The ananda motor is very popular amongst OEMs. Logical choice.

 

There's no knocking noise from the BBS01B going over bumps, no need for an online account to change firmware either, it's also easier and cheaper to derestrict, and can be comprehensively customised - that Eleglide mid-driven bike will sell well if it's cheap, punters will be getting a lot of hill climbing and offroad capability for their money. If these motors sell in huge numbers and don't ride well right out of the box, they'll eventually (possibly) get hacked like the BBSXXX series. It'll be interesting to see what spares Eleglide make available for this motor, and at what prices. BBSXXXs have been around so long and there are so many on the roads, spares for everything are easily available - even after Bafang stop making them, it's hard to imagine this large market for spares being ignored by other manufacturers. I'll stick with the BBS01B...

 

https://www.emtbforums.com/threads/2021-reid-e-trail-2-0.31499/

Edited February 2, 20242 yr by guerney

The ananda motor is very popular amongst OEMs. Logical choice.

Who's going to fix it or supply spare parts? Remember, you can't buy their OEM controllers for bikes that use them.

Who's going to fix it or supply spare parts? Remember, you can't buy their OEM controllers for bikes that use them.

I am pretty sure that OEMs like myself will deal with repairs.

Anything we can't fix outside the warranty, we can offer a new motor for about £380-£400.

I am pretty sure that OEMs like myself will deal with repairs.

Anything we can't fix outside the warranty, we can offer a new motor for about £380-£400.

With postage and labour costs, you're up in the price range, where the repair is going to be more than what the bike is worth. Bear in mind that you can buy a complete new Eleglide T1 for £729, which would be much more suitable for your average ebike rider than that monstrosity.

With postage and labour costs, you're up in the price range, where the repair is going to be more than what the bike is worth. Bear in mind that you can buy a complete new Eleglide T1 for £729, which would be much more suitable for your average ebike rider than that monstrosity.

That bike is ugly because of the battery they chose. You can fit the ananda motor in about a dozen off the shell frames much better looking and finished.

The motor is supplied with a shoe that you can weld to a frame if you can weld aluminium.

That bike is ugly because of the battery they chose.

The T1 is the hub motor version of the C1 shown in the video above.

You can fit the ananda motor in about a dozen off the shell frames much better looking and finished.

The motor is supplied with a shoe that you can weld to a frame if you can weld aluminium.

Yes, but why would anybody want to, when it makes a worse bike?

That bike is ugly

 

That is an argument I heard quite often on motorcycles I bought as a bargain with "ugly" colours like purple.

 

My reply was then always: "Might be, but I don't care. I don't see it as long as I sit on it. It is a motorcycle whichs purpose is to ride, not to be sent onto catwalks!"

 

That is an argument I heard quite often on motorcycles I bought as a bargain with "ugly" colours like purple.

 

HEY! My wife loves purple, so I bought her purple bike. Now I ride it most of the time

I've got to mention it. It's like when somebody has a bogie hanging out their nose and nobody wants to tell them.

 

"Headset" has a special meaning on a bike. It's the two sets of bearings in the "steering head" between the "head-tube" and the "steerer tube" that allow the steering.

Consider me told.

That is an argument I heard quite often on motorcycles I bought as a bargain with "ugly" colours like purple.

 

My reply was then always: "Might be, but I don't care. I don't see it as long as I sit on it. It is a motorcycle whichs purpose is to ride, not to be sent onto catwalks!"

 

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I had one of those in 1990. I hated it. Every time I started it up, the neighbourhood disappeared under a cloud of white smoke, and the wind noise from the screen was unbearable, so I sold it after a short time. I think that was the shortest In have ever owned a motorbike. The ride and power were similar to my old GS1000, which I owned between 1981 to 1985. Did yours smoke at start-up?

I had one of those in 1990. I hated it. Every time I started it up, the neighbourhood disappeared under a cloud of white smoke, and the wind noise from the screen was unbearable, so I sold it after a short time. I think that was the shortest In have ever owned a motorbike. The ride and power were similar to my old GS1000, which I owned between 1981 to 1985. Did yours smoke at start-up?

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No, mine wasn’t smoking. Only downside of it was that due to the engines position on a hot summer day my arse was getting f….ng hot .

Other than this I really enjoyed it. Built in 1983 I bought it 2014 for 1160€ and sold it 2022 for 1000€. Only spares besides consumables was a used oil/water pump.

So indestructable and a loss of 20€ per year was 1st class. The only reason I sold it was that I got an 1150 GS offered for a good price so I said: You are now that old. If you don’t buy a REAL BMWW (real = boxer engine) now, you will never ever get one

No, mine wasn’t smoking. Only downside of it was that due to the engines position on a hot summer day my arse was getting f….ng hot .

Other than this I really enjoyed it. Built in 1983 I bought it 2014 for 1160€ and sold it 2022 for 1000€. Only spares besides consumables was a used oil/water pump.

So indestructable and a loss of 20€ per year was 1st class. The only reason I sold it was that I got an 1150 GS offered for a good price so I said: You are now that old. If you don’t buy a REAL BMWW (real = boxer engine) now, you will never ever get one

I had a RT100RT for a couple of years. I quite liked it, but the oil seal went on the back of the crank, so the clutch was always slipping. Eventually, I traded it for a VFR750, which was a very nice nike compared with all those ones. A few years later, I discovered the NTV650 which is a brilliant bike - light, punchy motor, totally reliable, quite good handling and much more. Eventually, I upgraded to a Deauville, which I still have, but not as reliable as the NTV 650 because everything is electronic, and the Deauville is heavier but faster. I also have a 300 Forza that I like quite a lot because it's so convenient.

I had a RT100RT for a couple of years. I quite liked it, but the oil seal went on the back of the crank, so the clutch was always slipping. Eventually, I traded it for a VFR750, which was a very nice nike compared with all those ones. A few years later, I discovered the NTV650 which is a brilliant bike - light, punchy motor, totally reliable, quite good handling and much more. Eventually, I upgraded to a Deauville, which I still have, but not as reliable as the NTV 650 because everything is electronic, and the Deauville is heavier but faster. I also have a 300 Forza that I like quite a lot because it's so convenient.

I love diversity so my range of motorized two-wheelers as of today is as follows:

ELEGLIDE M1 Plus 29", 250 W (1/3 HP), built 2023

BMW R1150 GS, 85 HP, built 2001

Honda CM 185 Parallel twin, 17 HP, built 1980

MZ ES 250/2 single cylinder 2-stroke 19 HP, built 1972

JAWA 175 cc, 9 HP, built 1960

 

What would potentially fill the gaps would be a 350CC Royal Enfield and a 650CC English parallel twin, either Triumph or Royal Enfield

 

But I'd doubt my wife would fancy this and I miss space.

Edited February 3, 20242 yr by Paul1962

It appears Eleglide Ebikes aren't available in the EU any longer.

I was looking on www.geekbuying.com and searching for eleglide brought no result at all.

Searching for Ebikes brought some results, but once I sat the filter to "Only from EU warehouse" this ended up in showing only accessories, no complete bikes. Opening a Service Chat brought the result that they don't sell to Europe any longer as a matter of high taxes.

Following Chat protocol:

 

[02/07/2024 21:25:37] Service01: hi

[02/07/2024 21:25:47] Reinhard Paul: As I see you aren't offering any Eleglide ebikes any longer.

Besides this you have no ebikes at all from a EU warehouse. Is this just temporary or did you stop

selling Eleglide?

[02/07/2024 21:26:06] Service01: sorry we are unable to ship to europe now

[02/07/2024 21:26:45] Reinhard Paul: Okay, question answered. Would you think that is only

temporary or have you stopped sales to EU on your own?

[02/07/2024 21:28:10] Service01: because high tax

[02/07/2024 21:29:00] Reinhard Paul: Okay. So I can be lucky that I bought my bike already back

in October

[02/07/2024 21:29:47] Service01: sorry about that

[02/07/2024 21:30:35] Reinhard Paul: Thanks for your suport

[02/07/2024 21:30:48] Service01: you're welcome

 

 

Looking up the Elglide website I found out that none of their bikes was deliverable to the EU and only 2 Models (m1Plus, 10 left; and T1StepThru , 2 in stock) were still available in the UK.

So whomever is thinking about getting one of their bikes you better do it now.

It appears Eleglide Ebikes aren't available in the EU any longer.

I was looking on www.geekbuying.com and searching for eleglide brought no result at all.

Searching for Ebikes brought some results, but once I sat the filter to "Only from EU warehouse" this ended up in showing only accessories, no complete bikes. Opening a Service Chat brought the result that they don't sell to Europe any longer as a matter of high taxes.

Following Chat protocol:

 

[02/07/2024 21:25:37] Service01: hi

[02/07/2024 21:25:47] Reinhard Paul: As I see you aren't offering any Eleglide ebikes any longer.

Besides this you have no ebikes at all from a EU warehouse. Is this just temporary or did you stop

selling Eleglide?

[02/07/2024 21:26:06] Service01: sorry we are unable to ship to europe now

[02/07/2024 21:26:45] Reinhard Paul: Okay, question answered. Would you think that is only

temporary or have you stopped sales to EU on your own?

[02/07/2024 21:28:10] Service01: because high tax

[02/07/2024 21:29:00] Reinhard Paul: Okay. So I can be lucky that I bought my bike already back

in October

[02/07/2024 21:29:47] Service01: sorry about that

[02/07/2024 21:30:35] Reinhard Paul: Thanks for your suport

[02/07/2024 21:30:48] Service01: you're welcome

 

 

Looking up the Elglide website I found out that none of their bikes was deliverable to the EU and only 2 Models (m1Plus, 10 left; and T1StepThru , 2 in stock) were still available in the UK.

So whomever is thinking about getting one of their bikes you better do it now.

That's a shame. Thanks for that. Maybe someone will import them unofficially or identical bike under another brand name.

I love diversity so my range of motorized two-wheelers as of today is as follows:

 

What would potentially fill the gaps would be a 350CC Royal Enfield and a 650CC English parallel twin, either Triumph or Royal Enfield

 

But I'd doubt my wife would fancy this and I miss space.

You should have said. I recently sold this beauty for £5000. It had all the best BSA parts you can get. The front wheel alone was worth half of the 5 grand.

 

 

I had the CD175 (predecessor of the CD/CM 185) for several years, and did 60,000 miles on it. It was one of my favourites. Also, i had the CD200 (derived from the CM/CD185) for a couple of years as a commuter. That was also a fantstic bike. Both were completely bullet proof and very cheap to run. Both had the rickman full fairing, which is more or less essential for long distance commuting in all weathers.

 

It looks like you have simmilar values to me for motorcycling, though I also dabbled in more serious sports bikes as well - GSXR, RGV, TZR, etc. I always had one sports bike, one touring bike and one commuter/winter bike in the garage, plus a couple of others. I had to use cars for business, but I hate them. Motorbike is always my preference for travelling.

Edited February 7, 20242 yr by saneagle

It appears Eleglide Ebikes aren't available in the EU any longer.

I was looking on www.geekbuying.com and searching for eleglide brought no result at all.

Searching for Ebikes brought some results, but once I sat the filter to "Only from EU warehouse" this ended up in showing only accessories, no complete bikes. Opening a Service Chat brought the result that they don't sell to Europe any longer as a matter of high taxes.

Following Chat protocol:

 

[02/07/2024 21:25:37] Service01: hi

[02/07/2024 21:25:47] Reinhard Paul: As I see you aren't offering any Eleglide ebikes any longer.

Besides this you have no ebikes at all from a EU warehouse. Is this just temporary or did you stop

selling Eleglide?

[02/07/2024 21:26:06] Service01: sorry we are unable to ship to europe now

[02/07/2024 21:26:45] Reinhard Paul: Okay, question answered. Would you think that is only

temporary or have you stopped sales to EU on your own?

[02/07/2024 21:28:10] Service01: because high tax

[02/07/2024 21:29:00] Reinhard Paul: Okay. So I can be lucky that I bought my bike already back

in October

[02/07/2024 21:29:47] Service01: sorry about that

[02/07/2024 21:30:35] Reinhard Paul: Thanks for your suport

[02/07/2024 21:30:48] Service01: you're welcome

 

 

Looking up the Elglide website I found out that none of their bikes was deliverable to the EU and only 2 Models (m1Plus, 10 left; and T1StepThru , 2 in stock) were still available in the UK.

So whomever is thinking about getting one of their bikes you better do it now.

Just saw they are available again as I saw HERE.

And the mid-motor versions as well. Cost is 1249€.

 

To be honest: The price situation is slowly relaxing and before I am going to buy one for 1249€ noone is going to fix I am going to get a 2022 old stock non-mover for 300 € more or build my own.

Just saw they are available again as I saw HERE.

And the mid-motor versions as well. Cost is 1249€.

 

C1? 150km on 7.5Ah battery sounds a bit optimistic.

Just saw they are available again as I saw HERE.

And the mid-motor versions as well. Cost is 1249€.

 

To be honest: The price situation is slowly relaxing and before I am going to buy one for 1249€ noone is going to fix I am going to get a 2022 old stock non-mover for 300 € more or build my own.

seem available in EU but not in UK

C1? 150km on 7.5Ah battery sounds a bit optimistic.

 

Only if one rides 90km of the 150km with no power.

C1? 150km on 7.5Ah battery sounds a bit optimistic.

Must have been a typo. It is supposed to have 14.5 Ah

Must have been a typo. It is supposed to have 14.5 Ah

Anaverage not too fit leisure cyclist would get about 30 to 35 miles out of that battery or around 20 miles without pedalling, depending on how hilly or flat the rides are.

The 2nd Eleglide does now have 350 km driven.

So far I am still happy with it, but lat week I had the following incidence:

All of a sudden my rear brake was out of order. It moved t brake pad towards the disc, even bended the disch slightly towards the inner brake pad and then it released.

So I was, let's say more than dissapointed, even slightly angry.

So I drove back home with just one brake, took a video of it and wrote a complaint to the Geekbuying support.

 

Besides this I was planning to buy spares brake pads since monthes but whenever I looked onto the Eleglide spares website I could only press the "Notify me when available button".

So I did even contact them to ask for the brake manufacturer or for a drawing of the brake pads so I can get them anywhere else if they aren't able to supply it. But the only answer I got was:Press the "Notify me when available" button. So I wasn't just complaining about my problem but also about spares availability.

 

After a while my anger was gone so I went back to the garage to make myself familiar with the way a mechanical bicycle disc brake works. Might sound funny to the or the other, but I am old fashioned and until I bought that bike V-Brakes were to me state of the art.

 

So I found out that pads were (of course) thinner than new and I just needed to adjust the inner non movable piston by one turn of an allen key and then everything was working perfectly. It was that easy I could have even done it with the tools I had on board. I just didn't know.

 

But I left the support ticket open and the reply was:"Your brake makes a strange sound (this was when it released). Can we send you a new caliper or do you need brake pads as well?"

 

Of course I said they should send both and they promised to do so.

So at the end of the day my bike is back in good working condition and I am geeting a new caliper and a new set of brake bads free of charge. Fantastic .

 

My friends do already make jokes like: When this company goes bankrupt it's your fault!

That was a good opportunity to buy yourself good hydraulic disc brakes.

That was a good opportunity to buy yourself good hydraulic disc brakes.

I am happy with the mechanic brakes. The less complicated the easier to maintain