e-bikes to the rescue 2

Hi again

As my article ( as dougalcarr7 ) on e-bikes was popular with some of you who are disabled like myself, and concerning my Byocycle City speed 20, I thought i’d update you with my experiences riding one ( except it’s two now ) still moving on.

The Byocycle City speed 20 is a folding bike ideal for commuting or popping down to the shops and fits in my two berth motorhome without the need for a bike rack, but not really designed for off road use, the 20 as you probably worked out means it has 20”inch wheels and does take a bit of handling off road, as someone in an article I read from wrote, “ it’s like riding on ball bearings “…...lol, but I found I got use to it after a while, the pedelec is very responsive, one cycle of the pedal and you're off, providing you keep pedaling and using the gears as you would with a manual bike, with less effort of course, distance wise about 25 miles on pedelec, less on using the throttle only or auto as it’s called.

The retail price ( from e-bikes direct ) at the time of writing this post, £599.00 inc VAT very good value for the money, I know if you go on ebay you can buy a folding bike cheaper second hand but I always feel you don’t know what you're getting and there’s no guarantee but that’s just my personal view.

Since writing the first article on ebikes and my byocycle City speed, I have bought a second byocycle e-bike, also a folding bike, it’s the Boxer 24” another value bike but this one is a mountain bike with 24”inch wheels and can be used for on road as well, it is a different ball game from the CS in as much as, you have to pedal faster before the motor kicks in and have to judge hills before you reach them, ( sounds a bit daft I know but if you’ve got one you’ll know what i’m talking about, that aside it’s a lot more stable with the larger wheels on and off road, as someone ( and I hate mentioning this all the time) who rides with thrombosis, I have found it a godsend in enabling me to see a lot more of the countryside and visit places I couldn’t before in my M/home or walk to.

The retail price of this model is £664.99 inc VAT, both bikes come with a charger and a small toolkit, I would advice if you buy an e-bike to have the tyres green slimed, it prevents and repairs flat tyres ( that’s what it say’s on the bottle ) and is recommended by a lot of retailers and bike enthusiasts, should you get a puncture the slim feels the holes up ( clever innit ).

To conclude from my point of view ( which is not to say everyone should have an ebike, everyone is different and has varying health problems ) e-bikes have become an essential tool for getting me out and about especially as my Motorhome can’t get down all narrow country lanes and to all shops, my summer breaks are less restricted now, no more getting a taxi or waiting for a bus to the nearest town or even walking to the nearest town which I did once and spent the rest of the next day in bed with my leg suspended ( painful ).

Hope this post is of use to some of you.

Paul