i'm seeing loads of electric bikes now!

[monster]

hi

is it just me or is anyone else seeing loads and loads of electric bikes now? i am seeing them almost every other day now. i used to be the only person that had one. it must be something to do with halfords selling them?

 

[nigel]

In southampton i also see more electric bikes around lots of powacycles and powabykes not many kalkhoffs nigel.

 

[eddieo]

I live in south London and I dont see any

I saw one! 2 Saturdays ago, at around 8 in morning taking my motorhome down to Fords for a service. Near Thornton heath pond, it was a white bike maybe an Alien...anyone on here?

 

[Mussels]

I see them on rare occasions and it's a while now since the last sighting. I have probably passed more but I see so many bikes that I only usually notice those overtaking me.

 

[timidtom]

hi

is it just me or is anyone else seeing loads and loads of electric bikes now? i am seeing them almost every other day now. i used to be the only person that had one. it must be something to do with halfords selling them?

Hi.
Up 'ere in't North we are firmly into the Victorian ethics of durability & reliability. I see a number of PowaBykes and PowaCycles pottering about most days. There's the odd Ebike and a rather strange device, no logo, which appeared to feature a bulky outboard motor clamped over the rear wheel.
Most people with more money to spend seem to buy bling-ridden 4x4's.
Still, that's Cheshire for you - the original county of 'them and us'!
Happ-E-biking.

 

[rog_london]

I saw one round here this morning passing Harrow & Wealdstone station - and so far they've been rarities. This one was what you might call a 'Flecc special' as it was a somewhat grubby 20" wheel job, rear hub drive, with the battery behind the down tube like a Wisper although I didn't spot the make - I was more taken by the medium-sized garden shed he appeared to be towing.

Rog.

 

[Conal]

None between Harlow and Hackney

I have not seen any on my 33 mile round trip - Epping Forest is the ideal place for ebikes with its sweeping hills - 25 mph down hill, 19 mph on the flat and up the mild inclines (12mph if they are steep!)

Lots of Lycra's though!

 

[rog_london]

I have not seen any on my 33 mile round trip - Epping Forest is the ideal place for ebikes with its sweeping hills - 25 mph down hill, 19 mph on the flat and up the mild inclines (12mph if they are steep!)

Lots of Lycra's though!

The Epping area has long been a haunt of 'serious' cyclists - and motorcyclists too. There's a cafe in Thornwood Common (midway between Epping and Harlow, if you're not familiar with the area) which would be host to sometimes hundreds of cyclists at the weekend.

My memories go back to the days when a serious (stereotype) middle-aged cyclist would be sporting a ginger beard, bobble hat and milk-bottle-bottom glasses..... The image has changed somewhat over the years!

Oh, I almost forgot the hairy knobbly knees.

Rog.

 

[lemmy]

I'm in the suburban wilds of SW London and have only ever seen one other e-bike.

I reckon it's because the people here are 100% honest down to earth god fearing folk for whom an electric bike is cheating.

I know because one told me so recently.

 

[wurly]

Not many around here either, just people moaning about the price of fuel.

 

[Psycosis]

Must be the south.
I have seen one parked at walton station, but never seen it in use.
Other than that i haven't seen any.

 

[Vikki]

Over the last three weeks I've regularly seen a Kalkhoff (I think) coming down the A27 cycleway of a morning and evening.

I've seen an old couple on their (what looks to be) PowerByke Shoppers.

I've regularly seen a Powerbyke shopper parked up in Havant.

I've not seen the Metro A2B for quite a long time now.

Best regards.

Vikki.

 

[Tex]

Since the new year I've seen a few eZee-like kitted bikes, a alien-type kited bike, an Optibike, a StealthFighter and a older crank driven / panasonic type. And my other e-bike of course: Riden by my significant other.

 

[Alex728]

Seems to be concentrated mostly around South Central England?

I've not seen that many recently but the weather hasn't been so good so maybe the e-bikes I saw last year will re-appear. in East Anglia they are also a much wider age range including younger people.

 

[jerrysimon]

I live in Cambridge which is pretty flat. That said I do notice at least one or two a week as I commute to work.

Maybe I am more "tuned in" so its not that they have grown in numbers, more that I just notice them now

Regards

Jerry

 

[Alex728]

someone I know from another forum has mentioned seeing loads in Cambridge. They do however have ETS based in their town and a lot of cyclists anyway.

 

[lemmy]

Not many around here either, just people moaning about the price of fuel.

Makes a change from e-bikers moaning about the cost of batteries

 

[Caph]

It's funny you should raise the subject because I haven't seen any in my area (North of Nottingham) but the other week I spotted three over a period of a few days.

Even more surprising was when I was pushing my bike home with a flat and a kid of about 12 years old shouted out with great certainty that I was pushing an electric bike and wanted to know how fast I could do 0 to 60. Cheeky but knowledgeable for a 12 year old I thought.

 

[tangent]

I have been commuting into central London from SW London for the last 6 years and in all that time I had only seen 1 other electric bike until very recently. I saw another Giant Lafree about 3 years ago, but in the last 6 weeks or so I have seen 2 hub motor bikes. Not sure what as they were both moving. One was moving so fast that it must have been seriously illegal or ridden by someone so fit it would be illogical for him to own an electric bike.

I am surprised how few I have seen though as the saving on public transport would cover the cost of most ebikes within 1 year.

 

[Old Timer]

I don`t see anything around the lanes other than the odd hare or barn owl and of course they don`t ride bikes