Hi all,
I'm a pretty keen cyclist trying to get the other half out on the road with me. She finds cycling very difficult but a recent experience with some really basic e-bikes rented in Lanzarote was pretty positive and so I think an e-bike may be the answer!
I think she'd struggle with anything other than a step through/low cross bar type frame and she tends to have the seat height low enough so she can flat foot (both feet!) when stopping which means at her 5ft (153cm) height she has the seat pretty low!
In terms of riding, I'd like to be able to go out for around 40-50 miles (60-80km) of undulating riding (say 900m/3000ft climb max) averaging 25-30km/hr (15-18mph). She only weighs 41kg so I'm hoping that this is achievable with current battery tech.
I absolutely love the GoCycle, but £3500 is pretty steep for something I'm not even sure she will use, so I'm hoping to get something a little cheaper initially and perhaps go for the GoCycle at a later stage.
I'm looking for a few recommendations to start me off - particularly interested to know how the controllers work in terms of the pedal assist - I can see that the Bosch motors quote assistance in terms of %multiplier, this makes sense to me, although I'm not clear if the 300% refers to the total (e.g. 80W her effort +160W motor = 240W, or 80W her effort increased by 300% would be 320W). Also, is the speed limiter pretty fixed or relatively easy to switch off for any potential off road use?
Appreciate any help you can give me!
I'm a pretty keen cyclist trying to get the other half out on the road with me. She finds cycling very difficult but a recent experience with some really basic e-bikes rented in Lanzarote was pretty positive and so I think an e-bike may be the answer!
I think she'd struggle with anything other than a step through/low cross bar type frame and she tends to have the seat height low enough so she can flat foot (both feet!) when stopping which means at her 5ft (153cm) height she has the seat pretty low!
In terms of riding, I'd like to be able to go out for around 40-50 miles (60-80km) of undulating riding (say 900m/3000ft climb max) averaging 25-30km/hr (15-18mph). She only weighs 41kg so I'm hoping that this is achievable with current battery tech.
I absolutely love the GoCycle, but £3500 is pretty steep for something I'm not even sure she will use, so I'm hoping to get something a little cheaper initially and perhaps go for the GoCycle at a later stage.
I'm looking for a few recommendations to start me off - particularly interested to know how the controllers work in terms of the pedal assist - I can see that the Bosch motors quote assistance in terms of %multiplier, this makes sense to me, although I'm not clear if the 300% refers to the total (e.g. 80W her effort +160W motor = 240W, or 80W her effort increased by 300% would be 320W). Also, is the speed limiter pretty fixed or relatively easy to switch off for any potential off road use?
Appreciate any help you can give me!
