Hi
Stumbled across this site while researching into leccy bikes, and look forward to continuing to learn and contribute here.
Currently a motorcyclist (no car licence) and after a heart attack a couple or three years back got into cycling for commuting and leisure which has gone well bar the recent extreme weather esp the wind!
However I noticed a sudden dip in performance even when cycling related to problems in arteries supplying leg which indicates I might need another fem pop bypass op. Want to keep up cycling as its fun, and cheaper to run than my gas guzzling Honda. Most of my routes I can do using cycle paths to get me to a train station for commuting - sometimes on nice days I get off at Wivenhoe and cycle alog the path beside the river - then the fun begins as there's a very steep hill. Also trips to hospital which is across town means having yo drop into a river valley and a steep long climb out - I persevere in a low gear as the only other option is get of and push which due to intermittent claudication gets very painful.
Despite that I still play cricket and cycle to local games with my very kit bag strapped to my back (plus it's handy when having a few jars after a match ;-) Further afield I use the M/C.
So I've been looking at a variety of options starting from getting a kit to give my Giant Escape 2 some ooomph. While I have a ton of tools to work on and maintain my motorcycle and have an O'lever in physics my practical electric knowledge is mostly confined to troubleshooting M/C problems, soldering voltmeters etc.
Then to the other extreme is getting an off the shelf Kalkhoff Pro Connect Xion X27 or a 'naughty' Endeavour. Con to that is that the dealer is a long way away. But even then I work on m/c no problem and get most of my consumables and parts online anyway. By road miles I found a Kalkhoff dealer in Rotterdam nr the Hook of Holland was closer than 50cycles in Surrey and didn't mean getting across London.
Closer to home is an electric bike dealer in Chelmsford, The Cycle Company, which is only 20miles or so away and handily nr the train station. There they have the Roam XR E+ 2014 unfortunately there's little real world reviews on em yet. My plan is to get a test ride here first whatever I finally decide.
Or there's a leap into the unknown and getting something mail-order of fleabay.
Enough of my rambling. Let's listen to you!
Cheers
John
Stumbled across this site while researching into leccy bikes, and look forward to continuing to learn and contribute here.
Currently a motorcyclist (no car licence) and after a heart attack a couple or three years back got into cycling for commuting and leisure which has gone well bar the recent extreme weather esp the wind!
However I noticed a sudden dip in performance even when cycling related to problems in arteries supplying leg which indicates I might need another fem pop bypass op. Want to keep up cycling as its fun, and cheaper to run than my gas guzzling Honda. Most of my routes I can do using cycle paths to get me to a train station for commuting - sometimes on nice days I get off at Wivenhoe and cycle alog the path beside the river - then the fun begins as there's a very steep hill. Also trips to hospital which is across town means having yo drop into a river valley and a steep long climb out - I persevere in a low gear as the only other option is get of and push which due to intermittent claudication gets very painful.
Despite that I still play cricket and cycle to local games with my very kit bag strapped to my back (plus it's handy when having a few jars after a match ;-) Further afield I use the M/C.
So I've been looking at a variety of options starting from getting a kit to give my Giant Escape 2 some ooomph. While I have a ton of tools to work on and maintain my motorcycle and have an O'lever in physics my practical electric knowledge is mostly confined to troubleshooting M/C problems, soldering voltmeters etc.
Then to the other extreme is getting an off the shelf Kalkhoff Pro Connect Xion X27 or a 'naughty' Endeavour. Con to that is that the dealer is a long way away. But even then I work on m/c no problem and get most of my consumables and parts online anyway. By road miles I found a Kalkhoff dealer in Rotterdam nr the Hook of Holland was closer than 50cycles in Surrey and didn't mean getting across London.
Closer to home is an electric bike dealer in Chelmsford, The Cycle Company, which is only 20miles or so away and handily nr the train station. There they have the Roam XR E+ 2014 unfortunately there's little real world reviews on em yet. My plan is to get a test ride here first whatever I finally decide.
Or there's a leap into the unknown and getting something mail-order of fleabay.
Enough of my rambling. Let's listen to you!
Cheers
John
