Steve 142

I think he means me, my avatar is a bit lacking in realism so I will look into adding a proper one using the guide Leighping mentioned!

I have a Woosh Bali (my first ebike) that I bought last summer, and have completed 200 miles so far. I'm only an occasional cyclist, using it a few times a week for short trips at the moment, but when the weather was better I did go on some longer leisure rides. At 58 and with a dodgy knee (arthritis, according to the doctor) I found anything over a few miles on my Trek hybrid affected my knee so cycling did not have the ease and fun it used to. The electric assist brings all that fun back and I now can't wait for spring when I will be exploring much further now I am fully used to the bike. It is heavy, compared to the Trek, but very sturdy and I am sure it can carry a lot as you say. So far I've comfortably managed 50 miles per charge using a mid level assist and it has been very reliable, even in pouring rain (twice so far.) Like you I have noticed the handlebar stem does need to be tightened very firmly to stop any movement, I haven't changed the tyres yet and may not for some time as they seem to be OK so far. I have changed the saddle from the supplied wide saddle to my old narrower Trek one, and moved it back as far as I can as I am almost 6ft tall. I also changed the grips as I found the supplied ones gave me numb wrists after longer rides. The new ergonomic grips have cured that problem, although they did both need to be carefully cut down to fit. Otherwise I've not changed anything on it. Front forks are new to me as well (my Trek doesn't have them) and I guess they do soak up some energy, but they do give a smoother ride over less well maintained sections of road and going up drop kerbs etc. I'd set myself a very strict budget of £1000 and also wanted a crank drive, which narrowed my choice somewhat, but feel I made a good choice and still have that ebike grin every time I set out!