Stop me buying a Woosh

[Paulmessenger]

Being looking at getting a e-bike and keep coming back to woosh, i have a max budget of £1100.
im 5' 8" and 14 st. needing to loss a bit as not fit.
Ive been looking at Krieger, Big Bear and RioFB, but not sure on the big tyres on that one. Don't know if the BB will be a bit on the big side for me but looks the best out of them,and not sure about the crank drive on the Krieger, so, any other bikes in the price range i should be looking at.
I like the idea of a throttle as they have on them.
Bike will be for pleasure use as work is about 12 miles away and early start rules it out. we have some hills round here, going from sea level as were near the beach to 150 mtrs above, but no real steep inclines. So any suggestions based on the above or which one to choose from above.

 

[Woosh]

im 5' 8" and 14 st. needing to loss a bit as not fit.

I would recommend the Rio MTB. It is the lightest of the 3.

 

[Paulmessenger]

Oh. Needs to have a rack if we do a bit of shopping lol.

 

[Woosh]

the Rio MTB can take a traditional £25 rear rack, but the Big Bear is best for pulling heavy weight.

Here is a Big Bear pulling a trailer:

 

[Paulmessenger]

What about the rio FB can you get it in slim tyres rather than the 3 inch ones. Looks a nice bike with a good range.

 

[Woosh]

good morning Paul,

you can fit 26 x 2.35 inch Schwalbe puncture proof tyres (those with green guard) to the FB.
Add slime to the innertubes for double protection.

 

[anotherkiwi]

the Rio MTB can take a traditional £25 rear rack, but the Big Bear is best for pulling heavy weight.

Here is a Big Bear pulling a trailer:

Is that a 10 litre bag-in-box of Spanish wine in that trailor?

 

[Paulmessenger]

Can you have the tyres fitted before delivery or will it be an after market purchase.
How will the Rio Fb be for size me being 5'8", or would one of the others be better as just a leisure bike, ill be riding mostly tarmac and cycle paths, Hills are not to bad in the car so hard to judge whats it like on a bike. ive not ridden in about 7-8 years

 

[Woosh]

Can you have the tyres fitted before delivery or will it be an after market purchase.

yes, we can do that. Cost of tyres (about £35 for 2 Schwalbes) + £5 for fitting.

How will the Rio Fb be for size me being 5'8"

It will fit you very well.
The frame size (measured from bottom bracket to top of seat tube) is 45cm. You can check against your bikes for an idea.

 

[Damian.Doherty]

I'd like to throw by 2 cents in. I've had my Rio for about 2 months now and it has been faultless. I even rode it home in a monsoon and it never missed a beat.

I'm 5ft8 and about 13 and a half stone! Not fit but getting fitter!

The pre-sales and after-sales service from Woosh has been exemplary, I really can't recommend them highly enough!

Also, I got my bike through the Bike2Work scheme so make sure you check that out to see if you qualify.

 

[Paulmessenger]

good morning Paul,

you can fit 26 x 2.35 inch Schwalbe puncture proof tyres (those with green guard) to the FB.
Add slime to the innertubes for double protection.

That sounds like a better fit. Will give you a call later today to see whats best for me and order. Whats the delivery time normally like Tony.

 

[Woosh]

Whats the delivery time normally like

we usually prep your bike for the next business day. you can then have it delivered any time after that. So if you order it today, your bike is ready Monday morning, you can have it arriving on Tuesday.

 

[Paulmessenger]

So just bough the Krieger and should arrive next week. Seems i'm the first one to order the new Matt black they have had come in so will post a few pictures when it all up and running.
Any one have some pictures of the Matt black?

 

[Paulmessenger]

Got the nice Krieger last week in matt black and it looks stunning. Only thing is its dam hard to keep clean and shows up every mark and bit of dirt. Thats not a complaint but and observation as it look fantastic. Rides great and just getting used to making sure the gears are always in the right gear, Only done 40 miles on it so far but no issues or problems to report, just needed a minor adjustment on the gear changing and it been super. .

 

[Paulmessenger]

A few images of the Matt Black.

 

[Paulmessenger]

A few more

 

[vandalbulldog]

Do they all come in Matt black now? It looks great...

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[Woosh]

Do they all come in Matt black now? It looks great...

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not until next summer.

 

[Paulmessenger]

I take it theres not to many matt black ones about at the moment. Bikes running great not had much time to go out on it this week. Up to 60 miles so far. May give it a ride to work next week. 22 miles round trip

 

[Deleted member 4366]

It's working, Paul. It's 20 days since you started this thread and you haven't bought one yet. Keep up the effort.