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Hi Pedalo Seeing your post I have managed to have a conversation over lunch today with the person who wrote the report here and who will be administering the scheme for us. The report which recommended we adopt the scheme refered to another local organisation which makes a final 13th...

Agreed - what they are proposing is to state how they will asses "fair market value" and have decided that comparisons with similar bikes sold on e-bay or internet sites will be used as a guide. From my own reseearch on this I have seen that 12 month old e-bikes go for a good bit more than 5%...

Thanks for the idea NRG, but probably wont go this way I will always have back-up alternatives available to get to work which is a luxury I know. I also feel strongly that you tend to get what you pay for and so am prepared to pay the cash to get a quality product whichever way I decide to...

Thanks for that - good to hear - I have secured permission to charge up at work, so could be looking at two shallow charges per day. You say there has been no degradation, how do you know? Is there a relaible way to test? I only ask based on the premise that e-bikes are effectively hybrids...

My employer is about to subscribe, but I dont think it will be any good for me. There is a cap for bike and equipment at £1000 and I anticipate spending more than that. The scheme runs on the basis of 12 lease payments which would be based on the purchase price, less the tax & NI - so yes a...

Thanks to Dynamic Position and The Mutiny for the comments I must admit having looked further at bike weights and read comments about how hard riding an e-bike with power off can be I was beginning to wonder if this was really a good set of options. Just at the right moment you have nudged...

Thanks for all the replies - its always great when people are so happy to share their advice and experiences. From this posting I have gathered:- Some shops have been known to offer longer term demos and those who have tested a bike on their actual route recommend it - I think this would...

Thanks again for the comprehensive reply - dont you just hate it when a lot of text dissappears. Ref the regular maintenance I am wondering if it may be possible to get this quoted for and provided by the shop I purchase from to start with - possibly the idea of dropping by every three months...

Thanks for the reply I agree the hills are important for the powered test, but I`m also interested in trying the bike out with the weight I`d be carrying, and pedalling it without assistance on the flat & downhill sections. My assumption is that a newer alloy bike with better tyres etc...

Thanks for the reply - I`d certainly be happy to pay £30 hire charge to trial a bike on my planned route. You mention regular maintenance, which I kinda had in the back of my mind as well. Basing it on a 200 mile weekly average which sounds similar to what you have been doing, how much...

Warwickshire - few miles South of Stratford Upon Avon Commute is CV37 8// to CV32 5// postcode areas

So, I think I`d like to cycle to work – I`m reasonably fit (can run 10k comfortably in under an hour) and reasonably happy being out in all weathers (I also whitewater kayak all through the winter!) But, the office is 20 miles away, and the routes which avoid main roads and dual carriageways...