A new Electric Bike - but which one???

[flecc]

Thanks David.
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[stokepa31_mk2]

Originally Posted by flecc

Thanks David.
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You never know Flecc you might get one named after you one day.

Can't think of a good wisper name but Kalkhoff Fleccattu rolls off the tongue

[flecc]

Originally Posted by stokepa31_mk2

You never know Flecc you might get one named after you one day.

Can't think of a good wisper name but Kalkhoff Fleccattu rolls off the tongue

Heaven forbid!

Could end up with something twee like fleccelec.
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[MB1]

Hi

Like you, I am new to this and have found the various threads extremely helpful in deciding what to purchase.

Being over 50 ( the exact age shall remain a closely guarded secret)
and pretty unfit though not over weight and living in Bristol (Notorious for its hills) I recently had my Marin urban bike stolen which my son had borrowed to revise at the central library.

So then came the decision what to buy !

I had looked at electric assisted bikes about 5 years ago and decided the battery technology wasn't there yet, but I was pleasantly suprised to find (through these pages) that things had moved on a bit.

Having looked at various models I was coming to the point that they where all far too heavy and many of them left a lot to be desired in the design department.

By that I mean how they performed and indeed looked.

The advent of the Mountain Bike 15/20 years ago helped a huge way to make owning a bike sexy.

If we are going to get people out of there cars and onto bikes ( me included) especially in places like Bristol then not only the technology has to be right but visual appeal must be there as well.

Through these pages I came across references to Cytronex and here seemed to be the answer for me ! .


A standard middle market Trek urban bike with the required bits added and some clever design touches ,like the battery and how it was dealt with.

The bike is relatively light and has the option (once I have my Cycling legs back ) to use the motor hub front wheel or indeed a standard front wheel .

I have a choice !!

Having said that , it's just so much fun as it is.

Anyway worth a look,................ I did ,and bought one.

Cheers

[bluevalentine]

Well I've been, in the past six weeks, through the whole process of choosing and buying an e-bike.
Started off by trying the whole Urban Mover range which impressed me with the potential of electric biking and convinced me of the practicality. Unfortunately, I probably have an exaggerated regards for aesthetics and technology and the bikes didn't do it for me.
Then on to greenmachines. Tried a folder, never ridden one before and it wasn't quite as beastly as I expected. Quite liked a big heavy old banger called, wierdly, the Prima Light, which I liked for its substantial moped-like looks and feel. I didn't like it for its substantial 70 lbs plus lead acid battery, though. The late Uffa Fox, designer of exquisite boats, remarked that "weight, as such, is only appropriate to designers of steamrollers" and he got it dead right!
Looked at a Wisper. Liked the Agattu, too. Nearly, oh so nearly fell and I still don't know why I didn't.
A few others, anonymous makes mostly, fell by the wayside. Why is it so many e-bike makers use crap original equipment? Cut-price naff gears, bendy cranks, lousy brakes etc?
Very tempted by the Team Hybrid (Heinzmann) conversion of the Montague full-size folder. In the end I just couldn't justify forking out over 2,000 yo-yo.
Eventually, by a happy accident, I found CH White of Malmesbury who build conversions based on Dahon folders. Started with the 24" Glide but after talking to the excellent Tim, I've finished up ordering the baby Ciao P8 twenty-incher, along with a few goodies like the Thudbuster seat post. Couldn't resist the gorgeous wicker basket either. All in all the Dahon looks like a proper engineering job and the gear is good, especially the 8-speed Nexus (as used on the Kalkoff Pro-Connect). I have no connection with these Wiltshire guys; I don't know them from a bar of soap but they seemed both knowledgeable and helpful.
Now awaiting the machine (rubs hands) for my initial venture in to the arcane and magical world of electric biking.

[flecc]

Well done bluevalentine, you're not the first, and I doubt will be the last who chose the C.H.White route on a Dahon, their service frequently praised.

I hope you enjoy years of happy use from your new bike.
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[Ecyclex]

Hi, All,

Im a quite new one in this froum and hope learns more about electric bicycle experience form you guys.



Alex