Electric bikes

It’s probably not what you're looking for, Phil, but have you seen this club offer?

https://www.caravanclub.co.uk/membership/member-offers/Raleigh/

 

We have 2 full size ebikes from 50 cycles ours are 'Beat bike' had them a couple of years now and great bikes. 100 + miles between charge. Comfortable easy to use, 3 speed choices and 7 gears. 

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We bought two carara crossfuse from Halfords last year, brilliant the wife and l have never looked back we had a wonderful time in Bridlington road all the way down the front to the south shore and back, a trip to Flamborough head, luckily it was that time in september when we had the indian summer. Admittedly they were expensive £3400 for everything we bought a few extras, l think the bikes were £1600 a piece one ladies and one gents. With having a Motorhome it opens up more sites for us where we can ride into villages, where as before we needed a bus route or walk their. The crossfuse can work has road bike or a track bike but would draw the line at mountains. We tend not to take them in the winter months has we usually stay at sites for a few days and tend to pick the walkable ones.My advice take the plunge l don't think you will regret it

I have a Cube. It was a standard bike, but OH fitted a small electric assist for me some years ago. Very well engineered bike, good components, robust and comfy. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy another Cube.

Friends have Cube ebikes, they have done thousands of miles, all sorts of terrain. They are big fans of Cube as well.

Thanks for all those positive suggestions  - very useful.

 

The search now begins for the "right one" for me!

 

PP

I got a bike two years ago from Eco-volts who exhibit at The National (Rally) and girl-friend was impressed enough to get one as well a few months later. Her's is a folding model that can go on the back seat of a car if need be, while mine needs to go up onto the roof of the Land Rover. Now I've figured out an easy way to do, it the extra weight of the motor doesn't bother me.

Eco-volts is based in Chesterfield, and they build the bikes there rather than bringing in a foreign built thing in a box.  Very helpful people and not charging the high prices one sees elsewhere.

Make sure you get to take one on a good ride, test things out properly. A good bike shop will offer this. 😁

I would both endorse that recommendation and modify it at the same time, stressing how important test riding is but also test riding several, not just the one, before commiting.

This is based on the "fact" that if you have not used a modern e-bike just about any you try will blow your socks off in the ease it brings to cycling and see you flashing the plastic, probably too readily.

What you will miss out on then is that they come in various designs and you could well find something better suited to your specific needs, than that first one you tried.

 Fundamental is what you want it for and on what terrain you will be using it on. Whilst so-called mountain bikes [MTB] are "cool" these are not best suited to road use, whereas a good hybrid well suited for road use is capable of gravel tracks, like towpaths, forset trails etc. Just not sevre mud plugging, really rough terrain, boulders etc. You need to ask yourself if the compromises a MTB brings, plus of course being seen as "cool", is worth it for the uses you need.

Again try bikes with hub motors, ideally rear hubs, and bikes with "crank motors", they feel different and consider that the motor of the crank type can use the gears the bike has, so is inherently better if the terrain you could be using in on is particularly hilly.

It is ideal to test them in the role you are thinking you will be using them, here as hiring is now readily available doing that, say for a trip around Graffam water as an example with a mix of road and kind tracks, might guide your choice.

We came to them from a lifetime of "proper" cycling, but very glad of them today as we can continue whereas our age was telling more than a bit, using our trusted road bikes.

Agree ocsid, try out several makes and models of course😁 and if possible over different terrain. 

OH has an e road bike and an eMTB. Very different. He has hung onto his hybrid as well. This was his road bike, he fitted an electric assist to this as well. All very different to ride.