Ed Cooper

Just to let anyone interested to know, I went with the Carrera-E from Halfords. It was mainly a cost driven decision as I could add my British Cycling Club membership, a promotional 20% discount and cash-back on my credit card together to get it for about £700. I note it's now up at £1100, so pleased I got it when I did. I've been commuting to work on the e-bike almost every day for the last month so really pleased. Thanks all for your input.

I'm adding the Kudos Stealth to my shortlist http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/some-advance-info-on-the-latest-2016-kudos-models.24151/page-3#post-309434 Much prefer the look of bikes with integrated/semi-concealed batteries.

That looks like a good value alternative, any issues at all?

What did you get?

Thanks everyone for your very helpful responses. I'm intrigued to find out more about the Oxygen S-CROSS MTB http://www.oxygenbicycles.com/e-bikes/s-cross-mtb Can't find any reviews, and doesn't seem to be a dealer near me (South London). Anyone got any comments, I like how the battery is integrated into the frame. I'm currently torn between getting a purely commuting bike and something that I can use at the weekends off the roads...

My plan is to go try some out, but my worry is that I'm not really going to know how good quality the parts are from just pedalling around... Lets add Halfords Carrera Crossfire-E Mens Electric Bike Weight no idea, battery no idea, but seems lots of people like it, and easy support from a local Halfords.

Hi all So my budget is £1k, but I'll stretch to £1300 if that gets me decent hydraulic discs and tyres that I won't immediately have to bin. I haven't cycled for years and I want to get an e-bike to get myself back into it. It will be mainly used for commuting around South London, with the normal commute being 5 miles each way, but I expect to use it to get around London, on perhaps 30 mile round trips at the most. What I'm looking for is reliability, reasonably decent quality parts, I'm not looking for anything cutting edge. Where I've got to so far is; Woosh Karoo No suspension, but cheap and light, 13Ah (unknown voltage 36?) 19Kg CycloTricity Stealth 500W Dual Power Electric Bike I like the idea of having a 500W mode available, could be good fun, worry about its durability on daily commute. 324Wh/540Wh 23Kg Oxygen S-CROSS CB Hybrid Electric Bike - 10.4Ah Appears to be a nice package 375Wh/22Kg Kudos Arriba Electric Bike Looks competent, has a torque sensor which sounds like a good thing, and also hydraulic brakes, are Bafeng motors any good? 375Wh/22Kg Wisper 929 Torque 29er Electric Bike All quality components that I can expect to last? 375Wh/23Kg Any more I should be considering!?