Recent content by IbizaNick

Thanks for everybody's helpful comments. I think I will finally take the plunge and buy this bike. I've got to wait until next week when I should get some money through. It does make sense to order the step-through rather than the crossbar version, but I still think the 'man's' bike looks...

I was thinking I might try and track down a spare battery once I've tested the limits of the first one. I have heard one or two stories of problems tracking down Decathlon batteries and they never seem to be listed on the website.

The main reason I'm getting the bike is to explore Ibiza, with improving my fitness being secondary. But, I'm certainly not expecting to get the bike to do all the work, although it'll probably take me a little while to optimise my use of the gears. I should also mention that although you're a...

Thanks. The terrain in Ibiza is probably not that different from the Yorkshire Dales and I weigh about 75 kilos, so it's handy to hear your experience. And, having looked round it does seem to do what I need at a pretty reasonable price.

I'm still trying to decide which ebike to buy. In many ways, my preference would be to buy from a local bike shop, but there is a Decathlon nearby. I bought one of its folding ebikes a couple of years ago and I've no complaints about its service. And the prices seem better than I can find for...

Thanks. Obviously the motor is the key thing, but as somebody fairly new to e-bikes. it's trying to work out how much real difference there is in practice between units given the 25kmh eu limit. I won't be going on transcontinental trips, but we've got some quite steep hills on Ibiza, so it's...

It was never intending to just go in and pay the advertised price. That's partly why I've left it until towards the end of the season when I'm hoping they'll be keen to get rid of old stock. (Although cycling in Ibiza's better in the winter when it's not too hot, the rental companies don't have...

In some ways this is sort of two questions in one. The main query is: what are the risks of buying a second-hand e-bike? To give you a brief bit of background, I am a 63-year-old living in Ibiza with a terminal cancer diagnosis although the risk of my imminent demise seems to have lifted, for...

You see a lot of Orbeas here as it's the biggest bike manufacturer in Spain. It tends not to be the cheapest because it designs and makes most of its bikes at its factory up north in the Basque country or in Portugal, although it does have a facility in China. (The company's part of a big...

Thanks for the kind words everybody. I'm glad to have found such an active forum. It's still hard to get info on electric bikes

Hi All As you might guess from my forum name, I'm Nick and I live in Ibiza. I've been here for over 14 years and, although you'll regularly find me on the dance floor, I'm not exactly your stereotypical clubber. For a start, I'm 63. In February of last year I bought my first electric bike on a...