Just tell us the difference for going to the shops , I get on mine and as long as I am turning the pedals , don't actually have to push on them , it just powers wherever I want to go , uphill or anywhere , does about twenty mile on a charge, so only doing about 5 miles a week it lasts a month, what more could yours do for me for about a grand more, never mind £9500, that's got to be a joke isn't it.
You have got to remember some people don't have the amount of money that you seem to have and have to fixate on the cost, if you live on your pension your bike costs about a years pension for something to get to the shops when you can catch the bus for nowt with your bus pass.We are all different... Live and let live?
Some really enjoy cycling on decent ebikes and don't get fixsated re the cost. My brother in law stayed last weekend,he has a £9500 road bike, one ride of mine and he has ordered one for his commute to work. So another car off the road..all good in my book!
Quite happy to give it a rest but I am just trying to save people a lot of money that they maybe don't need to spend.
At the risk of being less popular then I already seem to be
of course its not legal, here or anywhere else. As for doing 30 mph on a bike with 16 inch wheels... Rather you then me!
Agreed but I have not done 20 miles on a bike in 50 years, and done that in a month since I have had this one, that is the point I am trying to get over , maybe others don't want to do more than 5 miles a week either , in which case these 2 or three grand bikes are way out of the question.
Not unpopular with me , just expressing a different view, I have every respect for your knowledge on bikes, for people who want to bike for pleasure, fine ,but for folks like me who wouldn't be seen dead on a bike except to get me where I want to get a bit easier don't see the need in 9 grand for two wheels and a bit of old iron.At the risk of being less popular then I already seem to be
.....At anything over £5k the more you spend the less you get..simply the law of diminishing returns
Martin, there is no twist grip on the Spanish model and it only does 35km max. We went out today and got 75km total from the battery, now my bum is very sore........... The bike is totally legal in Spain. We are considering these as the number one choice for us. They come with 9amp battery, but I will be ordering the 12volt subject to price.
I'm fine thanks same as last nightHope @chaser got out of bed right side his morning
look at this Chaser:
do you run a car as i dont. they cost £3000 a year to run and that's without buying it...I much rather use the bike then bus its faster and more invigorating and yes I have a free 60+ London travel card as well. handy for when raining as I'm a cyclist not a masochist
, I have got nothing against you and quite enjoy your posts, all I was trying to point out , some people don't have loads of money to buy a bike they maybe don't need , yeah I run a moter, two in fact but both of them put together would not come to as much as your bike, and pay for themselves as they are both pickups, for use in the job , the motorhome cost £15000 and is the most I have ever spent on anything but land, and will have to last because I can't afford anything like that again.
I'm fine thanks same as last night
If you like useing your bike for pleasure and you have the money spare well go ahead , no problem but if you are like me and would only get on a bike as a last resort , even the £250 we paid is really over the top.
All I am pointing out to someone who might like a electric bike but see your posts and think they have to pay thousands to get one , is that they don't have to, the cheap ones are quite adequate for messing about on.
but this not about you or me is it... the OP Simon has a £2k'ish budget per bike and looking for the kind of bikes I know a bit about..lets see how he gets on once he rides a few up hill and down dale.. he might decide to get a scooter
If I just had a bike at home either but considering getting them in and out of my garage Derailleur are another thing to get snagged so in hub.
, but seeing as the legs aren't what they were just got one to save a bit of walking , that's all I needIf you are useing a bike like judge does , maybe you need the derailleur, but on the one I've got it really only needs two gears , one to set off then straight into top , don't need any more as it does all the work, with the three gears on the motor.
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Went in 3 out of the 4.
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