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[wgaBloke]

G'day people, in the last two years ive been more and more interested in pedelecs.
And with the price of petrol hitting 1.60 a litre in country Australia there will be more to follow.
I ride a bike 25kms a day to work (Trek hybrid 7.1 FX). I hadn't been on a bike for 20yrs so the first few weeks i was struggling. Its become easier but alittle assistance would be nice on a couple of hills.
In the last week ive found your site, seen deals on ebay that seem too cheap, looked at kits that mount behind the crank assembly and connect to the chain. Unsure of this type as it does get alittle hot out this way in summer (40c plus isnt uncommon). Now im so confussed, but would like to put a kit on my existing bike, then down the track alittle buy a complete pedelec.
In anycase im sure there will be some good help here

[oldun]

Hello, I have been reading some of the postings on this site in order to gain a lot more knowledge about Electric bikes, a subject I have found to be sparse regarding information. And only one magazine available ?
Im retired, I live in Wales, I have enjoyed fettling and riding elderly motorcycles for over 54 years, found them a bit heavy over the last 3 years or so but still have two small ones.
My introduction to electric cycles was via a mobility scooter I use as a garden tractor. an aquaintance supplied me with batterys for it and has now become a very firm friend, he also has electric cycles.and we were both at Prestiegne the other week.
I will post what I need from a bike under another listing but hill climbing capability has to be addressed.
Oldun.

[Terrytraveller]

Hi All -
Just bought a Powacycle Lynx to resume cycling after being cycle free for over 60 years. I find it fun to leave behind the 21 gear bikes ridden by my elderly children on hills, although on the flats I cannot reach the 28 mph they seem to accomplish.

Oh well - can't win all the time, I would always let them win at games when they were children, pity they don't return the favour now I am in my third childhood. Just to complete the picture - I always read Biggles books in my first childhood, and had quite a collection of paperbacks at one time - I sold them to pay for gliding lessons in my second childhood - went solo on my 60th birthday, had to give that up five years ago, when it was decided I couldn't vacate the aircraft quick enough in a parachute, in an emergency.

Regards Terry

[bode]

Another new person...
I am 63 and almost retired (gradually fading out from the world of work). What I need from an electric bike is possibly a bit unusual, in that, if all went according to plan, it would be used regularly in two different parts of the country.

Actually, I should have said electric bikes, because hopefully my wife will join me in this enterprise! Incidentally, I am 5'11"/13st., and she is 5'4"/8st. The bikes would be used for excursions/exercise (not too strenuous).

We live in mid-Hertfordshire, which is moderately hilly, but without anything too startling (and where I imagine most e-bikes would cope), but go very often to Bath, which as everyone probably knows, is blessed with extremely steep (and long) hills. Although I realise that they are a compromise, the bikes would have to be folders, as we would want to transport them back and forth in the car boot (I do have a normal removable rear-mounted bike rack, but would not be interested in carrying two heavy machines regularly that way on a 260-mile round trip! Besides, we would probably want to leave them out of sight sometimes).

I went to the Electric Transport Shop in Cambridge and tried a few folders, but the only one that I took to was a GreenEdge. I think this is a new model on the market, and I take on board various warnings in these forums about early adoption, but wonder if anyone has any experience with one of these?

Another model that I am interested in, though have not yet tried, is the Dahon MU P8 conversion from C. H. White (in Malmesbury, not far from Bath, so no doubt will be able to visit before long). I know that homeoz for one has good things to say about this bike, but what I really want to know is if it would be up to the hills of Bath without excessive pedal-power. Also, although I think that a NiMh battery sounds more suitable for our needs, and these bikes are supplied with them, I am a bit alarmed to read of growing problems over replacement supplies of this type, because of their being supplanted by the Lithium variety.

I have read all the very favourable comments, by flecc and others, about the Quando, but having tried one or two single-gear models, found it very frustrating not to be able to assist with the pedals once a decent speed was reached.

Any comments or suggestions gratefully received...

[chess]

good evening everyone
A great website. I have been trawling through it for a while to find out whether I could benefit from going electric and which to buy.
so far I have tried the powacyle salibury, the wisper and the sparta range. I like the sparta to ride powered and unpowered but i note that the 2007 models use the older Nimh batteries. Is this a disadvatage and would I be buying in to a fading technology with one?
Any thoughts and advice welcome.
The usage will be a 14 mile each way ride to work constant slight gradients, Essex coast and often with a wind, which always seems to be against me!
chess

[rustic]

Hi all,

I just started reading the posts in this thread oneby one before I suddenly realised there were 103 pages of them!!

I only just found this website this weekend. It is a really good resource & I have been really spurred on to ditch my car & rely solely on an electric bike to get me around. Basically, I'm fed up with the costs of motoring in the UK, I hate damaging the environment through driving to work / sitting in traffic by myself and seeing hundreds of other people doing the exact same thing!

I'm 37, live in Earls Colne, North Essex & have just undergone an operation to remove a tumour from my spinal cord - A good time to try & create a better / cleaner life I reckon.

I don't yet own an electric bike, but fully intend to buy one as soon as I can. I'm torn between a Wisper 905se & a Kalkhoff pro connect. I've started a thread elsewhere on this site to try & get some advice on which of these would best suit my circumstances. Please feel free to add a comment on that thread if you have any useful input!!

Best wishes, Rus.

[kieranc]

Is there some rule about having to post in this thread before you can elsewhere? I've been unable to find any such rules but I'm not allowed to start a thread in the technical forums yet I can post here....

[flecc]

Originally Posted by kieranc

Is there some rule about having to post in this thread before you can elsewhere? I've been unable to find any such rules but I'm not allowed to start a thread in the technical forums yet I can post here....

No, there's no rule kieranc, but you do have to be registered first of course, as you are anyway.

It may be that you've been trying in the wrong forum, some like the Technical one have new thread entry restrictions.

If you go to the main Electric Bikes forum, you'll be able to post a new thread. It's the top one on the page listing the forums HERE.
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[Duncan]

Hello, I'm Duncan. Want to buy an electric bike for economic reasons, to stop using expensive car for shopping etc. Don't know anything about these bikes. Found a site where they offer bikes for £350 and local shop where they offer Sakura Model S305 for £600. Which would be the sensible buy? Is the cheaper bike likely to be less reliable than the Sakura? Could I buy a second hand bike that would be reliable for less than a new bike?

Anybody advise me please?

[Mia]

I'm Amelia - car costing too much on the 26 mile round trip to work. Used to cycle everywhere before I had a car, so quite happy to do so - but our hills are mega huge and I'd never manage there and back each day without assistance - so electric bikes sound just right!