Hello everybody, I have only just joined the forum but have been reading about different members views on bikes as i was clueless when it came to e bikes,
I bought my first ebike back in Dec 2011. I know what a funny time of year to be getting back into biking, and me living in Scotland too. Well never mind all that. My first bike was a cyclamatic, which i bought because of the good press it had on this and other forums. A very decent bike it is too. The only thing wrong with it was the range of 20-25 miles. I soon realised that 36v 10ah bikes went half as far again so i bought a second hand Sirocco. This bike took me easily into the 30+ range. I fitted the hill climbing controller, which was supplied by The original seller of the bike in Southend so as not to void the warranty. What a brilliant bike i thought until my spokes were breaking one after the other. I dont know why this was happening because i wasnt treating it any different than my cheaper Cyclamatic. However after going on to the original suppliers website i saw the bike was only rated up to 95kg. I dont weigh quite that much but im not a little bloke,so i put it down to a combination of my weight, a better controller, A lot of Scottish hills and me probably having too much change in my pockets.
By this time i am thinking i need a heavier duty bike. I had just sold my Cyclamatic and to my surprise i got back nearly as much as i paid for it because they had just gone up by £100. I then rebuilt my back wheel on my Sirocco and sold that and ended up buying a Pro rider E voyager. Mainly for their excellent door to door warranty, according to reviews i had read, and because they say the bike can take riders up to 130kg. I have done nearly 900 miles on this bike and all i have had to do is adjust the brakes and top up the tyres. It may be a little bit heavier than my other e bikes as its full suspension but its comfy, seems to be reliable and very often gives me mid 30s without running the battery flat. Just the other day i went to Dundee and back in high power pedal assist with two of my five bars still showing on battery charge when i got home. I must admit i do put in the effort or i might as well be burning petrol, not calories. All in all i have been very happy with the bikes ive had so far, even the sirocco. Had i bought it new from the supplier i would have been informed of the weight restrictions as i found them very helpful and honest when i was having problems. well thats enough for me right now. Thanks to all of you whos threads and reviews i have been studying to get me back on bikes again. Lastly does anyone know if flecc has a life outside the pedelec forum
Alf
I bought my first ebike back in Dec 2011. I know what a funny time of year to be getting back into biking, and me living in Scotland too. Well never mind all that. My first bike was a cyclamatic, which i bought because of the good press it had on this and other forums. A very decent bike it is too. The only thing wrong with it was the range of 20-25 miles. I soon realised that 36v 10ah bikes went half as far again so i bought a second hand Sirocco. This bike took me easily into the 30+ range. I fitted the hill climbing controller, which was supplied by The original seller of the bike in Southend so as not to void the warranty. What a brilliant bike i thought until my spokes were breaking one after the other. I dont know why this was happening because i wasnt treating it any different than my cheaper Cyclamatic. However after going on to the original suppliers website i saw the bike was only rated up to 95kg. I dont weigh quite that much but im not a little bloke,so i put it down to a combination of my weight, a better controller, A lot of Scottish hills and me probably having too much change in my pockets.
By this time i am thinking i need a heavier duty bike. I had just sold my Cyclamatic and to my surprise i got back nearly as much as i paid for it because they had just gone up by £100. I then rebuilt my back wheel on my Sirocco and sold that and ended up buying a Pro rider E voyager. Mainly for their excellent door to door warranty, according to reviews i had read, and because they say the bike can take riders up to 130kg. I have done nearly 900 miles on this bike and all i have had to do is adjust the brakes and top up the tyres. It may be a little bit heavier than my other e bikes as its full suspension but its comfy, seems to be reliable and very often gives me mid 30s without running the battery flat. Just the other day i went to Dundee and back in high power pedal assist with two of my five bars still showing on battery charge when i got home. I must admit i do put in the effort or i might as well be burning petrol, not calories. All in all i have been very happy with the bikes ive had so far, even the sirocco. Had i bought it new from the supplier i would have been informed of the weight restrictions as i found them very helpful and honest when i was having problems. well thats enough for me right now. Thanks to all of you whos threads and reviews i have been studying to get me back on bikes again. Lastly does anyone know if flecc has a life outside the pedelec forum
Alf
