considering an ebike but have concerns about frame size and weight

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hello all I am considering some sort of ebike. I am 65. 6ft tall and 13 stone. I really do struggle on any kind of hill . legs hurt like hell I find myself pushing my sirrus elite quite a bit and this only weighs 27lb.
I have looked at a few ebikes online and these basically are 20. 26 28 wheel size but it is the weight of some of these bikes that put me of 45-52lbs in the advent of say a puncture or some mishap where the cycle may need to be pushed.

I have been looking at the ebikes from (woosh) in my price range I considerd a 20 wheel step through hidden battery and foldable I tried three 20 inch wheeled bikes at my local Halfords but found these to feel a bit wobberly so perhaps a 26 mountain style ebike may be better.

I have considerd a front wheel ebike kit but everything I have seen is uber expensive, hence I have joined pedelecs for some guidance.

ps not too sure if 18inch frame would be ok thank you

 

[trex]

most bikes from Woosh come with rear rack battery, harder to swing your leg over the rear rack than bikes with battery behind seat post or bottle battery. I would narrow down the list to the £725 Sport TS or the £675 Zephyr CD. Both are much easier to mount and light. The foldable 20" Zephyr CD has puncture proof tyres, the TS doesn't.
Try before you buy though.

Sport TS:

Zephyr CD:

 

[Willber G]

I have a Woosh Zephyr (not CD) and find it very stable even with 20" wheels, helped by its relatively long wheelbase, low (hidden) battery and full suspension. It really doesn't feel like a compact folder. If you are anywhere near Southampton you are welcome to have a try on it.

 

[amigafan2003]

There's not much you can do about the weight - a motor and a battery will always add a certain amount to a bike - typically around 13lbs but can be as litle as 8lbs.

 

[Kudoscycles]

If you are concerned about pushing a heavy e-bike.
It is not common knowledge that many e-bikes have an auto function...this function will move the bike along at 4 mph,it will work if walking alongside the bike or riding but only on the flat or slight incline.
Aside from bikes from Woosh or Burisch,if working on a budget you may wish to look at the Vita Uno-26 bike,available exclusively from the London Electric Bike Company of Hampton Wick,Surrey....priced at only £695.00 including all lights and mudguards,the size would suit,it is a good value bike.
KudosDave

 

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thank you all for your input, lots of potholes rough roads where I live, like to ride some canal paths. so I think I might be better of with 26 inch mtb style ebike (like the idea of step through foldable though)

weight of batteries / moter as has been pointed out seems to be more or less 14lbs.

looking at modest at mtb in Halfords with disk brakes about £ 300
a kit to add moter etc for my existing cycle would proberbly be best part of £400.
so have decided to buy the VITA at £695 (battery 2 years warrenty) like the idea of auto mode.
it was a toss up between woosh sport cd , (might be better for hills) the vita has rear wheel moter so hope this is ok.
like the BURISCH bike a lot but a more expensive.
what really made up my mind to get a pedelec,since I joined this forum is the last few days so windy ,struggling to get up hills at 5mph which is hard work and dangerous .

should receive vita on Wednesday.

thank you all once again

 

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