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I would be happy to consider Chinese bikes but are these available through cycle2work schemes member? Which Chinese brands are the reliable ones as I remember in the past reading about exploding batteries when left on charge overnight. Not sure if that was related to ebikes or e-scooters.

@D8veh thank you so much for such a detailed response. There’s a lot to consider! Am I best going to somewhere like Halfords or find a dedicated bike shop? Do you have any recommendations for brands I should look at?

Hi everyone- new to the forum and new to ebikes. I am looking to buy my first ebike but first a little background about me. I am 57, 6ft3in and weigh 94kg. I recently had a heart attack which has led to me having a stent and then a heart bypass. Its now 8 weeks since my surgery and I am looking to start cycling as part of my cardiac rehabilitation. It has been recommended to me that I get an ebike as this will help when I get tired going up hills etc and I can use battery power to help me continue. I live in a very hilly area so the bike needs enough oomph to make it up the steep hills. I havent the first idea about ebikes so any help would be really appreciated. I will be going through a cycle2work scheme and my budget is around £2k.