Hi everyone,
Thought I would introduce myself. I've just taken ownership of a Dawes boost city and have to say I'm very impressed (although granted I've nothing to compare it to as its me first ebike). I purchased it through the cycle to work scheme which means I got it for a steal.
I have to say, I can't work out why more people don't have these things. My ebike has saved me hundreds of pounds in fuel bills already and I've only had it a few months.
I haven noticed a bit of stigma around owning an ebike though. I've even had the words "cheat!" shouted at me as I overtook a bloke on a pushbike on a hill on the way home from work one day. Anyone else get this type of experience?
I got the ebike as a realistic cheap alternative to my car as it didnt make sense to drive a bloody great big 3 series 3 miles to work! I still have my car as I use it for kids and dogs etc, but for those short trips around town my ebike is great.
Im relatively young and fit, so people asked me why I needed an ebike "aren't they for old/unfit people", but if I had purchased a normal pushbike, I know that after those 10 hr night shifts, the last thing that I would want to do it cycle up the massive hill on the way home from work, and as I live in Swansea there are plenty of those!!
Anyone else have a Dawes, and what do you think of them? I cant find many reviews on the net, and to be honest purchased the most expensive one I could afford (£800) which I know is cheap for an ebike but I thought I would test the water, and if I liked it buy a more expensive one in a year or two through the cycle to work scheme again.
Anyway, thanks for reading - let me know your thoughts!!
Thought I would introduce myself. I've just taken ownership of a Dawes boost city and have to say I'm very impressed (although granted I've nothing to compare it to as its me first ebike). I purchased it through the cycle to work scheme which means I got it for a steal.
I have to say, I can't work out why more people don't have these things. My ebike has saved me hundreds of pounds in fuel bills already and I've only had it a few months.
I haven noticed a bit of stigma around owning an ebike though. I've even had the words "cheat!" shouted at me as I overtook a bloke on a pushbike on a hill on the way home from work one day. Anyone else get this type of experience?
I got the ebike as a realistic cheap alternative to my car as it didnt make sense to drive a bloody great big 3 series 3 miles to work! I still have my car as I use it for kids and dogs etc, but for those short trips around town my ebike is great.
Im relatively young and fit, so people asked me why I needed an ebike "aren't they for old/unfit people", but if I had purchased a normal pushbike, I know that after those 10 hr night shifts, the last thing that I would want to do it cycle up the massive hill on the way home from work, and as I live in Swansea there are plenty of those!!
Anyone else have a Dawes, and what do you think of them? I cant find many reviews on the net, and to be honest purchased the most expensive one I could afford (£800) which I know is cheap for an ebike but I thought I would test the water, and if I liked it buy a more expensive one in a year or two through the cycle to work scheme again.
Anyway, thanks for reading - let me know your thoughts!!
