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[peter hawthorne]

hi everybody, i have just joined this forum .
i am on holiday in devon and after cycling the granite way both ways i have decided to have some pedal assistance. with age related problems i am down to riding a foldup bike, my mountain bikes have been passed on to my grandkids. so i have ordered a raleigh fold up electric bike and hope to collect it on saturday.
then it will be on to cornwall to test it on some more cycle trails.
at home i cycle on cannock chase and around chase water. i am ok as long as it is downhill......
we will see if battery power will save me giving up cycling.
regards, pete.

 

[peerjay56]

Welcome Pete,
I am sure that you will find the ebike will give you a new lease of life for cycling. Enjoy it when you get it, and welcome to the forum

 

[D C]

we will see if battery power will save me giving up cycling.
regards, pete.

It most certainly will, enjoy the new lease of life.
Dave.

 

[peter hawthorne]

thankyou phil and dave for the welcome. the bike was delivered to okehampton cycles, they set the bike up and i collected it in time for a trip on the granite way. magic.........
i have now moved on to cornwall and have ridden the camel trail. what a pleasure......
i know, both trails are flat. but i have tested the bike on some steep and long hills around the villages of north cornwall. i am very pleased with the bikes performance.
i thought that i would buy a british bike, fly the flag, what did i find on the sticker, ha ha . made in china........
regards, pete.

 

[trex]

sign of our time. I wonder how many more models are using our flag for marketing.

 

[peerjay56]

i thought that i would buy a british bike, fly the flag, what did i find on the sticker, ha ha . made in china........
regards, pete.

I'm afraid even the name Raleigh now belongs to a German company

 

[Jonah]

Now belongs to a Dutch company I believe, bought a year or two ago by the Accell Group.