Hi,
I'm currently considering an ebike and have narrowed it down to three. Each are a little different from each other and so I'm after some advice.
I'm a keen cyclist who has lived in Portugal for the last few years. I do mainly road cycling for fun and fitness. It's mountainous where I live and have no real choice in terms of a flat ride. The flattest ride I do is about 40km and has 800m climbing which takes me about 1h45m. I'm 52 and weigh c90 kgs. However my annual mileage has slipped considerably in the last couple from 8000 a few years ago to 2500 this year. Subsequently, my weight has gone up and partly because it's so hilly my motivation has gone down. The range of routes that I feel I want to do has shrunk. I want to be able to do some different rides but these would be 50-80k with 1200-2000m of ascent, 2-4h riding. Most of the climbs are in the 8-12% range but can be 8k or longer. I just want something to give me a bit of hand on the climbs but also want a bigger battery than the orbea gain and fazua bikes as I want the flexibility of a larger range. Budget is also a consideration.
I would prefer a drop handlebar bike but would consider converting a flat bar bike as I've got a big box of bits. I don't need or want a suspension fork so would swap that over for a straight fork.
The bikes I'm considering all have different motors https://www.merlincycles.com/wilier-e-adventure-gravel-e-bike-173101.html
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I am drawn to the Wilier but it's a good deal more expensive than the other two and even if I upgrade the forks and handlebars, brake levers, the other two work out hundreds of euros cheaper.
Is the radon with the performance cx motor good for my use? Or would I be better with the cube because I want the range? Or should I just suck it up and get the Wilier?
I'm currently considering an ebike and have narrowed it down to three. Each are a little different from each other and so I'm after some advice.
I'm a keen cyclist who has lived in Portugal for the last few years. I do mainly road cycling for fun and fitness. It's mountainous where I live and have no real choice in terms of a flat ride. The flattest ride I do is about 40km and has 800m climbing which takes me about 1h45m. I'm 52 and weigh c90 kgs. However my annual mileage has slipped considerably in the last couple from 8000 a few years ago to 2500 this year. Subsequently, my weight has gone up and partly because it's so hilly my motivation has gone down. The range of routes that I feel I want to do has shrunk. I want to be able to do some different rides but these would be 50-80k with 1200-2000m of ascent, 2-4h riding. Most of the climbs are in the 8-12% range but can be 8k or longer. I just want something to give me a bit of hand on the climbs but also want a bigger battery than the orbea gain and fazua bikes as I want the flexibility of a larger range. Budget is also a consideration.
I would prefer a drop handlebar bike but would consider converting a flat bar bike as I've got a big box of bits. I don't need or want a suspension fork so would swap that over for a straight fork.
The bikes I'm considering all have different motors https://www.merlincycles.com/wilier-e-adventure-gravel-e-bike-173101.html
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I am drawn to the Wilier but it's a good deal more expensive than the other two and even if I upgrade the forks and handlebars, brake levers, the other two work out hundreds of euros cheaper.
Is the radon with the performance cx motor good for my use? Or would I be better with the cube because I want the range? Or should I just suck it up and get the Wilier?
