Motorhome owner looking for best electric foldable
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EJB986 replied on 26/08/2017 12:47
Mr Sambambles replied on 26/08/2017 19:16
young thomas replied on 27/08/2017 07:13
Posted on 27/08/2017 07:13
i am just about to click over 10,000 km on mine (currently 9985) and have had the bike for 40 mths, Bosch engined crank driven (normal looking) bike
as this was a 'momentous' occasion in my ebiking life, i thought id play with the numbers to see if this was good use/value.....
so, 10,000 km for 40 mths is 250km a month.....
or 10 x 25km trips a month....
or one 25 km trip every 3 days.
as this generally includes the 'shopping' and 'social' cycling, we rarely use the car for local trips.
so, if youre going to use an e-bike as secondary (primary) transport as often as we do (OH probably done a tad more on her ebike) then make sure its comfortable, folder or not....
great value, great funwink
replied on 27/08/2017 07:34
Tammygirl replied on 27/08/2017 10:15
Posted on 27/08/2017 10:15
I~f your looking for a cheapish folding ebike take a look at Prorider bikes. We've had them for 4 years now and they are still going strong. They get plenty of use as we are away for at least 6 mths of the year, used most days usually 10 - 15 miles, but some days we can do do 30 miles on them.
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GROGGY64 replied on 27/08/2017 16:51
DavidKlyne replied on 27/08/2017 21:00
Posted on 26/08/2017 08:17 by GROGGY64there appear to be hundreds of electric foldable bikes out there for sale. Any member got any recommendations?
Posted on 27/08/2017 21:00
You need to narrow it down. Did you not say elsewhere that you wanted folding bikes? We have the same ones as Tammygirl and they suit our purpose for occasional use. Sometimes we take them with us sometimes we don't. For us its not worth spending a kings ransom because of the limited use they get although clearly they are capable of more intensive use as illustrated by Tammygirl. If I were looking for an electric bike for regular long range riding I would not buy a folding one but a full size one with more than seven gears.
David
Biggarmac replied on 31/08/2017 21:31
GROGGY64 replied on 08/09/2017 05:22
Posted on 08/09/2017 05:22
Thank you all for your suggestions. Now settled for a Powabyke F100. Its a foldable e-bike and lightweight 17kg including the nicely concealed battery. Cost £899 plus extras for Swable tyres and a seat change.
It was important to us to see and try the bike before purchase and we were able to visit Millards Motor Accessories in Bristol and get business owner Dan's guidance as to the most appropriate models for us.
We will be taking them (a matching pair for myself and OH) back to Millards for a free general adjustment after six weeks use.
GROGGY64
Motorhomer