Electric bicycles - who buys them?
Discussion
PushedDover said:
Re: weather
I too am looking out at sunshine. Still blowing like f
k though !!
Perhaps ride tomorrow
If it's any consolation... The moors were unpleasant today. I too am looking out at sunshine. Still blowing like f
k though !!Perhaps ride tomorrow
Very windy... Pissing down... And cold.
Still rugby's on now... Just have to wash the bloody thing before it gets put away... Half time job.
nickfrog said:
fatboy18 said:
Serious question, what are the risks of electric shock with these bikes? With the weather we have had lately I do wonder if these bikes could short out?
Not if they're well designed. 36V is not too bad anyway although I haven't never tried it...take-good-care-of-the-forest-dewey said:
I was just out on mine. Ended up with the motor half submerged as it's been as wet as a haddock's clitoris for weeks so any landy ruts are full of opaque water.
The rain was also utterly torrential.
Never missed a beat.
Now home and showered, the bloody sun is now out :angry:
Have you thought about getting in a nice dry car? The rain was also utterly torrential.
Never missed a beat.
Now home and showered, the bloody sun is now out :angry:
PushedDover said:
I live in Osmotherley
I pondered and pestered this thread for weeks
Bought in April and never looked back. Try one, you’ll buy one (ask us how we know )
Yeah saw your thread mentioning the Bike Rack which is near me but I'd probably use NRG myself. I believe the Bike Rack and the Rusty Bike Cafe at Swainby both still hire E bikes for a day so might do that first. I pondered and pestered this thread for weeks
Bought in April and never looked back. Try one, you’ll buy one (ask us how we know
)LeadFarmer said:
Anyone using the Thule Easyfold XT tow bar mounted bike rack?
Not cheap at around £500 but can take the weight of an ebike...
I looked seriously at this one but check the reviews, the middle bracket that attaches the bikes is too narrow due to the folding mechanism for e-bikes. Not cheap at around £500 but can take the weight of an ebike...
I bought the velospace and still have to adjust the seat on one of our Cube e-bikes to make them both fit. I also bought the wall mount and it folds up really well in the garage.
https://www.thule.com/en-gb/bike-rack/towbar-bike-...
Just thought i'd provide an update and very first impressions of the Swytch kit which I have now fitted to my wife's Bobbin bike.
I finally got them to send me a pedal sensor retention ring which was missing from the kit when it arrived.
The only way to get any form of contact with Swytch was to book a Zoom call and a week later I spoke to a very friendly and apologetic guy who sent one out in the post immediately.
The whole kit was pretty easy to fit, you have to be quite precise with the pedal sensor placement but once placed correctly it's fine.
First riding impressions are really good. It takes a quarter of a turn or so of the pedals for the motor to kick in but then it gets going and seems pretty nippy.
I only realised how quickly I was going by really having to brake hard coming up quicker than I thought to junctions and lights.
My wife's bike is a classic step through ladies town bike so I certainly wasn't used to going so quickly on it.
At a higher cruising speed if you coast and then start pedalling again it seems to take about a turn and a half of the pedals for the motor to kick back in.
It's easy to fiddle with the modes such as wheel size and top speed settings.
It's the Pro version of the kit so I hope the battery lasts for a decent enough distance.
My wife has yet to ride it but so far I'm pretty impressed with it.
Quickish install, very quiet, fast enough. Mine will be turning up soon I hope!
I finally got them to send me a pedal sensor retention ring which was missing from the kit when it arrived.
The only way to get any form of contact with Swytch was to book a Zoom call and a week later I spoke to a very friendly and apologetic guy who sent one out in the post immediately.
The whole kit was pretty easy to fit, you have to be quite precise with the pedal sensor placement but once placed correctly it's fine.
First riding impressions are really good. It takes a quarter of a turn or so of the pedals for the motor to kick in but then it gets going and seems pretty nippy.
I only realised how quickly I was going by really having to brake hard coming up quicker than I thought to junctions and lights.
My wife's bike is a classic step through ladies town bike so I certainly wasn't used to going so quickly on it.
At a higher cruising speed if you coast and then start pedalling again it seems to take about a turn and a half of the pedals for the motor to kick back in.
It's easy to fiddle with the modes such as wheel size and top speed settings.
It's the Pro version of the kit so I hope the battery lasts for a decent enough distance.
My wife has yet to ride it but so far I'm pretty impressed with it.
Quickish install, very quiet, fast enough. Mine will be turning up soon I hope!
The Mad Monk said:
LeadFarmer said:
By the time you've added the cost of a towbar, it's over a grand!https://www.roofbox.co.uk/scripts/rbvehsel4_tab.ph...
Phil. said:
I looked seriously at this one but check the reviews, the middle bracket that attaches the bikes is too narrow due to the folding mechanism for e-bikes.
I bought the velospace and still have to adjust the seat on one of our Cube e-bikes to make them both fit. I also bought the wall mount and it folds up really well in the garage.
https://www.thule.com/en-gb/bike-rack/towbar-bike-...
Are you saying it’s difficult to clamp the bikes?I bought the velospace and still have to adjust the seat on one of our Cube e-bikes to make them both fit. I also bought the wall mount and it folds up really well in the garage.
https://www.thule.com/en-gb/bike-rack/towbar-bike-...
A good feature of the Easyfold must be it’s ability to fold up and store in the boot when out cycling.
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