Have been looking for a shopping bike - rack, panniers etc that I can also use to explore the South Downs ( 3 miles away) so either touring hybrid or MTB hybrid. Knobbly tires will be necessary due to the flint everywhere up there.
This is my first E-Bike and I want to keep it below £2k
Have lower back trouble and shoulder injury so will want to raise bars perhaps 100mm and possibly change them out to get some sweep back (9 deg?)
I have found few bikes in that range in Sussex to try and am reluctant to cross my fingers and order online untried.
So, I have eliminated my way down to the Cube Acid One 500 low step at £1700 + £100 in add-ons ( rack, stand, lights, panniers, mudguards etc) available in Horsham.
The 2019's are almost gone so It looks like I will have to get a 2020 to get the config I want, which changes the motor from Active Plus to the new Performance which according to Bosch will have 20% more power but has 15 miles less hilly eco range.
Not sure if that is a positive or negative since the extra power may come in handy on a steep bridlepaths.
Cube also have an 'AllRoad' version for an extra £100 that has the stand and mudguards I would buy anyway + poorly reviewed lights that I would not, so I think I can do better with the basic version and add the parts I want. But, annoyingly the AllRoad is the only version that has a chainring protector and there does not seem to be any way to add one at present.
Questions:
Have I missed a worthy competitor at this price range that is actually available somewhere to try/see?
Any comments on the motor change in 2020?
Is chain protection needed for normal jeans - will I need to wear a bicycle clip?
If I run out of Hydraulic brake cable raising the bars, is it relatively easy to make new ones?
Any other comments?
Thanks
Bill
This is my first E-Bike and I want to keep it below £2k
Have lower back trouble and shoulder injury so will want to raise bars perhaps 100mm and possibly change them out to get some sweep back (9 deg?)
I have found few bikes in that range in Sussex to try and am reluctant to cross my fingers and order online untried.
So, I have eliminated my way down to the Cube Acid One 500 low step at £1700 + £100 in add-ons ( rack, stand, lights, panniers, mudguards etc) available in Horsham.
The 2019's are almost gone so It looks like I will have to get a 2020 to get the config I want, which changes the motor from Active Plus to the new Performance which according to Bosch will have 20% more power but has 15 miles less hilly eco range.
Not sure if that is a positive or negative since the extra power may come in handy on a steep bridlepaths.
Cube also have an 'AllRoad' version for an extra £100 that has the stand and mudguards I would buy anyway + poorly reviewed lights that I would not, so I think I can do better with the basic version and add the parts I want. But, annoyingly the AllRoad is the only version that has a chainring protector and there does not seem to be any way to add one at present.
Questions:
Have I missed a worthy competitor at this price range that is actually available somewhere to try/see?
Any comments on the motor change in 2020?
Is chain protection needed for normal jeans - will I need to wear a bicycle clip?
If I run out of Hydraulic brake cable raising the bars, is it relatively easy to make new ones?
Any other comments?
Thanks
Bill
