I'm really enjoying riding my gocycle GS to work every day, I can't wait to get on it in the morning or evening, riding it is just a fantastic feeling. The lights are really good and bright, the range is good, riding up the hills is great! I can ride 7.5 miles into central London just wearing regular clothes, overtaking people on regular bikes and then overtake people having showers at work because I don't need one. I reckon I save 30mins to 1 hour per day and in 2 weeks around £60 on train travel. Plus commuting is fun! As long as I don't try to hurry then the GoCycle gets me to work quickly enough The front luggage bag is very good, I love the way it clips quickly on and off, however the velcro has already started to fray, so although that is a secondary connection point and is just there for stability, I wish this was a bit more durable. I'm quite popular on the GoCycle, a few people have asked me about it, I do feel very lucky to have it. Originally I thought the GoCycle was a bit poserish, but it's very practical - the kick stand and folding pedals mean I can push it right over to the side of the hallway where it keeps well out of the way, also carrying it up the stairs to my flat is manageable - not sure another e-bike would have been. My retired parents are interested in it, it will be fun to give them a demo when I see them next.
There are a couple of things not perfect though, sometimes the app looses connection with the bike while I'm riding it. Sometimes the motor doesn't come on when it is supposed to, but stopping pedalling and starting again makes it come on. Sometimes the chain skips a little. The measure of how much charge the bike has is very imprecise, last night it was saying 100% charge, so I turned off the charger, but when I start to use it today it immediately says 90% - apparently it wasn't quite at 100% after all - it only shows increments of 10% and those might be off by 9.99%. Some accessories seem to be hard to get, I bought the lock, the mudguards, the front bag, the lights and some puncture resistant tyres - having commuted before I felt these were essentials. But the front mudguard and tyres are still in transit somewhere - hope they will arrive before rainy season gets going and I haven't had a puncture with the regular tyres yet so maybe I'll be lucky. In summary I've commuted by car, bicycle, moped and train and GoCycle is my favourite method.
I haven't dared leaving at the supermarket yet, but I'm considering how and where that would be okay, and what to do about the easily removable seatpost.
Before buying the GoCycle GS I tried the Mustache Friday 27 Black (amazing, but huge for carrying up stairs), and the orbea Katu E-20 (cute, but heavy, not very fast and pitiful lights), oh and of course I tried the GoCycle G3, which felt very "premium" - the GS feels similar with less nice contact points (seat, handlebars, pedals) and slightly less perfect, but still great.
There are a couple of things not perfect though, sometimes the app looses connection with the bike while I'm riding it. Sometimes the motor doesn't come on when it is supposed to, but stopping pedalling and starting again makes it come on. Sometimes the chain skips a little. The measure of how much charge the bike has is very imprecise, last night it was saying 100% charge, so I turned off the charger, but when I start to use it today it immediately says 90% - apparently it wasn't quite at 100% after all - it only shows increments of 10% and those might be off by 9.99%. Some accessories seem to be hard to get, I bought the lock, the mudguards, the front bag, the lights and some puncture resistant tyres - having commuted before I felt these were essentials. But the front mudguard and tyres are still in transit somewhere - hope they will arrive before rainy season gets going and I haven't had a puncture with the regular tyres yet so maybe I'll be lucky. In summary I've commuted by car, bicycle, moped and train and GoCycle is my favourite method.
I haven't dared leaving at the supermarket yet, but I'm considering how and where that would be okay, and what to do about the easily removable seatpost.
Before buying the GoCycle GS I tried the Mustache Friday 27 Black (amazing, but huge for carrying up stairs), and the orbea Katu E-20 (cute, but heavy, not very fast and pitiful lights), oh and of course I tried the GoCycle G3, which felt very "premium" - the GS feels similar with less nice contact points (seat, handlebars, pedals) and slightly less perfect, but still great.