Ravenfeeder

Has anyone bought their bike from Pure Electric? What was our experience like? They are the only people with a local shop that sell the bike I think I want, but the salesman I talked to didn't fill me with any confidence.

I suspect they meant labour, not parts

No, the bike shop does, not Orbea

The local-ish bike shop that sold Whisper's no longer does so . However I've found a local independant bike shop within 10 minutes walk from me. The only e-bikes they sell are Orbea, but they promise free lifetime maintenance. They recommended an Orbea Vibe to me. Does this sound like a good idea, or are there any problems with Orbea?

Yeah, she does like the old insoles, although they are the cheap kind so I doubt there's much money involved. At least she has a plan, unlike the doctors and consultants I've seen. I get what you say about timing though.

Thanks for people's replies. The Whisper H7/9 does look like an option with the larger battery pack. As a bonus a local shop is a Whisper dealer (still a few miles, but a short bus ride). After my original post I got a message from the hospital saying I have an appointment with my podiatrist (phone only in these times) in a few weeks. I'll probably wait until I've talked to her before making any decision.

Lifting stuff very sort distances like that isn't really a problem for me. It's not like it's a flight of stairs.

I'm a relatively unfit 57 year old guy with a bad foot that looks unlikely to heal fully. I live in hilly Plymouth and the bad foot makes it impossible for me to use an unpowered cycle around here as the pressure on the foot is too much when climbing. So I'm thinking of buying an e-bike. I want to do more than just get around town though, getting out of town would be nice. Or even putting the bike on a train to take it elsewhere when that becomes possible. The first proper excursion would be along Drakes Trail to Tavistock (http://www.drakestrail.co.uk/), which is 21 miles each way, mostly along old railway lines but with some hills involved. I'm 5' 10" (177cm) and 87kg. Any ideas on what bikes I should be looking at? Budget is less than £2500, preferably quite a lot less. I'm also looking for something with fairly low maintenance (maybe with hub gears?) and that will last for years as it looks unlikely that I'll ever have a full time job again.