Replace existing ebike for London commute

[gmbb]

I currently have a Freego Eagle which I use to commute into London every day which is a 30 mile round trip.

The bike has served me well but I would like to be able to go a bit faster. I currently average around 17-18 mph. I also have a few hills to negotiate so would want a bit more torque than I get at the moment.
I also have been use to having the throttle with the rear hub motor but quite interested in the crank drive bikes but see that most do not have throttles.

Is there a bike that you can recommend which whilst still legal would give me more speed and performance than I currently get out of my current bike. I also quite like the comfort of the freego and need a pannier rack for my rucksack.

 

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http://www.mhw-bike.com/haibike-sduro-cross-rc-400wh-36v-herren-schwarz-cyan-lime-matt-2015-4321

http://www.mhw-bike.com/ghost-teru-4-white-cyan-green-black-2015-2812

 

[LEBC Tom]

Hi Gmbb,

I know of a 2013 KTM Macina Bold for sale at £1500, it has one owner (my Uncle) hardly any mileage, Bosch motor gen 1 with the 300 battery. Id be happy to put a warranty on it as the Bosch system so far has been very reliable. PM me if interested.

You dont say where you are in London but we now have a few dealers who will support you within the M25 including myself. I do offer the loan of most of my range to try the journey you intend to do, this way you get to try an ebike in the real world.

Please get in touch if interested.

 

[gmbb]

http://www.mhw-bike.com/haibike-sduro-cross-rc-400wh-36v-herren-schwarz-cyan-lime-matt-2015-4321

http://www.mhw-bike.com/ghost-teru-4-white-cyan-green-black-2015-2812

Thanks for the bike suggestions.

 

[gmbb]

Hi Gmbb,

I know of a 2013 KTM Macina Bold for sale at £1500, it has one owner (my Uncle) hardly any mileage, Bosch motor gen 1 with the 300 battery. Id be happy to put a warranty on it as the Bosch system so far has been very reliable. PM me if interested.

You dont say where you are in London but we now have a few dealers who will support you within the M25 including myself. I do offer the loan of most of my range to try the journey you intend to do, this way you get to try an ebike in the real world.

Please get in touch if interested.

Based in Wimbledon. Thanks for the reply. Loan of bike would be interesting to compare against current bike. Which dealers would be closest?

 

[LEBC Tom]

Me....I'm in Hampton Wick KT1 4DA

 

[Deleted member 4366]

The Oxygen Emate MTB does about 24 mph if you adjust the speed limit. It's a very solid bike with excellent brakes. It would make an excellent fast commuter.

 

[LEBC Tom]

The Oxygen Emate MTB does about 24 mph if you adjust the speed limit. It's a very solid bike with excellent brakes. It would make an excellent fast commuter.

But thats illegal?

 

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But thats illegal?

pmsl u get banned d8 lol

 

[LEBC Tom]

But thats illegal?

pmsl u get banned d8 lol

Why?

 

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you not sell dongles then we wanna go fast can u honer bosch warranty like ebike shop or report them to trading standards

 

[LEBC Tom]

you not sell dongles then we wanna go fast can u honer bosch warranty like ebike shop or report them to trading standards

What are you on? This thead is about legal bikes as requested in the OP's opening post (whilst still legal).

 

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currently average around 17-18 mph.

can you not um read the op post

 

[LEBC Tom]

I can and he said....'whilst still legal' there is a 10% tolerence allowed to

 

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The Oxygen Emate MTB does about 24 mph if you adjust the speed limit. It's a very solid bike with excellent brakes. It would make an excellent fast commuter.

But thats illegal?


Is there a bike that you can recommend which whilst still legal would give me more speed.

forgot that bit did you and answer is no not that any one will pull you on it less you a danger to the public.

 

[LEBC Tom]

Yes, the BPM motor in the Tornado or Typhoon. Just trying to play by the rules, is that a bad thing for a responsible dealer to do?

 

[Deleted member 4366]

The way I interpreted his post is that he wants a bike that is legal, which the Oxygen bike is, but he wants to go faster than 17 mph, which the Oxygen can do if you want to make it illegal. Torque alone will not be enough to increase that average speed significantly. With my very high torque bike limited to 15.5 mph, I don't think I've ever averaged more than 15 mph. The Oxygen MTB has a high torque motor. It won the World Championship hill-climb in Bristol when set to 15.5 mph max.

 

[LEBC Tom]

I could be wrong but I dont think either the Typhoon or Tornado were in this race? Isn't the BPM a good candidate Dave?

 

[gmbb]

Thanks for suggestions. So would a hub motor be better than a crank drive motor if I wanted to take the bike beyond its 15 mph range. One issue I don't like with my current ebike is that when I start pedalling the power is delivered as one and takes the bike straight to 15mph if it is on a straight. I then struggle to take it beyond at best 17 mph no matter how hard I pedal

 

[Deleted member 4366]

The Oxygen bike has 18 settings for power control when you pedal. You can set 3 levels of current and 6 levels of speed.

Whether you get a hub-motor or crank-motor is a difficult choice. Both have advantages and disadvantages. Personally, I prefer a hub-motor for commuting because it gives a more relaxing ride. By relaxing, I don't mean less pedal effort. It just seems to be less frantic. With a crank-drive, you have to be in the right gear all the time, so there's much more gear-changing. A hub-motor doesn't care what gear you're in. That can be important in the winter when you have cold hands.

It sounds like you present bike has a very rudimentary control system, which was common several years ago. Things have moved on a lot with modern bikes.