ameeno

and you too. good tips

You, friend have given brilliant advice. might look into a kit from woosh + an underpriced gumtree donor. this sounds very sensible.

Thanks for all the tips. I decided not to buy this and instead buy something better for a bitt more

Thanks. This is all very useful. I am not sure I have somewhere at work to take an entire bike in to charge, so not having a detachable battery is a big pain. Seriously couldn't I add a second battery and run them in a series? I'm not too bad with electricals and DIY, or cycle maintanence. I have just never worked on an e bike before (tho do all my own car maintanence and home electrics and Techy stuff). I guess I would need to do more research once I have specific components. But in theory, if I'm gonna think about all that, am I just better off buying a non elec + kit??? Unfortunately I have no donor bike to hand, and the used market isn't worth it as no cycle to work scheme!!!

AHH no idea what the true capacity of the battery is and Evans don't answer the phone man..... So hard. Might just pay more for a better bike from better sellers

Yes that's the ones. Sorry typing on my phone and don't remember name exactly. With the muddyfox I was wondering If I modded it with a throttle and derestrict it + maybe add a companion battery on the outside in a frame mounted or pannier mounted holder. Is it possible to like get a 2nd battery that wires in series with the other battery? I noted your advice on armoured tyres and even considered slime in the tubes + Kevlar tube guard in the tyres. The problem with the muddyfox is the details are quite soon regarding the battery size or anything like that and Evans don't answer the phone. Another option is the carerra vengeance e. Ultimately I'm not a super cyclist so some things that annoy enthusiasts might be fine for me. And I do think the bike (muddyfox) is crazy cheap when compared with competition. The toss up is £550 is still too much money to just throw away on something that will be wasted In 12 months. But are the features on other bikes worth double? Couldn't I just buy an extra battery on a pannier that adds 2kg in weight for like 200 quid and have the best of both worlds? Also I might try and derestrict the muddyfox. I'm so torn hahaha

Yep I like the decathlon ranges, eyeing the elops 900. Also considering the woosh bike ranges. The Freya and camiro I think there called!!! Altho to be honest the price after voucher for the Evans bike is £300. Is that not worth it? Could I add an extra battery?

the cube is too expensive. what else could I buy up to 1200

ok looking at my commute its quite hilly on return. this bike is single speed and not sure of battery size and components. not sure I should buy it

Hiya, my commute is around 10 miles each way, and might be hilly, i'm not sure really as i take the train/tube right now and i would expect some hills on the way. My present thoughts are maybe the muddy fox is a bad buy and i should consider another bike. (no real specs or details on muddyfox battery or anything, which is scary.)

I'm very unfit currently and want to get back into it. though in my younger years I was a keen cyclist and very fit, so I'm ok at bicycle maintenance and changing tubes and modifying saddles and bits, but perhaps not good enough for a full bike conversion. Woosh looks OK, but they are a bit far away. The scheme my work uses is the green commute initiative. they have some online vendors on there books i think

Hiya, Thanks for this, I have looked online at alternatives, Woosh bikes have a hybrid but it's £1200, I see there is something called a Pure Flux One hybrid, and there are a few more. I suppose I could be willing to stretch to £1000-1200 for this purchase, DO you know what else I should do? or should I get a non-elect one and a Kit? Ultimately, it is very hard to get everything I want under the cycle-to-work scheme, as only certain retailers are included.

I also wanted to add that I looked at self-build kits & buying a used hybrid bike locally. I have found that it is impossible to buy a decent used hybrid bike for less than a few hundred that isn't very old. Also, they have no warranty. Also, I do not feel comfortable enough yet to self-build. And additionally, the online amazon bikes I found that are in a similar price range do not get cycle-to-work scheme approval, so it Would cost me double in real te. And from what I have read, the Evans warranty will be loads better than an online-only Chinese bike vendor.

Hi All, I'm Ameeno. Very new to the forum and E-bikes in general. I have not cycled for a long time and want to get back into it. I do not have a considerable budget and mostly work from home. I saw a Muddy Fox Electric Avenue Ebike on Evans for £550 (White Version) - WHich I can buy via my company's cycle-to-work scheme. That would save me the equivalent of 42% on the bike's price as I can pay for its pre-tax salary. https://www.evanscycles.com/brand/muddyfox/electric-avenue-hybrid-bike-700516#colcode=70051611 Considering the savings, I am buying this bike for the equivalent of £312.00, brand new with a 12-month warranty. I have not found anything else in this price range from a good shop (I am in south London). I would like to do 30 miles round trip in a day with a charge in between if possible. Things I'm not sure about: SIngle speed, Cheap components, unknown battery lasting time, not many reviews., bad handle rubber, I might need to upgrade some parts, and the battery is built-in, so I would need to charge it inside. Things I like: cheap, comes from a good shop, and I can get it under companies scheme. I want to start exercising over the summer, and if I cycle to work, that's 10Miles so it should fall within the 25-28km range they advertise. Looking at alternatives, I can only see amazon Swifty bikes in this price range. Can you suggest options I should consider? And whether I can use my cycle scheme? I also like that this bike is from a good shop, and I have a warranty. Please advise if this is a good decision, both the bike shop Evans and another bike shop have suggested I should not be buying this bike, but they might just be pushing me into more expensive products. And if I should get an alternative, what should it be?