the best yet.
What do the ebike riders think about the elife regency at £499.
All feedback welcome.
Tia
Decker

May I ask what size wheels they are please?

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[poki]

20ins @movan

 

[DiggerJon]

Front wheel drive? How efficient is this?

 

[Lenny HB]

Front wheel drive? How efficient is this?

Not very, will struggle on hills.

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[Chris51]

I had a Pro-Rider Wayfarer 2 years ago-good little bike was around £ 570 at the time.

 

[The Wino]

Is it from a shop or online? I wouldn't feel I knew enough about bikes to buy one online incase it needed setting up right

 

[Masman]

Depends on what you want to use it for.my wife has a front wheel driven bike. Not had any problems with traction or going up hills.It's two years old now still going strong.But she only goes on cycle track's and quiet roads .

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[Lenny HB]

Is it from a shop or online? I wouldn't feel I knew enough about bikes to buy one online incase it needed setting up right

Unless you have tried out the bike you are buying I wouldn't have thought it possible to buy online. Frame geometry varies between manufacturers, two bikes of the same size from diffent manufacturers, ride one & find it's fine & the other could me most uncomfortable.
Must own up to buying our e-bikes online but I had tried the model out first, would have been nice to buy from a shop but at £550 difference each in price that was just too much.

 

[jockaneezer]

We tried an AS front wheel drive bike, trying to set off and turn at the same time on a loose surface was a bit frantic, we went for a crank drive, which felt more "sure footed".

 

[Richard Stainthorpe]

As said earlier I would not purchase a bike without ensuring the fit is correct. Can cause unnecessary pain riding a bike when the fit is wrong.

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[nomade690]

Bought an e life 20 inch wheel bike with front drive hub and it performs very well. I have been towing a child trailer with a spaniel in it and it is responsive with sufficient power. Yes, you do have to be careful on loose gravel but, going uphill on solid surfaces is fine.

 

[two]

If you're not going to use it much, a £500 bike may do.
When you're ready to buy a "proper" bike, just chuck it in the hedge.

 

[TCG]

My wife has an “ e life “ and I have an AS, we are happy with them, they do the job for what we want, which is a short ride into the local village for a large gin and tonic

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