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Brompton with a Heinzmann conversion will go up and down hills all day long and probably outlast any any other conversion on the market.Not cheap but probably the best.

Alfine or nexus or sturmey add a Schlumph Mmountain drive to your Alfine or any other hub and it gives you a complete set of lower gears very cost effective with the Sturmey 8 speed combo im thinking about doing with my brompton. Alex

roholf dropouts Do a search on Kinetics I believe they do a dropout converter Alex

Alternative uses I use my bikes purely for health and leisure activity and my wife and I both have cars which are used for work and shopping or traveling longer distances on roads where cycling is unsuitable Alex

Fantastic machine

grumblers Get over it, its a great bike,it does what the people want and I thought we lived in a democracy,more power to the alien

Versatile A Brompton folding bike would be ideal for the boot of the car and could be purchased within your price band. No electrical assistance but should you wish to add there are lots of ways to do it. As Flecc and the guys say no standard assisted bike is likely to meet your requirements. I...

I will second that,motion carried. Alex

Reason Choosing your bike is a very personal thing as we all know one mans meat is anothers poison. Trust me when you find the right bike price will not be an issue. Reason and logic fly out the window and you are going to love it when you find it. Alex

Purely on what I see on this forum, the following lead by example. Wisper should be applauded as a manufacturer 50 cycles as a retailer Both go the extra mile for the customer Alex

Pl250 Ht Its actualy a 350 revamped to 250w hence the HT. Which I imagine most large manufacturers will follow. Alex

Aurora Another Aurora convert. Alex

Choice As a consumer I have no issue with those who wish to use pedalecs upto 250w But lets not pretend the B27 is a 250w when its really a 350w with a 48v battery repackaged to comply with current legislation and get one over other producers. So lets get the blinkers off and all play to the...

Decision So whats it going to be A bucket of salt or an expansive open mind? Alex

Great to see a development like this taking place in the UK all be it with German bikes. But pound for pound the Alien Aurora would get my vote at present. With the continued entry of some big players entering the ebike market the future for sophisticated development augers well and should...

Progress The Americans market what everyone really wants while in Europe the politicians get involved and we the British comply as usual. The French and Germans do not give a hoot and do what they want and continue to supply what the customer demands. The exceptions here are companies like...

varied selection lovely selection of bikes Jerry Alex

Good Question In theory use a nominal max figure of £1000 for the purchase of the donor bike and max £1000 for the e conversion. If you had the free funds what would you choose. Idealy I would prefer rear hub e conversion ruling out alfine hubs etc. Or with a crank drive conversion alfine...

lipo4 Thanks Dave lipo 4 sounds the way to go with the Aurora particularly from a cost standpoint. I have included the Aurora in my shortlist of suitable bikes. Alex

This is a very well organised forum and the upgrade would be another plus. Delighted to help Alex