Long range speed pedelec?

[anonymous]

I haven't even bought my first bike yet! I'm looking at well, where I want to live in the future. Stalybridge is between Leeds, Manchester , and even Sheffield, not that I'm fussed about working in Sheffield

Then I'd probably need a road legal speed pedelec e-bike that takes me to Leeds, and back given the distance. People may charge their batteries at work, however my issue is that some organisations won't let you because your battery isn't PAT tested

I'd be looking into both foldable (into a car boot) and non foldable options ie: so I have two options then

I'd probably look at that in 2-3 years time given I'm just starting a new job in Ben Rhydding in a few days...

 

[KirstinS]

If you want 70mph then a 50cc scooter is not going to get anywhere near that.

True but a 125 should get a lot closer, no?

 

[anonymous]

Can you afford 11000 Euros? why not buy a Zero electric motorbike in the UK they cost £10,000 my m8s does around 80 miles to the charge and does 90 MPH but to be sure you would need to maybe top up at work (kettle Lead)

Yup. I could afford it, and it's fairly easy to justify to myself. I just thought I could get exercise too!

This being said, I'm thinking long term if anything. I wouldn't go out and spend 11K on a first motorbike. I'd want something super cheap first, given that it's better to have a few scrapes on a cheap bike than an expensive bike

 

[Muddyfox]

Can you afford 11000 Euros? why not buy a Zero electric motorbike in the UK they cost £10,000 my m8s does around 80 miles to the charge and does 90 MPH but to be sure you would need to maybe top up at work (kettle Lead)

I have a mate with a very expensive electric BMW scooter. Range and top speed definitely reduced in cold weather.

 

[Muddyfox]

True but a 125 should get a lot closer, no?

125cc scooter possibly reach 70mph but would have a comfortable cruising speed of around 50ish?

 

[KirstinS]

I have a mate with a very expensive electric BMW scooter. Range and top speed definitely reduced in cold weather.

Thats an intersting point and something anecdotally reported on this forum with Ebikes too
With a scooter I guess you can't recharge and store in the warm so easily so it seems worse perhaps?

 

[anonymous]

Thats an intersting point and something anecdotally reported on this forum with Ebikes too
With a scooter I guess you can't recharge and store in the warm so easily so it seems worse perhaps?

It isn't just an anecdotal thing tbh

All batteries suffer in the cold

Why Batteries Die When It's Cold

Batteries don't work equally well in hot weather and cold weather. Learn about the effect of temperature on battery performance.

www.thoughtco.com

 

[KirstinS]

It isn't just an anecdotal thing tbh

All batteries suffer in the cold

Why Batteries Die When It's Cold

Batteries don't work equally well in hot weather and cold weather. Learn about the effect of temperature on battery performance.

www.thoughtco.com

Yes, worse still, AFAIK, is charging them when cold. It's one thing to use a charged battery from cold and another to charge a battery when cold

 

[flecc]

I'd want something super cheap first, given that it's better to have a few scrapes on a cheap bike than an expensive bike

Dangerous thinking perhaps? The first scrape on a powered two wheeler is all too often the last one ever.

Safest is to buy something so expensive that you take great care never to damage it, and yourself in consequence.
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[anonymous]

Dangerous thinking perhaps? The first scrape on a powered two wheeler is all too often the last one ever.

Safest is to buy something so expensive that you take great care never to damage it, and yourself in consequence.
.

I get that thinking. When I bought my first car, I bought a cheap one. Six months later as I become more confident, I bought a car that cost around 5 times the amount of my first one

 

[Nealh]

Agree with that which has been said average s- ped speed will be 18 - 20 mph, you would need to be a tdf rider to maintain 28 constant.
A few years back I took my brothers Kalkhoff on a 10 mile local circuit and managed 33mph but boy I found it hard work to maintain for any real length of time.
He still rides it and a dongled E6000 drive bike a couple times a week for his 40 mile odd return commute and averages about 20mph.