Hi Everyone
I am looking to get an Electric Bike in about 2/3 months for Deliveroo work. I've never had one and am currently using a Specialised TriCross road shape with Disc breaks, etc
Please can you give me some info/advice/pointers, etc on how they work and what would be best for the following conditions & questions:
Regards
Steve
I am looking to get an Electric Bike in about 2/3 months for Deliveroo work. I've never had one and am currently using a Specialised TriCross road shape with Disc breaks, etc
Please can you give me some info/advice/pointers, etc on how they work and what would be best for the following conditions & questions:
- 60/70% Flat - 30/40% Hills (in a session I tend to hit a hill 4/5 times only, 1 is a 45 Degree slope!!)
- Possible long shifts of 7/8 Hours BUT if the bike is good then I will split that into 3/4 hours shifts with a break at home to recharge and I will buy a spare battery soon after so i can stay out longer
- I primarily want it to increase my drops/deliveries per hour so to propel me along faster than my silly unfit tired old man 10mph (3 people in the last 3 days have whooshed past me on Pedelecs, lol) and to give me a boost up the hills. I ideally wanna be pootling along at 15mph at all times on a flat road, etc
- I read about the two types of bike/motor, can someone explain that to me please, pedal assist, etc?
- Does a 50/75nm motor mean more power/torque? it also seems a 500w battery is required by default for this kind of requirement
- I have a budget £1000 but if it all points to £1500 then I dont mind hanging on.
- With Deliveroo we get 15% off bikes in Halfords, if it helps
- Is it worth buying a kit for my current bike and upgrading it?
- What about "upgrades" to make it go a bit faster up a hill for example, I read about some bikes/kits that put out a bit more power for a bit of extra speed up a hill, unless I got that wrong
- I'd ideally like the least amount of rolling resistance and weight, i.e a Road bike shape if I can or the commuter style with slicks but I dont mind an MTB, i'll just pop some slicks on it
Regards
Steve
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