EBikes

[josephR]

I know this has come up before but can anyone advise
What’s the best electric his and hers Bike?
Hybrid with mudguards rack and maybe lights ?
Prefer lightweight and good battery over price

 

[Phill D]

this is good value

The Rambla | Powerful Crank Drive Step Through Electric Bikes with 14AH semi-hidden battery from Woosh

The Woosh Rambla is the most recent step through bike from Woosh with a large 36V * 14AH semi-hidden battery, Bafang powerful MaxDrive motor, will suit tall, sporty riders.

wooshbikes.co.uk

 

[Puddleduck]

You need to test before you buy. Also it is worth investing in a good saddle, your local bike shop may have a saddle clinic where you sit in a bit of memory foam and they take measurements then recommend a saddle. The saddle suggested for me by my local shop was less than £20 - and I was expecting they to try to sell a super expensive model!

I need a very low step through and found the crank drive makes the step through too high for me so it is important to try before parting with money.

 

[Stroppy Bird]

What’s the best electric his and hers Bike?

Just be careful if wanting to buy 'his and her' bikes (as in specific Ladies and Gents variants) that you both try both of them before buying so you know what any difference between the two of them are.

We thought we would give electric bikes a go and so rented a couple when we went to Carsington Waters.

They were both Giants, but they gave us a Ladies and Gents version - I had just thought they would have one version. It soon became apparent that there was a world of difference between the specs of them.

While I was still giving it big licks going uphill my other half was sitting back and hardly doing any work. I was getting really hacked off with trying to keep up with him on the slopes - until we swapped bikes.

To say the difference was like night and day was an understatement. They were completely different. The gents was a crank motor while the ladies was a front hub motor and severely underpowered compared to the gents. When we got back we said to the staff that renting those out to couples must cause a huge amount of domestics. They just laughed and said 'yeah'.

So don't assume that the his and hers variants of a particular model will be of similar spec - especially if you want to maintain a harmonious trip away.

 

[josephR]

this is good value

The Rambla | Powerful Crank Drive Step Through Electric Bikes with 14AH semi-hidden battery from Woosh

The Woosh Rambla is the most recent step through bike from Woosh with a large 36V * 14AH semi-hidden battery, Bafang powerful MaxDrive motor, will suit tall, sporty riders.

wooshbikes.co.uk

Thanks
They are based in Southend which is not too far to go for test run

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[Pausim]

Gocycle. Not cheap but very light and a joy to ride.

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[Bobby-gg]

I'm a cyclist, but my other half really isn't and in my quest to get her to join me we've been through a few electric bikes, including a conversion on a very nice Cannondale, but the only one that she has really liked is the gocycle



Very expensive, but I bought second hand

 

[Pausim]

I'm a cyclists, but my other half really isn't and in my quest to get her t join me we've been through a few electric bikes, including a conversion on a very nice Cannondale, but the only one that she has really liked is the gocycle

Very expensive, but I bought second hand

My wife was exactly the same, could not find one she felt safe on until we found Gocycle.

 

[Pikeman]

Depends what you want to do with it?

Road, off road, both?

How much do you want to spend?

 

[RandallC]

Can advise we bought Cube 500 Hybrid Pro last year. Not cheap but very good bikes and more range than you need.

Would advise if buying again would have bought 2 step throughs not one and a gents. crossbar is a tad high and can be a bit of a shocker

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[TM59]

Big wheels and Bosch motor. Truth being when complete with battery they are all heavy. You get for what you pay. Approx £2000 each

 

[Lenny HB]

We have Scott sub tour 10, both Bosch crank drive. Mines a gents, I always scoot to get on. Hers is a ladies she finds it a bit high to step through (she is 4'10").
Good bikes but as in common with a lot of electric bikes the front stem height is the same on the ladies as the gents, too high for ladies unless they like a sit up and beg style.

 

[Beltie]

Ribble cycles do a very nice 'stealth' hybrid, good spec. including hydraulic discs, around £2k.

 

[EssexBoy]

Just got my wife a Woosh bikes "Santana CD" stepthrough and she loves it... solid build and crank drive plus great customer service... not bad for just over a grand...

 

[busby]

Big wheels and Bosch motor. Truth being when complete with battery they are all heavy. You get for what you pay. Approx £2000 each

Wow,,that's about what I pay for a car.

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[Buzz67]

Woosh bikes are great value. We have owned several over the years
Solid, fairly simple and fantastic customer service.
I would definitely recommend.

 

[addoaddo]

Bosch do make the best motors and batteries and very easy to get serviced. I would recomend visiting a specialist electric bike shop to try different models. M0st batteries are now much larger than you will ever ride in a day. Ours our 3 years old and can manage 30 miles. Most new ones can go over 50 miles.

like all bikes thing what you want to do with them. We went for a hybrid model so that we can use bridelways. We liked them so much we also brought true mountain bikes .

in the end we purchased moustache Bikes but there area lot of book bikes but avoid the cheap Chinese ones

 

[Grianan]

I love my Moustache Samedi ... not light but got me up the side of a pretty steep hill ... and coped with a pretty rocky trail ...

 

[Happy1]

Raleigh motus tour, Bosch crank drive and a low step through for hers, crossbar for his, both same spec battery, gears etc. Fine for roads and gravel tracks not so good proper off road

 

[Bigbass]

We have cube, bosch motor 500w and can get 80 plus miles, but tried to order a new trek with the uprated motor and quoted September 2021 delivery plan ahead.

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[Realist]

Look on eBay for Samebike.

 

[Pausim]

We have cube, bosch motor 500w and can get 80 plus miles, but tried to order a new trek with the uprated motor and quoted September 2021 delivery plan ahead.

I thought 250w was the maximum legal limit.

 

[MattR]

I know this has come up before but can anyone advise
What’s the best electric his and hers Bike?
Hybrid with mudguards rack and maybe lights ?
Prefer lightweight and good battery over price

As others have said, it depends on what type of cycling (road, trail, mountain) you want to do etc.

But also, I'd get bikes suitable for each rider rather than "his and hers" and identify where they will be stored and how high they have to be lifted. Some are very heavy.

 

[Bigbass]

500 is the battery power, sorry think it may be amps.
I looked at the Samebike but we are talking different bikes.

As an observation, we hired wheel hub motor driven bikes in Norway and the balance is nowhere near as comfortable as a crank fitted motor.
I have now ridden over 5000miles on my bike over 3 years and the battery still takes a full charge but just had to buy a new charger.
We are both past retiring age, my wife is new to cycling and would not be without hers for weekend breaks in the van.

 

[mapman]

EU legislation limits speed to 25k/hr. Motors have to have an “average” or nominal power output of 250w but can have peak power outputs higher than that. But still will have to cut out at 25 k/hr

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[Helen Ariel]

If you’re buying new I’d strongly recommend going to your local bike shop first as if you have any issues with an ebike it can be costly posting them back. You can also try before you buy usually.

 

[Landy Andy]

Agree with above.
must test ride them before buying and remember that they will need to be setup for you, adjusted after a couple of months, and then serviced. So local, or near a nice camping area.

 

[Bigbass]

Check on the tyres fitted when you enquire, some makers fit lighter tyres to save weight on the quoted spec.
they may not be specced for the heavier bike, ours punctured 2nd time out so we upgraded and have had no punctures since. Scwalbe smart sam with reinforcement for trail and road.

We live on the edge of the Peak district so mixed local riding but hilly.