The new Kalkhoff Endevour...

jonnyd

Finding my (electric) wheels
Apr 16, 2013
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Does any one have or know anything about these bikes. Are they worth the money? Thanks
 

50 Hertz

Pedelecer
Mar 6, 2013
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Does any one have or know anything about these bikes. Are they worth the money? Thanks
I don't own or know very much about the Endevour.

I have owned a Kalkhoff bike for 5 years which I have used most days for commuting to work, covering about 13000 miles during that time. My experience of Kalkhoff as a brand is that they are a very well built, robust and nicely finished bike, far superior to anything else which I have owned. The bike still looks good after 5 years and rides very nicely.

My only observations about the Endevour are that it isn't legal to ride it on UK roads due to its assist speed of 28 mph and 350 Watt motor. This may or may not be an important factor to you, but its worth mentioning. The only other comment which I would like to make is about the derailleur gears. Purely a personal taste, but I don't like them on an ebike, preferring a hub gear arrangement instead. Kalkhoff have probably been forced down the derailleur route because of the 350W power output from the Bosch motor.

50 Cycles have been ok to deal with. On the whole, I think their intentions are well meaning, but they sometimes have the occasional, totally unnecessary, PR nightmare.

On the whole I think its a nice looking bike.
 
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