Trem

The Kudos Tornado was the one I *was* looking at as well. It says on their site that it is the most powerful one. It is a bloody good price as well. It isn't the best looking out of my choices but it is getting on for a grand cheaper.

Another thing that is playing on my mind is, well, how do they actually work. How does it assist you? So, are you riding up a hill with assist on and you have to use little effort? What happens if you stop peddling does the motor stop as well? What happens if you slow right down to maybe 3 or 4 mph, does the assist stop? As you can all probably tell I have never ridden an e-bike and it will be a baptism of fire when I get one. What will happen is I will decide on one, buy it off the internet and jump feet first into using it. It is how I am, I have done it with cars, motorbikes and other expensive items before. Hey, you only live once

I am in Newcastle-under-Lyme and the journey will be all road with quite a few traffic lights, lots of about 100m (length but not too steep) climbs and the final hill to home is about 700m (length and fairly steep), that's the one I am most worried about

HI all, thanks for the replies. Work is about 7 or 8 miles away so at worst a round trip of 16 miles. Lots of steady, long hills though, both there and back.

Hi all, new here so be gentle. The crushing realisation that I am mortal hit me like a speeding train when I reached 40, so I want to change my ways a little. I am not allowed a Fireblade by my wife and, besides, that will not help my fitness.....especially if I end up in traction. I want a bike that for as much as it can be does not look like it is powered. I have looked at the KTM's, the Kranium, the BH Emotion and some others I have since forgotten. They all look good but I start to get baffled by what I actually need. I am a big lad (6'4" and 16 stone) and if I didn't smoke (I know, I know) I would be pretty fit. What I want is a bike that will help me up hills, the commute to work is pretty hilly and I don't want to arrive there sweating like a pig then spend the rest of the day smelling the same. Which bike, if any, will help me up hills as much as possible and which would be your choices for the best equipped/looking bike? Any advice and help appreciated.