E-bike Of The Year

fishingpaul · Dec 22, 2008

Aldby said:
OK Paul, deviating ever so slightly from the thread, my top 3 of all time. In 3rd place the gents frame Giant Lafree Twist Lite, it was a revelation to me and what got me into e-bikes. 2nd Ezee Torq Trekking in derestricted form, with the right battery and a bit of waterproofing it is fast and fun.
In 1st position it has be the diamond frame Kalkhoff Agattu, it is well made, reliable, comfortable and a joy to ride. This would also be my e-bike of 2008 as the diamond frame version didn't hit the streets until 2008.

J hn

Thanks john, my own choice for best ever bike would be the ezee torq trekking in derestricted form because i like fast and fun,and the agattu second ahead of the pro connect, because it offers more comfort more value for money,and better wheels,third place i would give to the synergy mistral,as it seems to be the best budget buy and seemingly not a bad word said against it.

Barnowl · Dec 22, 2008

Blew it said:
Whichever of the mainstream bikes is chosen it will give a good return for the investment.....unless you remove one vital component that will render it next to worthless.......the battery!!.

Bob

If someone feels like selling a Wisper, Agattu or Cytronex without the battery for next to nothing I'm up for it!

fishingpaul · Dec 22, 2008

Barnowl said:
If someone feels like selling a Wisper, Agattu or Cytronex without the battery for next to nothing I'm up for it!

So would most of the forum,everybody would love a bargain but you should be prepared to pay a reasonable price for a bike.

wotwozere · Dec 23, 2008

HI

The un-disputed heavy weight champion of the world is the Agattu xxl, I have had this over 2 months now and it is the best thing I have ever had.

thx

Bob

musicbooks · Dec 23, 2008

Interesting though it is the Agattu and not the Pro Connect that is accumulating the praise. So, it looks as though Flecc's summation of the Agattu is proving to be 100% correct

New year resolution 23.. To prove our Tony wrong at least once in 2009. A bit like wishing for an economic recovery but hey, we can only dream and hope

Thanks for coming up with the post, John..Great idea.. and have a hoot of a hogmany

bw
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musicbooks · Dec 23, 2008

I think you are right, however, in terms of the ownership issue, we've got a cat but I wouldn't be nominating it as the perfect pet

That goes along with half of our household appliances and our bloody awful car...( make and model withdrawn

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It could be that a few teething probs with the Pro Connect are making owners hesitate to nominate.

bw
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Barnowl · Dec 23, 2008

Aldby said:
The Agattu is probably the most popular choice due to a higher volume of sales and people choosing the bike they own.

J hn

But a higher volume of sales says to me that people are voting with their hard earned cash. I'm sure many of them are discerning buyers that do their homework first. I read all your excellent posts and others before making my mind up. So unless the Wisper owners pile in I'd agree it looks like it's the Aggatu - and a fine bike it is too

flecc · Dec 23, 2008

Yes, I still stick with my Agattu choice, both here and at the time of my review. For me it really hit the spot in the most universally appealing way with build quality included at a wholly reasonable price.
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flecc · Dec 23, 2008

Aldby said:
No offence to anyone who has already commented, but with 1150 people have looked at this thread, disappointingly, only a handful have posted so far So come guys, let’s hear from you.

Could it be most of the people that have viewed the thread are not members of the forum and can't post? Membership is free, so why not join and have your say, not just on this thread, but on any e-bike related topic

J hn

Well said, lets hear from some more.

On second thoughts, perhaps it's the e-bike suppliers anxiously looking every few minutes who've made most of those hits.

I noticed 50cycles have already commented on this thread in their latest Christmas newsletter today.
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Barnowl · Dec 23, 2008

flecc said:
Well said, lets hear from some more.

On second thoughts, perhaps it's the e-bike suppliers anxiously looking every few minutes who've made most of those hits.

I.

Ha haa..I can just imagine it.

Joannas "Advice please" thread got 2,891 views and she bought a Wisper.

musicbooks · Dec 23, 2008

Aldby said:
No offence to anyone who has already commented, but with 1150 people have looked at this thread, disappointingly, only a handful have posted so far So come guys, let’s hear from you.

Could it be most of the people that have viewed the thread are not members of the forum and can't post? Membership is free, so why not join and have your say, not just on this thread, but on any e-bike related topic

J hn

Hear hear J,
I was hoping my previous comment might stimulate a few more responses.. Perhaps certain e-bike owners and companies don't feel it is appropriate or right to nominate their bike as a "best of 2008" I can think of a few significant e-bikes missing from the nominations.

bw
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flecc · Dec 23, 2008

musicbooks said:
I can think of a few significant e-bikes missing from the nominations.

bw
musicbooks

I don't think we can be missing many if it's bikes introduced in 2008 as John specified in his initial post.

Most of the significant models arrived in previous years, 2006 and 2007 being prominent in this respect, even the Agattu only qualifying for 2008 because the crossbar model arrived late.

For significant models, off the cuff I can only think of the Cytronex, the Pro Connect, the X bike, the impossible to get Nano Brompton which everyone has now given up on, the Gazelle Innergy which I don't know is owned yet by any member, and the Infineum which has failed to appear so far, and the first three have been voted for.
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musicbooks · Dec 23, 2008

flecc said:
I don't think we can be missing many if it's bikes introduced in 2008 as John specified in his initial post.

Most of the significant models arrived in previous years, 2006 and 2007 being prominent in this respect, even the Agattu only qualifying for 2008 because the crossbar model arrived late.

For significant models, off the cuff I can only think of the Cytronex, the Pro Connect, the X bike, the impossible to get Nano Brompton which everyone has now given up on, the Gazelle Innergy which I don't know is owned yet by any member, and the Infineum which has failed to appear so far, and the first three have been voted for.
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It's a bit like the Soap awards then.. or the Scottish League..

So will it be Celtic or Rangers.... yawn yawn..

I can see why no one is bothering to vote..
Mind you, I thought Mr Ching would have thought up a way to vote for one of his bikes by now!
bw
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flecc · Dec 23, 2008

musicbooks said:
I can see why no one is bothering to vote..
Mind you, I thought Mr Ching would have thought up a way to vote for one of his bikes by now!
bw
musicbooks

That's the thing, important contenders of previous years like Wisper, eZee, Powacycle (apart from the absent Infineum) and Synergie haven't introduced any new 2008 models.

In 2006 or 2007 this thread would have been very lively, but perhaps 2009 will make up for this year. There's the Infineum if it arrives, the Kalkhoff Agattu Jubilee hub motor bike, the Pro Connect S, the Panasonic regenerative brake model and a quality model from another manufacturer, and that's before the new year even begins. 2009 looks like it could be very lively.

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fishingpaul · Dec 23, 2008

flecc said:
That's the thing, important contenders of previous years like Wisper, eZee, Powacycle (apart from the absent Infineum) and Synergie haven't introduced any new 2008 models.

In 2006 or 2007 this thread would have been very lively, but perhaps 2009 will make up for this year. There's the Infineum if it arrives, the Kalkhoff Agattu Jubilee hub motor bike, the Pro Connect S, the Panasonic regenerative brake model and a quality model from another manufacturer, and that's before the new year even begins. 2009 looks like it could be very lively.
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Lets hope 2009 is a good year,and the bikes can deliver whatever claims are being made,and arrive in the shops in time for the launch date,i notice there is an agattu hub motor bike being launched,will the probable best bike of 2008 panasonic powered version still be available.

flecc · Dec 23, 2008

Aldby said:
There have infact been several new bikes not mentioned to date e.g. from Giant, Monark, Helkama and Raleigh (Germany). All these makes are owned by forum members, so it is not a one horse race and you don't have to own one to make your choice. After all how many of us have actually met a politician we have voted for? (Forget I wrote that )

J hn

I suppose significant is the thing though John. The Giant is only a revamp of an unsuccessful model, and the Monark, Helkama and Raleigh gmbh models are "me too" Panasonic models almost identical to the Agattu spec, without the same support in the UK, though of course we have a few European members who could vote for them.
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