July 9, 20205 yr Hi All My lockdown goal was to learn to ride a bike, I know at 30 years old you would have thought that would have learnt before now but hey ho. Fast forward to now, I can ride a bike just about and have decided an ebike would be the right fit for me, as I am overweight but also have a chronic condition where I can unexpectedly get very tired, so don't want to go on a ride not to have the energy to get home again. I am just under 5ft3 and 105kg and mainly want a bike to ride on cycle paths, parks and the odd road (not very confident with roads yet). Due to mobility issues I would also like a low step/stepthrough style bike, I have been put off front wheel motor styles as I have read that they are less stable which as a new to bikes full stop wouldnt be ideal for me. I live in Bristol so a pretty hilly place. Budget ideally around £1000 but for the right one could go up to £1300ish. I have been looking at a couple of the Juicy Bikes like the Facelia or maybe a Wisper but open to ideas especially if any one knows of any that have availability in the next month or so.
July 9, 20205 yr take a look at the Woosh Big Bear LS and the Woosh Santana3: https://wooshbikes.co.uk/?bigbear-ls https://wooshbikes.co.uk/?santana3 Both are comfortable and suit your height and weight.
July 9, 20205 yr A front wheel motor isn't a deal-breaker, especially on stepthrough bikes. I would recommend the Woosh Big Bear LS too. I think it will be perfect as long as it's not too big. You should be OK at 5ft 3". Ask them to make the throttle full-range, because it helps heavy people to balance when they start off.
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