Hi all,
My names Pete and I've just registered with Pedelecs.
The Duchess and I are well into retirement and we found, like a lot of others, that the old push bikes get harder to pedal these days so we bought, I guess by some standards, a couple of cheap lecky bikes.
The bikes we got are woosh Zephyr B, They are a bit chunky weight wise but we find they're good to ride and the distance that Woosh say they will travel on a full battery is quite achievable, albeit the good lady is still a bit frightened of them.
Woosh recommend that you should do a least 7-8 miles a week to maintain the battery and to stop it deteriorating. That's OK in the summer but being in the upper half of the seventies, age wise, that could prove a problem during the winter. So my question is, does anyone know, either, to make or buy, some sort of resistance type trainer that we could use during the cold and wet months. We can't afford to spend a lot and the ones I have seen advertised all seem to come with rear spindle fitting. This of course is no good for ours because of the cables that run to the motor are there. I would think it would have to be something that supports the bike under the rear bit of the frame (not too sure what the technical term for it is).
I would really appreciate any thoughts, idea's, or recommendations, thanks.
Pete B
My names Pete and I've just registered with Pedelecs.
The Duchess and I are well into retirement and we found, like a lot of others, that the old push bikes get harder to pedal these days so we bought, I guess by some standards, a couple of cheap lecky bikes.
The bikes we got are woosh Zephyr B, They are a bit chunky weight wise but we find they're good to ride and the distance that Woosh say they will travel on a full battery is quite achievable, albeit the good lady is still a bit frightened of them.
Woosh recommend that you should do a least 7-8 miles a week to maintain the battery and to stop it deteriorating. That's OK in the summer but being in the upper half of the seventies, age wise, that could prove a problem during the winter. So my question is, does anyone know, either, to make or buy, some sort of resistance type trainer that we could use during the cold and wet months. We can't afford to spend a lot and the ones I have seen advertised all seem to come with rear spindle fitting. This of course is no good for ours because of the cables that run to the motor are there. I would think it would have to be something that supports the bike under the rear bit of the frame (not too sure what the technical term for it is).
I would really appreciate any thoughts, idea's, or recommendations, thanks.
Pete B
