E bike

[Tomr10]

I remember riding to the pub once was great until I remembered I had to ride home. Didn't take any lights like a plonked

 

[onesiedale]

I had the chance to test drive one of these last year. Don't know what make/model it was, but it was a mountain bike with seriously big tyres. I thought it would struggle in long grass on wet ground - it didn't.
I certainly think that it would be a good purchase as a farm bike. Lot cheaper than a quad bike and probably just as effective for 90% of the work a quad does.
The £3-4k price tag just made me step back a bit though.

 

[Optimus]

I had the chance to test drive one of these last year. Don't know what make/model it was, but it was a mountain bike with seriously big tyres. I thought it would struggle in long grass on wet ground - it didn't.
I certainly think that it would be a good purchase as a farm bike. Lot cheaper than a quad bike and probably just as effective for 90% of the work a quad does.
The £3-4k price tag just made me step back a bit though.

£3-4k is cheap the one I was looking at is nearer £8k [emoji33]

 

[onesiedale]

£3-4k is cheap the one I was looking at is nearer £8k [emoji33]

 

[JP1]

Anyone one got a 500W Jorvik fat tyred bike or trike?

Anyone run a road legal Sur-Ron or fully road legal electric moped or motorbike ?

 

[Johnnyboxer]

if you take your ebike down the pub do drink drive laws apply

No
It's a bicycle in law

 

[Johnnyboxer]

if you take your ebike down the pub do drink drive laws apply

No
It's a bicycle in law

 

[Stewartry hill]

With the Scottish drink drive limits it is a option for a pint of two 3miles home uphill

 

[SilliamWhale]

I'm not sure I see the point of them. If you get a good light carbon road bike then you are propelling a lot lighter weight than an ebike around. I saw someone on an ebike the other day and it was an awful lash up between a hybrid bike and a mountain bike with poor quality components (fork was substandard).

Why not just cycle until you are tired? And you will get fitter then. Hills aren't that bad

 

[Johnnyboxer]

I'm not sure I see the point of them. If you get a good light carbon road bike then you are propelling a lot lighter weight than an ebike around. I saw someone on an ebike the other day and it was an awful lash up between a hybrid bike and a mountain bike with poor quality components (fork was substandard).

Why not just cycle until you are tired? And you will get fitter then. Hills aren't that bad

If you ride one then you would understand

They are a game changer

 

[suffolksmallholder]

I'm tempted with a Sur-Ron. But I'm even more tempted by a Zero FX......
SS

 

[Boysground]

A big part of my cycling enjoyment is trying to beat myself on particular Strava segments. I think an ebike could muck that up. Going to keep to a normal bike as long as possible. But I do like the idea of a few £k on a new road bike, not sure Mrs Bg would be happy

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[Boysground]

A big part of my cycling enjoyment is trying to beat myself on particular Strava segments. I think an ebike could muck that up. Going to keep to a normal bike as long as possible. But I do like the idea of a few £k on a new road bike, not sure Mrs Bg would be happy

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[How much]

If you ride one then you would understand

They are a game changer

E bikes are a very wide spread of bike types now , just like the bikes themselves each bike type seems to have a following .

Recently I have seen lots of hybrids with older people well into there 60's and 70's usually but not always couples out riding that is indeed a game changer.
Similarly I have seen lots of blokes obviously proficient bike riders out with there wife's again on e bikes again the inclusion of women being able to ride alongside there partners is a game changer

Either of the above used to commute so you can ride to work and keep from getting sweaty en-route is also a game changer

As is the use of an E bike for any purpose if medically for some reason you cant exercise without one .

In terms of mountain bikes specifically as i see way more E Mountain bikes then any other type and please don't take this as an insult to you its just a general observation.

The riders are almost always 40 or 50 somethings usually substantially overweight that are I assume maybe looking for a quick fix to there weight issues or at least trying to gain some fitness benefit. However rather then put in effort, they seem not to realize tooling up a hill in "turbo mode" is not going to burn up the calories they really need to be using up

I understand that some one could ride an e bike in the same way as none E bike and it is entirely possible to let an e bike take some of the strain and the rider still put in reasonable amount of effort up the hills I have seen it but it is very very rare .
I here it said often enough "that you can ride longer" , and "go further", that are if you are not very fit is very true but the majority of people are cash rich time poor, they don't have much spare time (at least not when in lock down) so wont in all honesty spend there entire day going for a ride in which case wont use the energy you could use in less time on a non e bike.

I like pedaling and I like exercise it keeps me fit and slim when I come back from ride I can eat what I because like I have burned those calories off for me its not a game changer .

There are also many benefits to be had from getting out on bike aside from burning up calories there is no doubt that its good for your mental health and if E bikes help with that that that a good thing also.

I just find it a little sad that human nature turns to the easiest option so often , The population as hole are in dire need of being more healthy than we are , calories are easily consumed and difficult to shed E bikes wont in general help with that as I said in my first post of the two close friends I have with e bikes one has gained wight the other lost nothing that not a game changer

 

[Tomr10]

It's no insult I like riding down the trails a lot more than going up some areas. The idea was to maybe use on comuetes to work a d trail riding. Plus I would be able to do two loops rather than one.

It looks like i. Going to be holding off for a few months due to the a pay cut. I flick between e a d none e but I think when it comes to buy i would be more cross if i didn't buy an e over a normal than the other way round

 

[madmatt]

As a keen cyclist lots of people ask me about E bikes, i don't own one yet and that's the key word yet.... i am of the opinion if your relatively fit and looking to improve fitness you are better off with a good quality normal bike of your chosen discipline. However if you have an ailment, injury, condition, or age against you and still want to either start a new hobby or continue to do a hobby you have enjoyed for many years and struggling to carry on then don't hesitate get one bought!
That's why I say i don't own one yet i am convinced I will one day! When ailments get the better of me with old age. Trouble is E bikes are no different to any other bike in the fact you get what you pay for, quality is key. I went with a friend last year to look at a Trek E Mountain bike it was 2700 at our local shop he stood there thinking 2700 would get him the rolls royce, knowing the staff in the shop well and listening to them I realised he was far nearer entry level than top level.

 

[Barleycorn]

Went down the village on the ebike to drink some Old Rosie with my son in law last night, yes at a distance, was overtaken by a 'man in lycra' on the way home. I caught up with him on the hill, and went by telling him of the joys of electricity. I did wonder how you did that he replied!

 

[. Q]

Bought one of these in the winter......love it.
Not for exercise, but for those 300 meter trips from home to yard to home to paddock to yard to letterbox to home.
I live in a valley, steep hill in 3 directions.....hated cycling and walking up so many times a day, so drove the pickup.
Thought about a small motorbike, but could not be doing with proper helmet for every little trip.
Thought about a small electric pick-up, they don't really make them yet.

Remember the great feeling of cycling down a long gentle hill when young? Every trip is like that now, cannot not smile when on it.
Will fly down a tramline at 25mph, sail into town almost as quick as a car (short cuts and bus/cycle lanes)
Goes about 10 miles to a battery with no pedaling, 2 or 3 times that if I help it.
I think of it as more a go anywhere moped that costs nothing to run and cost under £1000 new

 

[Johnnyboxer]

E bikes are a very wide spread of bike types now , just like the bikes themselves each bike type seems to have a following .

Recently I have seen lots of hybrids with older people well into there 60's and 70's usually but not always couples out riding that is indeed a game changer.
Similarly I have seen lots of blokes obviously proficient bike riders out with there wife's again on e bikes again the inclusion of women being able to ride alongside there partners is a game changer

Either of the above used to commute so you can ride to work and keep from getting sweaty en-route is also a game changer

As is the use of an E bike for any purpose if medically for some reason you cant exercise without one .

In terms of mountain bikes specifically as i see way more E Mountain bikes then any other type and please don't take this as an insult to you its just a general observation.

The riders are almost always 40 or 50 somethings usually substantially overweight that are I assume maybe looking for a quick fix to there weight issues or at least trying to gain some fitness benefit. However rather then put in effort, they seem not to realize tooling up a hill in "turbo mode" is not going to burn up the calories they really need to be using up

I understand that some one could ride an e bike in the same way as none E bike and it is entirely possible to let an e bike take some of the strain and the rider still put in reasonable amount of effort up the hills I have seen it but it is very very rare .
I here it said often enough "that you can ride longer" , and "go further", that are if you are not very fit is very true but the majority of people are cash rich time poor, they don't have much spare time (at least not when in lock down) so wont in all honesty spend there entire day going for a ride in which case wont use the energy you could use in less time on a non e bike.

I like pedaling and I like exercise it keeps me fit and slim when I come back from ride I can eat what I because like I have burned those calories off for me its not a game changer .

There are also many benefits to be had from getting out on bike aside from burning up calories there is no doubt that its good for your mental health and if E bikes help with that that that a good thing also.

I just find it a little sad that human nature turns to the easiest option so often , The population as hole are in dire need of being more healthy than we are , calories are easily consumed and difficult to shed E bikes wont in general help with that as I said in my first post of the two close friends I have with e bikes one has gained wight the other lost nothing that not a game changer

Mine rarely comes out of Eco on the road and mainly use Trail off-road and only Turbo on technical climbs

But understand your reasoning in your post

 

[blue power]

got a Specialized turbo Levo E bike last year and coming from a very good carbon fibre mountain bike it’s amazing. Makes trail ridding so much fun,even long climbs are enjoyable. You can still really push your self on it and is very good for fitness as you can control your heart rate by using the power settings,