Hey all,
Proud new owner of my first E-bike - a Haibike SDURO Trekking 1.0 with the Bosch Active Line Plus motor.
I haven't ridden a bike for over 15 years before this - the hills around here on the South Downs were always a turn off to tackle.
It wasn't until a holiday to Berlin for a week where I learnt of the existence of e-bikes where every street corner had ones for hire and it seemed just about every other local had one too.
Although I didn't actually try a bike out (I opted for the slightly dangerous but fun e-scooter instead) I quickly saw just how much fun a battery powered set of wheels could be from getting around a city in no time at all.
Once back in the UK, the first thing I did was research e-scooters but was already aware of their illegal status for use on public roads and bike lanes.
I googled the price of e-bikes instead and think I nearly fell off my chair when I saw the prices listed - "Thats way out of my budget" I thought.
But over the days, after hours more research, visits to bike dealers, debating whether I wanted a "cheap" ebike or buy a quality name - I finally succumbed to my Haibike which I got in a sale online.
I am now riding to the shops instead of just taking the car - takes a bit longer obviously but damn do I feel good doing it - and my legs don't kill me afterwards either!
Looking forward to interacting on the forums.
Hiijinx
Proud new owner of my first E-bike - a Haibike SDURO Trekking 1.0 with the Bosch Active Line Plus motor.
I haven't ridden a bike for over 15 years before this - the hills around here on the South Downs were always a turn off to tackle.
It wasn't until a holiday to Berlin for a week where I learnt of the existence of e-bikes where every street corner had ones for hire and it seemed just about every other local had one too.
Although I didn't actually try a bike out (I opted for the slightly dangerous but fun e-scooter instead) I quickly saw just how much fun a battery powered set of wheels could be from getting around a city in no time at all.
Once back in the UK, the first thing I did was research e-scooters but was already aware of their illegal status for use on public roads and bike lanes.
I googled the price of e-bikes instead and think I nearly fell off my chair when I saw the prices listed - "Thats way out of my budget" I thought.
But over the days, after hours more research, visits to bike dealers, debating whether I wanted a "cheap" ebike or buy a quality name - I finally succumbed to my Haibike which I got in a sale online.
I am now riding to the shops instead of just taking the car - takes a bit longer obviously but damn do I feel good doing it - and my legs don't kill me afterwards either!
Looking forward to interacting on the forums.
Hiijinx
