Since I got my Kudos, I've only ever saw one other e-bike and that was a man travelling from his work a couple of times. I've seen plenty of other cyclists when I'm out on my bike but never another e-bike. Are there any other e-bike riders here from the Flakirk/Grangemouth area?
Other E-bike riders
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I must admit that I do look hard for other E-Bikes when I'm out and about. To date I have seen one Kalkhoff going very slowly and that's about it.
The only other occasion was when I was driving and saw what looked like a Wisper. It was black and was doing a steady 16 mph with no peddling, but then it was gone.
I do wonder if the marketing for E bikes is correct. Saving the planet is a very nebulous benefit, and the potential money savings are blown out the water by replacement battery costs.
I ride E-Bikes because it's bl**dy good fun, and that's why I bought one. Perhaps if this angle was more emphasised there might be more sales. To the uninitiated, colleagues think my electric bicycle is some form of aid for alternatively abled people, often accompanied with ribald comments of "does it have somewhere to stash your walking stick?" and "is the catheter included?" and are quite stunned when they see it looks nice and sporty, has a plethora of red flashing lights on the controller, and is actually quite fast, surprisingly practical, and really good fun.
But then, perhaps it is me that's the weirdo?
The only other occasion was when I was driving and saw what looked like a Wisper. It was black and was doing a steady 16 mph with no peddling, but then it was gone.
I do wonder if the marketing for E bikes is correct. Saving the planet is a very nebulous benefit, and the potential money savings are blown out the water by replacement battery costs.
I ride E-Bikes because it's bl**dy good fun, and that's why I bought one. Perhaps if this angle was more emphasised there might be more sales. To the uninitiated, colleagues think my electric bicycle is some form of aid for alternatively abled people, often accompanied with ribald comments of "does it have somewhere to stash your walking stick?" and "is the catheter included?" and are quite stunned when they see it looks nice and sporty, has a plethora of red flashing lights on the controller, and is actually quite fast, surprisingly practical, and really good fun.
But then, perhaps it is me that's the weirdo?
I see several round the Nottingham area. I've seen a couple of Aliens, a Kalkhoff, several unknowns, plus someone at my work has recently got an 8FUN with the bottle battery. It probably helps that we have a dedicated ebike shop in Nottingham, but I've really only started seeing them on the road in the past 2 years.
Petrol costs maybe? When it replaces a car, the battery costs are negligible compared to the savings.
Petrol costs maybe? When it replaces a car, the battery costs are negligible compared to the savings.
Not quite the Falkirk / Grangemouthg area, I'm in Livingston. I commute into Edinburgh on the Union Canal towpath, mostly from Hermiston Park and Ride (15mile round trip) , sometimes from home (35mile round trip).
I also saw some in Nottingham. The centre is much more bike friendly. In about 9 months I think I've seen about 4 that's about it. More rare now due to the weather.
Still see the same couple of guys going into Birmingham and back out. But on normal pedal powered bikes. If only they knew about electric bikes.
There a mega tool for commuting if you can hack the weather saving a small fortune everyday. Crank them up speed wise to 20mph and they become hideously addictive and fun.
I seriously love mine and its nothing special.
Still see the same couple of guys going into Birmingham and back out. But on normal pedal powered bikes. If only they knew about electric bikes.
There a mega tool for commuting if you can hack the weather saving a small fortune everyday. Crank them up speed wise to 20mph and they become hideously addictive and fun.
I seriously love mine and its nothing special.
I went for several months without seeing any in London, however this year they are all over the place.
Its the same here in Shrewsbury,i think e.bikes should be marketed as liesure/fun things like segways in the USA,but the main drawback is the lack of e.bike dealers on the high st.,why not use the media to advertise e.bikes,like, tv, magazines,papers etc.I also feel that some manufacturers are now producing bike that are too complicated and expensive,what we need is a basic Morris 1000 type of bike,and why not SLA batteries?,i would sooner pay £70 for a set of batteries than £300,once you get into the £1000 pound area for a e.bike alot of people will go to their nearest motor scooter dealer and get a 50cc bike for about £1500 or less.Would like to hear from the likes of Kudos on this,as i feel they are more tuned in to the customer wanting a more basic machine for fun/liesure,i keep going on about the fun aspect of e.bikes but i know of very few Brits who,at 06.00 in the morning in the winter months would swap a nice warm car for any bike,myself inc.,but given a nice sunny day i'm out there on the bike.
I've seen very few in the Bath area which, given that the city centre is in a bowl surrounded by hills illustrates the ebike's lack of profile as this should be a natural habitat. However at this time of year cycling of any kind is a challenge and I am ashamed to admit I have bottled it as far as my regular commute is concerned. There is a very fast and utterly dark downhill section on my way home where I know the edge of the road to be badly damaged (this is the A367) so I have to ride in the middle of the road into a sharp bend at the bottom. I have come to the realisation only this week that this is TOO SCARY for me to want to do on a regular basis and with the shortest day only 3 weeks away I have decided to use the car until the evenings become a tad lighter into the new year; it's either that or invest £100+++ in top-line ights, and Christmas is a-coming. So I wouldn't be too surprised if you don't see many ebikes around for a few weeks now because I was totally gung-ho until this Monday. Pathetic, really...
hi,i travel from hamilton to glasgow 9 miles on my modified giant lafree(1000w front hub motor)
my workmate lives in falkirk and goes to glasgow on his front hub homemade bike 26miles each way.(its the gigantic 800w with regen golden motor)not as good as my bike motor.the regen has a slower top speed.i can hit 30mph.his only 24mph.but the regen braking is excellant.
my workmate lives in falkirk and goes to glasgow on his front hub homemade bike 26miles each way.(its the gigantic 800w with regen golden motor)not as good as my bike motor.the regen has a slower top speed.i can hit 30mph.his only 24mph.but the regen braking is excellant.
I see a few here in Grantham, don't know what makes, mostly ridden by older people like myself. We were in Lincoln the other day and saw a few there as well.
Can't wait to get mine back on the road, its just nice to get out when the weather is nice like it is today. I had to walk 3 miles to an appointment yesterday as the buses didn't add up! Mind you I don't mind walking and the exercise is good.
Can't wait to get mine back on the road, its just nice to get out when the weather is nice like it is today. I had to walk 3 miles to an appointment yesterday as the buses didn't add up! Mind you I don't mind walking and the exercise is good.
Maybe not Falkirk area but I am in Perthshire and don't see any electric bikes there either. Caravan a bit in Edinburgh and see a few Giant Lafree etc on site there. Lovely off road cycle paths in Edinburgh but don't see any on the paths to the water of Leith, Union Canal, Ratho, Forth Bridge etc They are great fun and should be promoted more for leisure.
As a matter of fact, it was seeing an elderly gent going up a hill in Bath some years ago that sowed the seed for my own eventual purchases. I had never heard then of such machines, but it struck me that they were ideally suited to the city's topography. I spend a lot of time in Bath, and must admit that I find some of the hills just outside a bit taxing, even with electric help!
I have seen rather more e-bikes in Bath than in Hertfordshire (I think the grand total spotted in 3 years in Herts. is about five); I probably see about one a day. And of couse Powabyke have their HQ there; they let me try out various of their models when they were based in Wood Street in the centre.
Ebikes are swarming to Warrington. I saw at least three today. I think they may be atracted to the lunatic cyclepath scheme ...
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