Gears ?

[KEN OPENSHAW]

Hi all
Still not got my ebike,and am a little confused regarding gears on ebikes.
I notice that most ebikes employ Shimano 6/7/8 speed,but ECO EXPEDITION PUT 21 SHIMANO GEARS on theirs ! Why the discrepancy ? and doesn’t that mean that Eco Expedition are better value for money and....easier to ride !

 

[Woosh]

no to both.

there is not much difference in cost between a single crankset and a triple crankset at the low end of the market, on ebay: £15 for a triple crankset, £13 for a single crankset.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PROWHEEL-Triple-Crankset-MTB-Mountain-bike-Chainset-Alloy-crank/372311732322
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/46T-170mm-Alloy-Single-Speed-Bike-Crankset-9-16-Chainset-Square-Taper-Fit-Crank/142875917662

It's the technology that costs money.
Single crankset saves weight and maintenance.

 

[Eagle]

KEN OPENSHAW,

I posted in Introduce Yourself by mistake.

You can read about the Eco Expedition here:
http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/eco-expedition.24306/

The price may be attractive but, without even considering the Eco's other features, a 10ah battery is not going to be much use on hills with a heavy rider.

Benjahmin's post (#4) is a good one and offers sound advice:
http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/need-help.32183/

Personally I would recommend you to go for the Woosh Big Bear LS with hydraulic brakes. The BB has a 15ah battery with Samsung cells.

Remember that you also come down hills as well as climb up them and hydraulic brakes are far superior to cable disk brakes.
Big Bear LS:
http://wooshbikes.co.uk/?bigbear-ls

Woosh has a good reputation and any tweaking/servicing can be done by any local bike shop.

Get it ordered and catch the last of the summer weather!