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Originally Posted by Kal
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Your new e-bike will be used for to commute to work so reliability should be your main priority in which case I think buying local would be the best option for you. Some people do have problems with their electric bikes and if things go wrong then buying locally would enable you to get things sorted out more quickly and with the least amount of hassle. Buying off-line you have the advantage of being able to compare and try the bikes for size and performance..
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I agree strongly here. when my wheel needed to be respoked none of my local shops waned to touch my torq 2. This meant I had to get it to loughborough for 50c to fix. even with their quick turnaound on the work, my diary etc meant I was off the road for over a week and im only a 40 min drive from them.
on a long commute i would really want a throttle for those mornings when you just cant be bothered or are hung over or under the weather.
all my research pointed me to the torq as i live in a flattish area and like to go fast. Ive not tried the wispers although ive not heard much bad about them and may get one next. I think Harry has found his agattu is about the same time wise on a long commute when compared to the torq but has since modded the gears. will be interesting to see the results when his wheel is fixed. (have I got that right Harry or am I miss remebering what ive read
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so for me, even if i lived next door to powabyke i'd still go for a torq or agattu or wisper depending on what I wanted out of the bike.
All that may change when the new models come out and we live (or rather ride) in an ever evolving world.
Regards
Paul