Hi all,
We are motorhomers and carry bikes and find we always seem to be at the bottom of a hill when we set of on our bikes, plus fitness is not what it should be.
We bought some electric small wheel shopper type bikes some time ago and found them useless as the geometry was wrong for pedalling. Now there seem to be propper electrics about it seems worth looking again. The problem though is charging while on the road. We do not often stay on sites with electric and I don't think chargers like Inverters.
The other point is that the bikes will not be used every day, sometimes perhaps only once a month. So I wondered whether one of the small petrol motors from China or I believe Germany and Holland might be a better option as it is much easier to get petrol than 36volt electric while on the road. Or are there special chargers that can work off 12volt?
I hope I am not asking about a taboo subject here but would like any suggestions I can get. I don't want to spend a fortune but weight is a major consideration.
I am about 5-5 and 13stone and my wife only 5ft and 9stone so she needs a lower cross bar as she seems to have short legs.
We live in the South of France and will be travelling to the UK in April so would like to perhaps be able to make a decision by then.
Thanks for any help.
Steve
We are motorhomers and carry bikes and find we always seem to be at the bottom of a hill when we set of on our bikes, plus fitness is not what it should be.
We bought some electric small wheel shopper type bikes some time ago and found them useless as the geometry was wrong for pedalling. Now there seem to be propper electrics about it seems worth looking again. The problem though is charging while on the road. We do not often stay on sites with electric and I don't think chargers like Inverters.
The other point is that the bikes will not be used every day, sometimes perhaps only once a month. So I wondered whether one of the small petrol motors from China or I believe Germany and Holland might be a better option as it is much easier to get petrol than 36volt electric while on the road. Or are there special chargers that can work off 12volt?
I hope I am not asking about a taboo subject here but would like any suggestions I can get. I don't want to spend a fortune but weight is a major consideration.
I am about 5-5 and 13stone and my wife only 5ft and 9stone so she needs a lower cross bar as she seems to have short legs.
We live in the South of France and will be travelling to the UK in April so would like to perhaps be able to make a decision by then.
Thanks for any help.
Steve