I am an overweight 20 stone guy who has now decided that electric is the way forwards.
TBH my current bike (Merida CX4) has sat unused for a long time now as I just don't ride it because I fear the inclines. I don't want to get rid of it though as I hope that one day I will be light and fit enough to ride it again.
My wife struggles with the idea of getting an ebike to lose weight when I have a perfectly good one that would, in her opinion, be better for this goal. The issue is I just don't want to ride it to have to push it up hills.
I would like to be able to ride road as well as tow paths, gravel tracks and forest trails and am thinking that a mountain bike would be the best bet. Am I on the right lines?
I have been reading this forum and am still unsure as to the best motor system to get.
My budget is around £2500 and there seems to be a bewildering range available within that. I am leaning towards just front suspension rather than full and don't want too aggressive a riding position.
I do want to source the bike from a local bike shop in order to have the support in the future.
I had a look today at the Oxygen S Cross MTB at a Wilco Motor Spares store that is only a few miles from home. They have reduced it (brand new) to £1300, which sounds cheap. My questions would be:
TBH my current bike (Merida CX4) has sat unused for a long time now as I just don't ride it because I fear the inclines. I don't want to get rid of it though as I hope that one day I will be light and fit enough to ride it again.
My wife struggles with the idea of getting an ebike to lose weight when I have a perfectly good one that would, in her opinion, be better for this goal. The issue is I just don't want to ride it to have to push it up hills.
I would like to be able to ride road as well as tow paths, gravel tracks and forest trails and am thinking that a mountain bike would be the best bet. Am I on the right lines?
I have been reading this forum and am still unsure as to the best motor system to get.
My budget is around £2500 and there seems to be a bewildering range available within that. I am leaning towards just front suspension rather than full and don't want too aggressive a riding position.
I do want to source the bike from a local bike shop in order to have the support in the future.
I had a look today at the Oxygen S Cross MTB at a Wilco Motor Spares store that is only a few miles from home. They have reduced it (brand new) to £1300, which sounds cheap. My questions would be:
- Will I get decent backup from this kind of retailer (the reason for the reduction is they are not going to be stocking Oxygen bikes in the future)
- If I doubled my spend on a more expensive bike, would that see a really worthwhile difference in reality?