Hi all,
I recently purchased a Coyote Connect folding electric bike, with the intention of using it for my 6-7 mile commute to work, instead of being at the mercy of the vagaries of public transport. At £500 for the bike, plus a few extra bits (against nearly £70 per month for my travel pass) it should have paid for itself in less than a year.
My intended route to work is as flat as a pancake for the most part, but when I took my new toy out for its first ride yesterday I wanted to give it a bit more of a challenge to test it out, so I rode up a fairly steep local road route.
When I made my first (and only!) trip up there on my knackered old Apollo mountain bike a year or so ago, I had to stop at the side of the road about three times to push my lungs back in
On my new electric mount the journey was an absolute doddle and I did a four mile round trip without breaking sweat, even though it was a pretty humid afternoon.
In fact, the most tiring thing about it was carrying the folded bike up three flights of stairs to my flat - it weighs an absolute ton! Next time, I'll wheel it up the stairs and then fold it once I get in the flat
I really enjoyed riding it and can't wait to get back out on it again.
I stumbled across this site whilst just searching for electric bike related things, but it looks like a busy and useful resource for e-bike users, whether old hands or newbies like me, and I'll be paying a visit a lot in future (maybe just to read rather than post!)
Jim
I recently purchased a Coyote Connect folding electric bike, with the intention of using it for my 6-7 mile commute to work, instead of being at the mercy of the vagaries of public transport. At £500 for the bike, plus a few extra bits (against nearly £70 per month for my travel pass) it should have paid for itself in less than a year.
My intended route to work is as flat as a pancake for the most part, but when I took my new toy out for its first ride yesterday I wanted to give it a bit more of a challenge to test it out, so I rode up a fairly steep local road route.
When I made my first (and only!) trip up there on my knackered old Apollo mountain bike a year or so ago, I had to stop at the side of the road about three times to push my lungs back in
On my new electric mount the journey was an absolute doddle and I did a four mile round trip without breaking sweat, even though it was a pretty humid afternoon.
In fact, the most tiring thing about it was carrying the folded bike up three flights of stairs to my flat - it weighs an absolute ton! Next time, I'll wheel it up the stairs and then fold it once I get in the flat
I really enjoyed riding it and can't wait to get back out on it again.
I stumbled across this site whilst just searching for electric bike related things, but it looks like a busy and useful resource for e-bike users, whether old hands or newbies like me, and I'll be paying a visit a lot in future (maybe just to read rather than post!)
Jim
