Busterdan

This worries me though... I may as well get a standard 12 speed P line Brompton and walk up the hill on the way home if I'm knackered

Thanks for your reply...and advice.... I live 40 miles out of London, I'm not going to be riding a bike that distrance. I'm also a motorcyclist, I've looked at that as a option.... it's not ideal in the winter and very dangerous (Blackwall Tunnel for those know is a nightmare). I sometimes drive, this means leaving home at 5:45am to try to miss some of the traffic, but it still takes 1:15 hours, plus £10 per day parking..... it's a long day. Train, the prices have just increased so it's effectively £172 per week (for 5 days of travel), that also includes one single tube journey from the London train station to my workplace. Whats all this got to do with e-bikes..... It's the bit from home to the train station, it is walkable, but a long walk, good exercise. But I thought an eBike would be quicker, easier, good fun and give me the added benefit of buying a bike that could be used at other times (weekends for example) and was more convenient due to it folding. Also the part to/from the train station is either mostly downhill or mostly uphill depending on the direction of travel. As mentioned above in the summer I could dump the tube section and ride that on the ebike. This route is about 5 miles and mostly flat, so adding all that up I'd want a battery distance of at least 20 miles, but also don't want to add too much weight (beyond my own!) so the 20-21 of the eStarli 20.8 Play was really about as much as I wanted to go to. Hope this clarifies....

Yes I'd be planning on taking it with me.... I wouldn't want to leave it chained up to come back and find it had been nicked! plus there is the added benefit of slinging a folding bike in the back of the car if I go somewhere. For example recently took a trip to Bruges in Belgium, would have been great to have my own bike out there.

Yeah agreed.... not getting younger (53) and starting to feel my age now. Folding is necessary as my train company doesn't allow rigid frame bikes during peak times.

Thanks for the replies so far and the Whoosh and Wisper suggestions..... They do look more keenly priced than the eStarli, but the specs I'd say on the eStarli are better without adding more weight (for example a battery upgrade on the Rambetta. I'd be interested to know what other conversion options might be worth considering. For example if I got a Brompton P line, what would be the best option to get this e-enabled. Although the Brompton is rated to 115kg I think.... so I'd have to go on a crash diet and do some running pretty damn quick Thanks folks, appreciated

Yes I was thinking more broadly if my use increased... for example a weekends, down the coast, that kind of thing, but primarily the bike is for commuting.

Hi [mention=35529]Shaveswet[/mention] I just wondered how you are getting on, I'm 20 stone and looking to get the first ebike, I've been looking at the eStarli e20.8 Play though (which probably wasn't available when you were first looking)

Hi everyone, I'd appreciate some fairly urgent information to decide on the best ebike for my needs. The urgency is due to buying the bike with a work/payroll Cyclescheme and I need to submit my voucher amount within the next few days. The max I could go to is £3500 but I have been looking at the eStarli e20.8 Play which with a few extra's is roughly £2000. My commute is only a few miles (to a train station), initially down hill then at the other end one tube journey, although in the summer I would probably cycle this part. The same route on the return although it's uphill back home. I am currently about 115kgs and most ebike seem to max the load at 110-115kg, the eStarli is rated up to 130kgs so that is another factor. I do want to get myself fitter though and I do expect to get my weight into the 90kgs range. So my first question.... which eBike... is the eStarli a good option? Is it worthwhile getting the £300 range extender? (does seem pricey for what it is). Also any experience of buying direct from eStarli, whats their aftersales/care like? Are there better alternatives, I probably would have gone for a Brompton P line (non-electric) and then maybe fitted a Swytch battery but Brompton "Politely" said I was too heavy Anyway would appreciate any help or advice.