Gazelle electric ladies bike?

alan1951

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Hi, Newbie here so on a learning curve. I am contemplating buying my wife a Gazelle electric bike with the Bosch motor in the bottom bracket location. She is a very nervous cyclist who suffers from asthma, would this be a good purchase for her? The bike is 2 years old and has only done 490 miles and the owner has kept the battery charged up. I am looking to get the bike for half of it original purchase price.
 

GLJoe

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Hi, Newbie here so on a learning curve. I am contemplating buying my wife a Gazelle electric bike with the Bosch motor in the bottom bracket location. She is a very nervous cyclist who suffers from asthma, would this be a good purchase for her? The bike is 2 years old and has only done 490 miles and the owner has kept the battery charged up. I am looking to get the bike for half of it original purchase price.
Could be a good option.
However the 'original purchase price' doesn't mean a lot as there often good deals on new e-bikes, so if you want to know if you're getting a bargain, probably a good idea to state the exact model and asking price.
 

alan1951

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Could be a good option.
However the 'original purchase price' doesn't mean a lot as there often good deals on new e-bikes, so if you want to know if you're getting a bargain, probably a good idea to state the exact model and asking price.

OK, its a Gazelle orange 7, currently at £835 on auction....
 

GLJoe

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OK, its a Gazelle orange 7, currently at £835 on auction....
Looks a fairly safe bet!
Good luck with the bidding. I suspect the high confidence level in the seller will raise the price, but if the frame size is correct for the wife, I'd say go for it.
 

alan1951

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Well that didn't go too well. I bid £1,100 on it as I was going out and it went for £1,390 which was a bit of a surprise. Oh well I'll keep looking...