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  • September 10, 2018 at 11:53 am #28927
    alansmurphy

    I’m thinking of biting the bullet and going electric for a bit of commuted assistance and the days the diabetes or operations start to hurt. Not a huge amount of money so my options look very limited – what would people recommend?

     

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  • September 11, 2018 at 9:34 am #926869
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    Shades

    E bikes are all over the bike

    E bikes are all over the bike shops and I’ve spotted more on my commute including a small number who have been ‘delimited’ and easily get up to 35km/h plus (more than the average roadie can get to on the flat).

    The bike mechanic I use had some wise words.  His view was that when you take away the motor, it’s just a bike so you need to look at components; how good are they and will they last?  His other observation was customer service and warranty.  A particular brand may be a good bike, but if you have issues with the motor/battery and it has to go back to the manufacturer for weeks; no bike!  He wasn’t generally a fan of Giant bikes, but he did say their customer service was excellent so he’d opt for a Giant if he was buying an e-bike.

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