E-bikes - which one? (1 Viewer)

Jul 20, 2017
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We are looking buy an electric bike but they are all so heavy. Can anyone recommend a suitably light e-bike - with removable battery for recharging when we are on the move - for me? It will need to be a step through or with a low bar and light enough to,lift onto our bike rack on the back of our Bessacarr E462?
 
May 3, 2020
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Gtech for us. One with a crossbar and one step through. They weigh around 16kg each which is light enough to lift onto a high rack. The removable battery is less than 2kg. No gears, just 2 power settings, so pedal and go really. Carbon belt drive so no oily chain to mess with. The published range is up to 30 miles, but real life is less. Not designed for serious riding or rough terrain, but great for pootling about.
we also have Gtech bikes, the mountain bike model ( escent) great bikes but the batteries are rubbish, and at 300 quid each not cheap to replace
 
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Jun 20, 2013
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Ribble now do a step-through hybrid. My other half uses one of their earlier e-hybrids and I have an e-gravel version. Batteries are not removable, but given their light weight relative to many ebikes, that is not an issue for me loading them into our moho garage. https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-hybrid-al-e-step-through/

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Apr 21, 2008
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Try a whisper folding 806 torque.when you move off you can twist the throttle and it adds power so pedalling gets an instant boost.

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Jonno1103

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We have two E Ranger bikes, an Overlander & a Cruise Petite which have never been ridden and just gather dust and cobwebs in the garage.
 
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jumar

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Some of the newer bikes are now in the 14-16kg range rather than 20-25kg range.
Correct...this is achieved by fitting a smaller battery and motor....of course carbon framework reduces weight too....we ride carbon YT Decoys but they weigh in at 22.5 kg...and will certainly damage your bank balance...
 
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We bought cheap foldable bikes and a kit to make them electric. They are fab, and a fraction of the cost. We've used them loads and they're still good.

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We have 2 Wisper bikes, mine is a 806 folding frame and my wife has the better 705 fixed frame with the bigger and more stable 24" wheels. less than 3kgs between them. If and when I change mine it'll be for the fixed larger 24" wheels. We like the twist grip assisted start which helps if you're on a bit of an uphill start.
 
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Ridgeway

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We bought a <Broken link removed>, a smidge over 20kgs with battery in and around 18kgs once it is removed. It's fits on our rear rack very well although as it's the heaviest bike we positioned it as closest to the van.

On the lighter side without costing really silly money for the high end stuff. Is used every day and is now about 4k KM's ridden and has worked really well. Standard bosch drive and decent components.
 
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