Anyone got a Tasman Impulse 8 ?

[Mike63]

Hi.....I'm 5'6" and weigh in at 95 kilos.
cheers....Mike

 

[One_Box]

I am the same size as you and would suggest you consider a bike with a smaller frame say 46 cm. My Tasman Impulse 8 HS is that size and is still very high at the front even with the bars set to the lowest position. The seat post has plenty of length to get a comfortable pedalling position.

I would also consider a low step frame rather than a bike with a crossbar.

They are just so easy to get on and off ( I have had two ). With advancing years our joints do not improve and it may extend your cycling life even further.

Regarding bikes, I would look at the Woosh range. They have both hub driven and crank driven bikes in either step through or crossbar versions.

Their 15Ah batteries will easily give you a 40 mile range.

Cycleezee sell some nice bikes with powerful hub motors ( my first electric bike ) and I'm sure you will get recommendations from others.

 

[Benjahmin]

Hi Mike,
I converted my hybrid with an Ezee front hub kit and can confirm that they give a good amount of grunt. I'm 62 and about your size and weight. My bike was a 19inch frame and, if I used it at all, I was pootling around at about 7-8mph. Now I average 12-14 around west wales, without killing myself. I use mostly power setting two, out of five, and sometimes three on the steepest hills. On the rotation sense the power kicks in within about 3/4 of a revolution, and you have the throttle for hill starts.
Also the 15Ah battery should be good for 40 miles, I've had 27-30 out of it and not been near charge exhaustion.
Hope that helps.

 

[Mike63]

Thanks One Box..... I have had a low step, don't fancy another, as yet I have no trouble riding a cross bar bike.
I've also had a Woosh bike It was a Sirocco CD, overall the best bike I've had, I was considering another but it has been superceded by the Krieger which I like the look of but has a huge battery on the down tube.
I wouldn't feel safe leaving my bike with the obvious battery on view, on the Sirocco I had a saddle bag and I constructed a "skirt" to hide the battery, totally out of view,
On my Kalkhoff I remove the battery and carry it in a back pack, can't do that with the Krieger, It's 39cm. x 13cm. ...far too big to carry.
I'm not keen on other Woosh bikes.
....thanks again....Mike