Hi All

[YORKSHIREEXILE1]

Just joined, been lurking for a month or so trying to understand exactly what I'm looking for. Guess what, I still don't know!

I decided that I wanted a pedelec after two days commuting into central London, after a quick calculation of costs I decided I NEEDED a pedelec! By my calculation even the Kalkoff at £2k+, I first considered, would be paid for after just a year.

My commute is only about 9 miles each way but means I need to negotiate both Kingston and Roehampton hills I'm possibly fit enough to make it on a standard cycle but don't much fancy being the sweaty mess I will be following my journey, I don't fancy breaking out any of the motor bikes I own, too much faffing about for such a short distance, and in central Westminster the car is a non-starter.

I'm quite lucky in that I appear to have two well mentioned retailers almost on my doorstep, 50 Cycles in Sheen and The Electric Bike Co (?) in Hampton Wick. Now I just need to make the time to get to visit and draw some conclusions.

Anyway, hello and thanks for having me!

Cheers

Ian

 

[YORKSHIREEXILE1]

Hi All

Well I've sort of narrowed it down, looking specifically at a Machina fun 9 or a Kalkhoff Pro Connect 10, hopefully I'll get a chance to give them both a test ride this bank holiday weekend, I will report back my findings.

In the interim has anyone got any alternative suggestions for similar types of bike? I'd really appreciate any contributions as it's something of a large market out there!

Cheers

Ian

 

[trex]

welcome to the forum.
where are you going to park your bike in London?
a new £2k bike won't last long in a public place.
Thieves won't necessarily nick the whole bike. They took tapash's LCD in central London recently, replacement for that is £100.

 

[YORKSHIREEXILE1]

Hi Trex

I have access to a pretty secure underground car park, so I hope it will be OK, wouldn't dream of using such a thing if I couldn't secure it well, than you very much for the advice though

Cheers

Ian

 

[trex]

cwah commutes for years in central London. His solution is to fit an 8-Fun crank drive kit to a good but a little battered bike and keep the battery in a frame bag. They nicked his lock but left his bike intact, just to show that they can.

 

[YORKSHIREEXILE1]

Ah thieves with a misplaced sense of humour eh? Bastids! I think the ug car park I'll be using is two floors down with a single guarded entrance, pinning my hope on that being fairly secure, I also ride motor bikes so am well aware of the thief horror stories. Will have a Google for the 8 fun crank drive, thank you again trex.

Cheers
Ian