Hello all,

 

"So wot appened wuz"

 

Driving along the A30 xmas day on my way to spend xmas with my friends when I was rudely interupted by the police stopping me and taking away my license on medical grounds! Turns out that I had had my license revoked on Dec 7th but the DVLA bless them, had written to tell me this at my previous address. Anyway coppers were very good about it as the DVLA showed my license as my previous address but I had my current license with me with the correct address.

 

Now being disabled and not able to walk far I am desperate for some transport, everyone was pointing me in the direction of a motability scooter but I have two reasons against this, one it is not going to help me get fit again(after an illness over the last two years in which I lost 13 stone!) I have major muscle wastage and need gentle exercise. Second I think motability scooters are very limited in where they can go and I want to range further than just the local shops.

 

So after much thought and reading I have decided an electric bike is the best solution. I have road motorbikes for 40+ years so feel I will be able to cope with the weight even in my feeble state. Just going to have to learn to put my right leg down as my left will not take much weight.

 

On here looking for advice on my first bike, which is going to be limited by funds and the fact I want to get one ASAP to get a little bit of independence back.

 

Roger AKA Baloo.

 

Oh should mention I am 6foot 6 and weight a trim 15 stone now.So still not exactly a lightweight!

Hello all,

 

"So wot appened wuz"

 

Driving along the A30 xmas day on my way to spend xmas with my friends when I was rudely interupted by the police stopping me and taking away my license on medical grounds! Turns out that I had had my license revoked on Dec 7th but the DVLA bless them, had written to tell me this at my previous address. Anyway coppers were very good about it as the DVLA showed my license as my previous address but I had my current license with me with the correct address.

 

Now being disabled and not able to walk far I am desperate for some transport, everyone was pointing me in the direction of a motability scooter but I have two reasons against this, one it is not going to help me get fit again(after an illness over the last two years in which I lost 13 stone!) I have major muscle wastage and need gentle exercise. Second I think motability scooters are very limited in where they can go and I want to range further than just the local shops.

 

So after much thought and reading I have decided an electric bike is the best solution. I have road motorbikes for 40+ years so feel I will be able to cope with the weight even in my feeble state. Just going to have to learn to put my right leg down as my left will not take much weight.

 

On here looking for advice on my first bike, which is going to be limited by funds and the fact I want to get one ASAP to get a little bit of independence back.

 

Roger AKA Baloo.

 

Oh should mention I am 6foot 6 and weight a trim 15 stone now.So still not exactly a lightweight!

The first consideration is whether you can pedal or not. To be legal, most ebikes only give power when you rotate the pedals. You generally don't need to pedal hard, except when you go up a hill, you heed to help the motor a bit because it doesn’t have enough power on its own.

 

There are two brands that offer legal ebikes that can give power without pedalling. For that, they had to do additional certification and tests. They're Wisper and Pedibal.

 

You didn’t give exact details of your level of fitness and ability to pedal. Without that information, it's difficult to make recommendations, but if you want to rely on the power of the bike rather than pedalling with any force, you need an ebike with a 48v battery and smallish wheels.

 

Have a look at the Pedibal Maxima and E-cruiser. If you don't need the independent power on demand, there are many other choices with prices starting from about £600.

 

https://pedibal.com/products/pedibal-maxima-fat-tyre-folding-cargo-electric-bike

The first consideration is whether you can pedal or not. To be legal, most ebikes only give power when you rotate the pedals. You generally don't need to pedal hard, except when you go up a hill, you heed to help the motor a bit because it doesn’t have enough power on its own.

 

There are two brands that offer legal ebikes that can give power without pedalling. For that, they had to do additional certification and tests. They're Wisper and Pedibal.

 

You didn’t give exact details of your level of fitness and ability to pedal. Without that information, it's difficult to make recommendations, but if you want to rely on the power of the bike rather than pedalling with any force, you need an ebike with a 48v battery and smallish wheels.

 

Have a look at the Pedibal Maxima and E-cruiser. If you don't need the independent power on demand, there are many other choices with prices starting from about £600.

 

https://pedibal.com/products/pedibal-maxima-fat-tyre-folding-cargo-electric-bike

I am pretty sure that pedalling will be ok, really looking at the motor to assist with hill climbs, of which there are a lot of them around here.

I am pretty sure that pedalling will be ok, really looking at the motor to assist with hill climbs, of which there are a lot of them around here.

In that case there are hundreds to choose from. If money is tight, go on Ebay and Amazon and search for 250w 48v ebike and choose the one you like. Check that the listing says 250w and 48v because they'll show others too. If the listing mentions that they have a throttle or twist and go function, you'd have to remove it, which is pretty easy to do.

 

If you find any you like, show us a link if you want to know its good and bad points.

Hello all,

 

"So wot appened wuz"

 

Driving along the A30 xmas day on my way to spend xmas with my friends when I was rudely interupted by the police stopping me and taking away my license on medical grounds! Turns out that I had had my license revoked on Dec 7th but the DVLA bless them, had written to tell me this at my previous address. Anyway coppers were very good about it as the DVLA showed my license as my previous address but I had my current license with me with the correct address.

 

Now being disabled and not able to walk far I am desperate for some transport, everyone was pointing me in the direction of a motability scooter but I have two reasons against this, one it is not going to help me get fit again(after an illness over the last two years in which I lost 13 stone!) I have major muscle wastage and need gentle exercise. Second I think motability scooters are very limited in where they can go and I want to range further than just the local shops.

 

So after much thought and reading I have decided an electric bike is the best solution. I have road motorbikes for 40+ years so feel I will be able to cope with the weight even in my feeble state. Just going to have to learn to put my right leg down as my left will not take much weight.

 

On here looking for advice on my first bike, which is going to be limited by funds and the fact I want to get one ASAP to get a little bit of independence back.

 

Roger AKA Baloo.

 

Oh should mention I am 6foot 6 and weight a trim 15 stone now.So still not exactly a lightweight!

 

Hello Baloo,

 

I'm new here too and have similar problems to yourself... muscle loss, 6'6", license suspended etc..

 

I had my heart set on an ebike but after some thought and advice I decided to get a tricycle to offer more stability. They're a bit different to ride but I don't have to rely on weak legs to support me when I stop. I can use it to build up muscle mass safely until my legs are strong enough to go for 2 wheels.

 

I live in rural mid Wales so we're not short of hills. My trike is only 36v so it does struggle sometimes and I do have to pedal harder to get up them but not too hard. Given the choice i'd definitely be better off with 48v.

 

 

Whichever way you choose to go, good luck and welcome!

 

Jim

Hello Baloo,

 

I'm new here too and have similar problems to yourself... muscle loss, 6'6", license suspended etc..

 

I had my heart set on an ebike but after some thought and advice I decided to get a tricycle to offer more stability. They're a bit different to ride but I don't have to rely on weak legs to support me when I stop. I can use it to build up muscle mass safely until my legs are strong enough to go for 2 wheels.

 

I live in rural mid Wales so we're not short of hills. My trike is only 36v so it does struggle sometimes and I do have to pedal harder to get up them but not too hard. Given the choice i'd definitely be better off with 48v.

 

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Whichever way you choose to go, good luck and welcome!

 

Jim

It's very easy to get more torque out of a bike like that if you need it. The first stage would be to open that compartment under the battery and take a photo of what's inside (undisturbed), then pull out the controller and get the details off the label. You might as well measure it while you're there. It's probable that you can get 25% more torque at zero cost.

Hello Baloo,

 

I'm new here too and have similar problems to yourself... muscle loss, 6'6", license suspended etc..

 

I had my heart set on an ebike but after some thought and advice I decided to get a tricycle to offer more stability. They're a bit different to ride but I don't have to rely on weak legs to support me when I stop. I can use it to build up muscle mass safely until my legs are strong enough to go for 2 wheels.

 

I live in rural mid Wales so we're not short of hills. My trike is only 36v so it does struggle sometimes and I do have to pedal harder to get up them but not too hard. Given the choice i'd definitely be better off with 48v.

 

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Whichever way you choose to go, good luck and welcome!

 

Jim

Hi Jim,

 

I looked at trikes but I am lucky my right leg is still quite strong but we will find out for sure at the weekend when I try out a non electric bike!

 

I love mid Wales one of my favourite motorbike rides is the Edam Valley and the back road from Rhayader to Aberyswith. Things is, I have been bombing along these roads for years but I am thinking I might actually get to see more on an E bike. I am into photography so the idea is at a more lesurely pace I might be more encouraged to stop and take a photograph.

 

Here is hoping your health and fitness improves.

 

PS My last trike had a small block chevey engine!

 

Rog