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frank9755 · #**691** (**permalink**) 13th January 2008, 23:15

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Originally Posted by steve_allen

HI I,m steve, i live in brighton (uk) and enjoy taking things to bits. I'm learning to weld and building my first electric bike form a lowrider cruiser and an old chinese import phillips energy electric.
Next project will be a recumbant.

Good luck; let us know how you get on!

Frank

emotivepete · #**692** (**permalink**) 14th January 2008, 12:07

My name is Pete and am based in the beautiful but, today, rather chilly North East. I've joined to forum to keep up to date with events and latest news and hopefully chip in occassionally. I'm a bit biased cos I'm UK distributor for Heinzmann but I'll try and keep things factual.

Harv · #**693** (**permalink**) 14th January 2008, 12:11

Hello Everyone,
I am a retired 68 year old male in Long Beach, California who installed an electrical motor kit in October 2006. The ride is invigorating and great fun and I use this bike for virtually all errands within 5 to 7 miles.

It’s an old Worksman Industrial which I converted using a Wilderness Energy brushless motor and 36V12A SLA batteries. It’s now my “Worksman Porteur Poseur”.

I ride it as a motorbike rather than a pedal assist (except start-up) due to its heft. Fortunately my ride area is generally flat so I get reasonable speed and distance from the batteries.

My primary interest is electric folders and the eZee Quando in particular and Pedelec UK is the only forum with owners and expertise of these bikes that I am aware. I also really enjoy the eZee website of Pedelec Guru, flecc and will be grateful for other eZee websites you may recommend.

Like many of you, I am skeptical of the lithium battery (possible) short life. However, one of the US eZee vendors still sells the Quando with NiMh batteries so I ordered one on Jan 13. I plan to upgrade when better chemistry is proven but hope these batteries last several years.

I’m looking forward to new ideas and solutions for e-biking and hope I can make a small contribution.

flecc · #**694** (**permalink**) 14th January 2008, 12:41

Welcome to the forum Harv, thanks for the information on your home build bike and your kind comments.

I guess it's Nycewheels you refer to supplying NiMh with the eZee bikes, and if you like to ride power only as you do, NiMh is the only viable option for the time being if there are any hills involved. While you riding in flat areas, the Li-ions can manage quite well, though currently their life is shorter.

Keep us informed with progress.
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Glynn · #**695** (**permalink**) 14th January 2008, 23:01

Hi my name is Glynn and i would like to ask anyone to help me decide which electric bike i should buy.
I am lookig for a bike for leisure use but i live in the south wales valleys so i need a bike that can climb steep hills with reasonable assist from me. I used to ride my old mountain bike up the hills but i am no longer fit enough to make it unaded.
I am also 6 foot 3 inches so i need a fairly big bike.
I was looking at the powacycle salisbury or if they are worth the extra money the ezee torq or maybe agattu kalkhoff.
Thanks for reading Glynn.

flecc · #**696** (**permalink**) 14th January 2008, 23:50

Hello Glynn, welcome to the forum. Bearing in mind those hills and your height, the Kalkhoff Agattu jumps straight to the fore. As long as you are moderately fit enough to provide about half the effort needed, it will handle any hill and is available in sizes to give anyone a comfortable fit. That's very rare amongst electric assist bikes, most being optimistically "one size fits all", which is all too often "one size fits only a few.

I definitely wouldn't consider the Powacycle Salisbury for your particular circumstance. Although it's a sound bike and very good value, it is one of the lowest powered bikes on the market at 270 to 300 watts gross depending on the chosen battery, so not suitable for the steepest hills. Although the Agattu isn't very much more powerful, as it drives through the gears, the way the power is used is adjustable to cope.

The Torq 1 was notoriously ill set up for hills originally, but the Trekking has had some improvement in that respect. That said, I still wouldn't choose it for hilly areas, it being more ideal for fast riding in a flattish area.
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Sagittarius · #**697** (**permalink**) 15th January 2008, 16:20

Hello,

I'm a 42 years old man who lives in France.
I've discovered for some time now this very well documented forum.
And finally I bought recently an e-bike ;-)

flecc · #**698** (**permalink**) 15th January 2008, 16:29

Hello Sagittarius, I don't know of another member posting from France, so a warm welcome to the forum, you may be the first.

I saw your posting on motors in the main forum, and wonder if you have any experience or knowledge of the French Cybien bike?
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Sagittarius · #**699** (**permalink**) 15th January 2008, 16:37

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Originally Posted by flecc

Hello Sagittarius, I don't know of another member posting from France, so a warm welcome to the forum, you may be the first.

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Originally Posted by flecc

I saw your posting on motors in the main forum, and wonder if you have any experience or knowledge of the French Cybien bike?
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Unfortunaly, I have no such experience. Sorry.

Jon_Oates · #**700** (**permalink**) 16th January 2008, 22:17

Hi. New member having recently bought an Agattu (still difficult to spell and remember how to pronounce, so I have renamed mine Agatha). The flecc review really swung it for me.
Jon