quandoe

im looking at my first ebike.... but i have (in bits) an old dawes edge full suspension which i used to ride years ago. quite high spec with air suspension front and rear.... whilst super comfortable they can be tiring to ride as a lot of pedal torque was lost through the suspension, ie the harder i pushed the pedals the further the suspension compresses, even if i pumped it up quite hard which it turn loses the comfort..... things have moved on in through the years to combat this but you'll never defeat it.... i think the point i'm trying to make is unless you want the bike for serious off roading then i'd stick to a hard tail or spend real good money on a high spec well reviewed full bobby (as i call them)..... my apologies if this has already been posted in some way or form, haven't read all of them, just my experience

hiya Andy.... that cube reaction is probably the type of bike i'm looking for and what a fantastic deal.... sadly its just too big for me as i'm 5-8 on a good day..... i think the idea of a trekking bike is limiting my options as most have skinny tyres built mainly for road, i think a hard tail mtb is a better option as i can always fit a rack to it adjust suspension ect

indeed i am thinking a mid drive without the battery being rack mounted to keep the center of gravity lower... i have thought about adding a mid mount to one of the older bikes but i'm just concerned about torque/ridability of a 250watt and indeed reliability.... i am after all nearly 15 stone..... i need to do a bit more digging.... i'll take a look at cube..... thanks for that keep um coming

The basics, been reading alot about ebikes and how they've moved forward and its an ideal step for me, i used to ride a little years ago and i still have a older hardtail and a full bobby than i should get round to putting back together, being a 46 yr old divorcee im looking to do a bit of exploring at the weekends, ebikes are probably the best option for me as whilst im a fairly active bulky fellow but im sadly very unfit on the inside mainly through the dreaded smoking so a little help with the old battery power would be a massive help..... so i'm set my sights on prob a trekking type of bike for the new year as i can go off the beaten path now and again, .... this is where i could do with a bit of help.... been looking at the Haibike xduro trekking as a possibility but ive come across the conway emc427... uk reviews are a little scarce, apart from the mad 'e-rider', but the spec seems better for the price albeit without the shapely hydroforming...... any ideas folks on the conways or even some alternatives as i was really hoping to keep the spend around the 2g mark... cheers folks