Pea92

Hi David, Is there any update on whether your colleague spoke to my local Wisper bike dealer? Thanks! Pea92

Thanks Neal! Yeah, he didnt seem to be completely clued up. Hopefully we'll get it sorted

Hi David, Thanks so much for your reply. I spoke to Cycle King Pinner. I don't know the name of the person I spoke to but it was the store manager. It would be incredibly helpful if you could explain. Howevery, he mentioned that his store had received an instruction not to allow any test rides of ebikes. I didn't realise there was a difference between twist grip assistance and a throttle. That's really helpful. Thanks, Pea92

Thanks Neal. Pasting my most recent post as a reply in case you know anything. Hi all. Not sure if anyone is still watching this thread but thanks again for all the helpful advice. I decided to go with the throttle option, but when speaking to bike store managers etc it seems that everyone has a different interpretation on the law around throttles. My understanding was that it is legal to have a throttle as long as you are also peddling, up to 15.5 mph. But without peddling, you’d need to get a certification in order to ride it at 15.5 mph. My local Wisper bike dealer didn’t know anything about this and said his store doesn’t sell bikes with throttles as “it’s not legal” and he didn’t know anything about certification either. He also said they don’t allow test rides of ebikes any longer. This leaves me in a bit of a pickle! I’m assuming I can buy a bike directly from Wisper(?), but without the ability to test ride it first it feels a little risky… Any ideas?

Hi all. Not sure if anyone is still watching this thread but thanks again for all the helpful advice. I decided to go with the throttle option, but when speaking to bike store managers etc it seems that everyone has a different interpretation on the law around throttles. My understanding was that it is legal to have a throttle as long as you are also peddling, up to 15.5 mph. But without peddling, you’d need to get a certification in order to ride it at 15.5 mph. My local Wisper bike dealer didn’t know anything about this and said his store doesn’t sell bikes with throttles as “it’s not legal” and he didn’t know anything about certification either. He also said they don’t allow test rides of ebikes any longer. This leaves me in a bit of a pickle! I’m assuming I can buy a bike directly from Wisper(?), but without the ability to test ride it first it feels a little risky… Any ideas?

Looks great, quite a bit over my budget though which is under £1500.

Really glad to hear you returned to full health! Fingers crossed I do too.

Hi all - thanks so much for all the helpful advice. I’ve been making my way through the recommendations and posts and will keep considering. I think a throttle option would be good for me at the moment so will look into that and definitely try to test ride a few bikes before buying!

Hello! I’ve recently been diagnosed with post-viral or chronic fatigue syndrome, which means I’m basically always fatigued and any exertion (even 20 mins of walking, for example) can totally wipe me out. As I’m gradually improving I’d like to get out and about more and increase my mobility, so am looking into buying an e-bike. Ideally I wouldn’t have to exert myself much at all using the bike, but I know nothing at all about bikes and would appreciate any advice. I’m 29 years old, female, weigh about 45kg and am 5’1” (quite petite, basically). Thanks!