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    E-bike sales

    I live in Nijmegen in the Netherlands and I'll give my opinion of the ebike situation here which you on the other side of the North sea seem so interested in. Frank's estimate of 5% ebike sounds about right. It depends on when and where you ride. On the weekend there are a lot of retired...
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    What do people think about electric bike law?

    Things will likely vary depending on what kind of facilities your country has for bikes and more importantly what kind of car/bike culture you have. I live in the Netherlands with probably the best conditions for cycling in the world, e.g. bike lanes, bike culture etc. From where I am I now...
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    Latest news on Giant e-bikes

    I've got it in my hot little hands now. I'll post a review in a few weeks once I've done some Ks on it.
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    Latest news on Giant e-bikes

    I just test drove the Express. It's an awful lot lighter than what I've been pushing around town and to work for the last 4-5 years I can say that much. :) It's a 7 speed and the gears go plenty high enough for me to take it way past 25km/h when I'm feeling energetic. (Not having any big hills...
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    Latest news on Giant e-bikes

    Thanks again for the detailed answer. I'm not too interested in having a bike that I can run with assistance beyond the legal limit. I was more concerned with finding something which would act like a normal nonpowered bike once the threshold has been pasted (freewheel, high gears etc). The...
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    Latest news on Giant e-bikes

    Thanks for the info and links flecc. I got my hands on, and read the A to B article. I'm looking for an ebike to put an end to headwinds on a my daily 20 km roundtrip and relatively flat commute. There is a reason why the Dutch build so many windmills(!). I'm 33 years young and interested in...
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    Latest news on Giant e-bikes

    Hello all, The Giant Twist Express RS2 has recently reached the shops over here in the Netherlands a couple weeks ago. Has anyone tried it out and can give an opinion? I'm new to e-biking and am seriously thinking of buying my first. The Express looks like the most promising (and it is at...