Hello All, I have been looking at electric bikes for a few years now but couldn't justify the cost of buying one. I was also worried about the cost of battery replacement which was very high although I guessed that would come down over time once mass production got under way.....and it has.
Recently I discovered my local Freego dealer was selling off their hire bikes for rather less than half price and they had only been used during 2014. I expected them to be pretty ratty to be honest but they were pretty good and appeared to have seen little use. It's the unisex style (I prefer to call it Dutch style) but the seat and adjustable bars make it a really comfortable ride. In my exuberance of using the accelerator in conjunction with hard pedalling along an old railway track I picked up an early puncture so I've switched to Schwalbe Land Cruiser tyres with puncture resistance and some off road ability. I had some fun last weekend down the muddy tracks and whilst "normal" bikes were getting stuck in soft muddy verges I simply put a foot down and used the accelerator to make the bike drive itself out. I have been surprised by the quality of the Freego and would certainly recommend them to anyone thinking of buying a starter bike.
Recently I discovered my local Freego dealer was selling off their hire bikes for rather less than half price and they had only been used during 2014. I expected them to be pretty ratty to be honest but they were pretty good and appeared to have seen little use. It's the unisex style (I prefer to call it Dutch style) but the seat and adjustable bars make it a really comfortable ride. In my exuberance of using the accelerator in conjunction with hard pedalling along an old railway track I picked up an early puncture so I've switched to Schwalbe Land Cruiser tyres with puncture resistance and some off road ability. I had some fun last weekend down the muddy tracks and whilst "normal" bikes were getting stuck in soft muddy verges I simply put a foot down and used the accelerator to make the bike drive itself out. I have been surprised by the quality of the Freego and would certainly recommend them to anyone thinking of buying a starter bike.
