which bike to buy?

[jay]

hello
i am seeking advice on which e bike to buy.
i live in manchester and theres not many places to test ride,or if you know any?
has to be stepthrough frame,good range and light weight.i have about £700 to spend..thanks

 

[Hurricane]

A good bike in your price range is the Alien Special Unisex II.

It is 36v and from a reliable seller with back up. Priced at £599 on ebay. You won't get much better for the price IMO

Alien SPECIAL UNISEX II Electric Bicycle Bike e-bike on eBay (end time 29-Mar-10 18:31:10 BST)

 

[E-Bikes Direct]

Hi Jay,
Another good bike is the Powacycle Salisbury Lpx 26v 10.2ah Lithium polymer battery.

 

[jay]

hi
thanks for your advice
i like the look of the alien,but with my bad knees the step through might be to high
i have found one on ebay at a good price.they also have a website 3E LTD and said they have back up and spares.its an e-ride city light 36v li ion.
just wondering if anyone has tried one of these bikes and have dealt with company?heres a link to the bike.thanks ELECTRIC BICYCLES 250watt - 36VOLT LITHIUM-ION POWERED on eBay (end time 01-Apr-10 17:38:33 BST)

not sure how to do link

 

[alex_h]

the one on ebay i would rather keep away from it, i would go for a bike that is represented by a brand not ebay trader

 

[eddieo]

There is a risk with buying e bay bikes especially if they have no track record or support. Its entirely up to you, and how lucky you are feeling.

Alien have a sister company Synergie which shares the same trading estate and they have recently taken them over I believe. they have a similar 36v step thorough bike. Old Timer on here bought one recently for his wife... may be worth a look? at least they have a decent record for support and it is a similar price

Synergie Bikes - Breeze

 

[jay]

thanks..i agree with you about ebay,watched old timers video of the synergie and i like look of it,only concern are the 700c wheels,are they easy to get innertubes and tyres for,will probably get some marathons.

 

[flecc]

Yes, a huge variety of tyres and tubes are available for 700c wheels, including Marathon Plus.
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[jay]

thanks...will probably order bike on friday.will write a review after about a week of riding......again thanks for the advice

 

[eddieo]

thanks...will probably order bike on friday.will write a review after about a week of riding......again thanks for the advice

PM Old Timer he has had the bike a few weeks now.....

 

[inno-cycle]

Hello,

I know 3E Ltd. They are based in Harrogate and have large retail premises. THey are about to move to a large warehouse.

The bikes on ebay are a genuine reduction - we sold a few of their bikes towards the back end of last year and have had no problems with them.

They are genuinely making way for new stock. I have no involvement with them other than retailing their bikes!

The guys who own the company - Mick and Frank are passionate. Frank is Chinese and has some fantastic links (he regularly visits China) and he is one of the most knowledgable people I have met when it comes to the manufacturing process of electric bikes and batteries.

I hope I'm not proved wrong, as they seem to be good blokes - hopefully we'll be speaking of them as providers of one of the best budget bikes when they release their new model next month. If it doesn't work, then I'm pretty sure it won't be for their lack of trying.

I'd give their bike a punt - I know that there are no issues with spare parts.

PM me if you have any further questions.

Cheers,

Martin

 

[eddieo]

Mmm...If you can wait maybe worth it, to see what the new bikes are like