Bike for motorhome

[eenny59]

Hi

I have been looking for a Bike for my wife to use which we would also carry on the back of our motorhome. The key factors for me after some research going back many months are.
Need a decent Range - when away in the motorhome can't necessarily charge every day. So we can do several trips on one charge.
Weight - the bike rack on the back of the MH is quite high and hence the lighter the bike the easier it is to lift up (obviously I can take the Battery off before doing this)
Type of motor - My current favourites are the Batribike Omega as its only 17kg without battery - BUT its not a crank motor. and the Rayleigh Motus as its a crank motor, my wife liked the look of it and its not too expensive (but it is a lot heavier).
Hills - my wife has cycled in the past but hates hills so if thee bike isn't helpful on steep hills the danger is she basically won't use it. Hence why I have been attracted to the crank motors.

Basically when I research I go round and round in circles. Would appreciate any advice or bike suggestions given the constraints above as I would like to get her a bike in the near future.

Many thanks in advance.

 

[sjpt]

Crank motors are indeed best on hills, but a decent hub motor should get you/her up most. You might do best on range by having two batteries. If you go for a brand (such as Woosh) that uses standard batteries both the bikes and the batteries tend to come quite a bit cheaper than more special ones (such as Bosch). You could probably buy a very good Woosh bike with second battery for less than the Motus.

We love our Motus, but it certainly would be a bit of a hulk to lift onto a bike carrier.

 

[Woosh]

Hills - my wife has cycled in the past but hates hills so if thee bike isn't helpful on steep hills the danger is she basically won't use it.

Your wife may be better off with a cadence sensor instead of the torque sensor in most European made bikes.
Torque sensor measures how hard you pedal and delivers X times your own power, X=1 or 2 or 3 depending on the selected assist level. On hills, you need to pedal harder to get more out of the motor. Also, the faster you pedal, the more power you and the motor output. So a high cadence is definitively better.
A cadence sensor measures how fast you pedal, not how hard. You can pedal as much or as little as you like, even ghost pedal, they give your wife a more relaxed ride.
If you are set on a crank drive, take a look at the Woosh Santana CD, it has 9-speed so a fairly wide range of gearing, gear shift sensor, hydraulic brakes, throttle, comfortable and choice of 13AH, 15AH and 17.5AH battery.

http://wooshbikes.co.uk/?santana-cd

The hub version is called the Santana 3:

http://wooshbikes.co.uk/?santana3

If you like a torque sensor + crank drive + lightweight + throttle, then convert a lightweight bike with the Tongsheng TSDZ2T from us:
http://wooshbikes.co.uk/?cdkit#tsdz2

 

[anotherkiwi]

Sorry! Couldn't resist...

 

[Markmi]

I have the same problem, have you found a suitable bike yet ?