ElectricOwl

Went out last night and did about 23 kilometres I really pushed myself using the gears and keeping in the lowest gear possible and yes I significantly increased my battery life but when I was going up a decent hill without battery and in the lowest gear I nearly came to a standstill , it actually felt the brakes were on and I would have definitely stopped without switching the power on .

Shimano Acera 8 gears .

I always turn down the power and try to use the gears until i find it to hard to pedal , the other day I turned off completely for ages because my battery was on its last legs but that was on the flat as soon as i come to a hill i do need assistance because the weight of myself and the bike , anyway thanks for making me feel inferior to your prowess .

Yes 11.4 Ah .......maybe I need a different bike , are there many with 15.6 Ah batteries ? Whats yours ?

All down hill ?

Anyone who criticises someone for exercising in the fresh air is probably not the brightest light in the sky .

apologies if this has been covered elsewhere . So my Carrera Crossfire is reputedly able to cover 60 mile on a charge ? So how do the makers come to this figure ? I suppose if you were 7 stone and lived in a area with no hills would it be possible ? If the makers used a formula for this assumption would there be any way of inputting different weights and terrain choice to come to a guesstimate for say light medium and heavy ? also terrain easy medium hilly ? The reason I have brought this up is that I am around 16 stone and live in a hilly area , best I can achieve is 46 kilometres = 28.5 miles I was looking to do the coast to coast bike ride and would be limited to distance on 1 battery and having looked on Halfords website the cost of a back up is £400.00 Also my local dealer was telling me my battery needs servicing and I should store the battery indoors during low temperatures Are they making things up because the batteries are not achieving their figures ? Also has anyone achieved anything like the 60 mile range on a crossfire ? PS While I was in Halfords I noticed they had a new E Crossfire mountain bike for £1000.00 it proclaimed the range on that one was 40 miles ( and its the same battery according to the sales guy ?

I live in a very hilly area close to the Peak District I had the Gtech but returned it because it would not get me up hills and with no gears its very limited , went to Halfords and bought the Crossfire (got it for £800.00 with the offer they had at the time ) It tackles the hills with no problems I have been very happy with it so far , just an annoying click noise coming from the drive train that Halfords have not been able to sort yet .

IMO , The Gtech is a good bike but severely limited on its capabilities , if you are under 13 stone and live in a flatish area then ok , but if you are like me 15st + and live on the top of hills then you will need something with more power and gears .

Hi Mate , Started off with a Gtech on trial but sent that back as it could not handle the hills where I live and also ran out of power rapidly , Now have a Crossfire E from Halfords

Thanks flecc I hope I will , never thought I would ride a bike again but its fantastic , I live in NE Derbyshire so very hilly but the new bike is capable ....up to now !

Having read the reports on here and watched the Video I after trialling a Gtech for 14 days opted for a Crossfire, early days but very impressed , Also the Lad at Halfords informed me that a 20% discount was happening tomorrow .......Happy days Paid £799.00 .

Just got myself a new Bike and enjoying the ride . See you all around !