September 23, 20187 yr Your push bike is fairly heavy at 16kg, so you've been used to putting in some effort. It would be interesting to see how you do on a lightweight 7/8kg road bike. My only experience of the Gtech is third-hand. A guy bought one so he could go out with a mate of mine and a few others. He was disappointed by the range and power, but he is the typical ebiker as described by KudosDave - overweight and unfit, and he's in County Durham which has hills. You are not overweight, reasonably fit, and ride in York, a flattish area, all of which makes a big difference.
September 23, 20187 yr I have gtech sport and I am not overweight and am fit for my age 79, 80 in february I bought the gtech because it does exactly what it says on the tin. I cycle to get out and about I don't do great distances 10 to 30 miles depending where I am going. I usually use the low power setting it is hilly where I live and on the north end of the village you are into the ochil hills which are steep.There is a track round loch leven which is pretty flat only two hills of any consequence appox. 13 miles round but 17 starting where I live and getting back I can go round twice on a single charge ie 34 miles the battery is pretty well flat by then. Depending where I cycle the range is 20 to 30 miles. I bought my gtech for £745.00 I put mudguards on and bought another battery total cost £1075 so my range is between 40 and 60 miles approx. The gtech is light you can pedal it quite easily, easy to maintain 2 years warranty. I also have raleigh trail bike which is about 20 years old which I ride sometimes.
January 17, 20197 yr Here are my initial thoughts about this bike after the 1 week (100 miles) (me: 39 years old, 70 kg, think i'm fit, i recently climbed Everest basecamp, was commuting on a trek hybrid non e-bike, but got bored of climbing some hills) Pros: - good range for the battery size - simple, low maintenance - affordable - brakes are better than I expected (coming from hydraulic brakes) - very light - can pedal up to 18 mph on flat, but my cruising speed is around 13-16 mph - good power, even in eco, I'm flight up highgate hill in London, around 10% - battery indicator seem to be pretty linear Cons ( from most annoying to least) - the ride is not comfortable,loads of vibration, maybe I need a carbon fork? or bigger tires ? I already changed the saddle - motor cuts out too early at 12 mpg (eco) and 14 mph (max mode) - hard to stick to a certain speed, especially in max mode, not so good in slow traffic, like trying to follow other slower bikes, it's just want to accelerate to 14 mph - hard to change mode while u cycling, a button on the handle bar would have been better - no brake sensors - only one colour About range: on my first ride i used 40% battery in Eco mode, 18 miles ride, stop-start London traffic, around 300-400 feet ascent second ride, used 67%, same route, but in Max mode all the time + wind + rain, kind of worst case scenario for my commute. So Even in the worst case scenario my range was 27 miles, but bear in mind I'm putting an effort, using assistance to accelerate and tackle some hills, and cruising around 13-14, where there is only minimal motor assistance Overall I'm happy with the GTech ebike
June 30, 20214 yr Author Well 5 years on and 8,000 + miles and what can I say?. Apart from brake pads my V1 GTECH Sport has needed nothing really, the battery is about 60% capacity now which to be fair isn't out of the way. It's been though all weathers as it's my daily commuter all year. I was just about to by another V1 battery when my ex boss said he had his V2 Sport up for sale, just had a brand new battery fitted as well. Price was too good to pass up so I now have two!. This bike looks brand new!. I'm considering converting my V1 to a V2 battery as my wife would like to use it at weekends and the V2 looks a better battery imho. My V1 has been one of my best purchases, really happy with it and the belt is barely run in, a bit of a clean and it will do many more years of service. The new work steed.. They're just simple, quiet, clean and VERY low maintenance which is excellent for a motorcycle mechanic (busman's holiday and all that).
June 30, 20214 yr I thought I heard that V1 batteries are no longer available, so the only option is to upgrade to V2.
July 1, 20214 yr Author I thought I heard that V1 batteries are no longer available, so the only option is to upgrade to V2. You can still get the V1 batteries, they had a shortage but back in stock now (last week at least).
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