Are ebikes worth the price tag?

[soundwave]

yes the parts are not very good but same on all bikes in this price range.

my bike was hi end price wise but still changed the disc rotors handle bars saddle and stem.

and broke a xd hub jumping it

 

[Yamdude]

i think this is the best buy atm for the money.
http://justebikes.co.uk/products/bulls-six50-e-15/

400w £1599
500w £1799

the cx motor is £600 and a 500w batt £700 so the rest of the bike is £500.

I wonder how much more that bike would be if it was black & orange ?
Whats the CX motor all about..... is that a newer more powerful Bosch mid drive ?

 

[soundwave]

its the same motor but new lighter outer case and 75nm instead of 60nm for the performance motor.

the cx is not used on sclass bikes and still use the performance motor.

 

[Yamdude]

I still cant get my head around how tiny the chain ring is on these Bosch motors. It must spin out all the time, especially if you were to ride without power !!
I dont get it..... Does it work differently in some way ?

 

[oxfordbiker]

The good thing about a normal bike is that you could leave it at the bottom of the garden untouched for a couple of years, then with a bit of oil and WD40 get it running in about half an hour if you wanted to. I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be possible with any electric bike. I love riding my Haibike SDURO Hardseven, but I honestly don't think it's worth £1800 quid.

 

[Gubbins]

The good thing about a normal bike is that you could leave it at the bottom of the garden untouched for a couple of years, then with a bit of oil and WD40 get it running in about half an hour if you wanted to. I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be possible with any electric bike. I love riding my Haibike SDURO Hardseven, but I honestly don't think it's worth £1800 quid.

A normal bike that you would leave out in the garden probably cast about £50

 

[soundwave]

spin out speed on my bike is just under 30mph with 16t on the front 10-42 on the rear

 

[Yamdude]

spin out speed on my bike is just under 30mph with 16t on the front 10-42 on the rear

That goes right over my head..... I have a 48T chain ring and i can spin out on that.

 

[Gubbins]

I have 17 with 11-36 and I can't

 

[soundwave]

because i have a dongle you will never get it that fast with the 15mph limit no matter what gears you have.

19t on the front gets it to dongle cut off speed of 35mph maximum effort required tho.

 

[D8ve]

I believe the front ring is geared to the pedals hence it dosent spin out so soon

 

[flecc]

That goes right over my head..... I have a 48T chain ring and i can spin out on that.

The 16 tooth sprocket isn't driven directly from the cranks. The cranks drive an epicyclic gear inside which uprates the turn speed of the small sprocket about 2.5 times.

N.B. Crossed with D8ve's post.
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[soundwave]

The Bosch motor is internally geared, so it features a small drive sprocket. This sprocket turns 2.5 times to each crank rotation. This enables a higher ground clearance but still offers standard gear ratios. It’s also near impossible for the chain to come off.

https://www.e-bikeshop.co.uk/blog/post/bosch-yamaha-ebikes-differences-explained/

 

[D8ve]

The 16 tooth sprocket isn't driven directly from the cranks. The cranks drive an epicyclic gear inside which uprates the turn speed of the small sprocket about 2.5 times.

N.B. Crossed with D8ve's post.
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Yes but you had the tech details mine was rough.

 

[flecc]

It’s also near impossible for the chain to come off.

And sometimes the little sprocket gets hooked and the damn chain won't peel off the sprocket, carrying on round and jamming against the upper run!
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[flecc]

Yes but you had the tech details mine was rough.

But you meant well.
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[Gubbins]

And sometimes the little sprocket gets hooked and the damn chain won't peel of the sprocket, carrying on round and jamming against the upper run!
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Is that bad?

 

[soundwave]

i only had it jam up a few times with a new chain fine after a few miles tho

 

[flecc]

Is that bad?

Depends on if one gets depressed easily.
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[D8ve]

But you meant well.
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Hugs



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