Thanks to all who responded. It appears that the Sahel Compact would probably fit me. Does anyone know of a bike show next year where electric bike dealers will exhibit there bikes under one roof.
Fishman.....places to test electric bikes.
Unfortunately the number of venues to test e-bikes appears to be reducing not expanding,it is difficult to attract enough customers to justify the cost and effort involved.
In time order.
The London Excel Cycle Show,usually February,it has a wonderful indoor test track but only attracts about 6 e-bike suppliers.
Kudos/LEBC test day at Redbridge....our own show usually April/May....we can exhibit KTM,Kudos,Haibike....not sure we will organise in 2015. The test track is probably the best circuit to test bikes but it just does not attract enough interest.
The Cycle Show at the NEC,usually October/November time,the test track is very short a small ramp,has most of the e-bike industry there but the test track is so limited and busy that it is hard to get a good idea of the bike.
In all honesty your best option but may seem a lot of effort is to travel to London....50 Cycles are located in Hampton Wick,they are the importers of the Kalkhoff into the UK,you can test the Sahel Compact there....only 200 metres down the road is the London Electric Bike Company,you can test the Kudos Secret there,together with the complete Kudos range and many of the KTM models...both premises use the beautiful Bushy Park ( part of Hampton Court Palace),it has a 4 km traffic free bike ride,the nearby Holiday Inn is a good one,I stay there often.
However,when making a long trip it would be sensible to book ahead an appointment and make sure all your possibles are available to test.
A long trip but I don't know anywhere else that has about 40 plus bikes to test,that part of London is very nice alongside the river so it would make a nice weekend break.
Hope that helps
KudosDave