I bought a kit of parts to retrofit the elderly hybrid I used for the commute. I didn’t fancy leaving a grand or more's worth of bike parked up in the station bike shed all day. It cost about £400 for the kit, and any competent DIYer that can look after their own bike could fit it in an afternoon (although me being me, I did go down a bit of a rabbit hole with making all the wiring neat and tidy).
I have some pretty hefty hills to get up on the way home and the electric assistance not only makes it easier, it cuts the return journey time down by half.
I have a conventional lightweight roadster for leisure rides, but for the commute I only ever use the electric one now. |
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I have an expensive e road bike. It’s great! It’s a myth about the not pedalling thing. The first evokes went on their own but they were very heavy. Modern ones require you to pedal all the time but the effect is to reduce the hills. So I can go twice as far and enjoy a much better outing. |
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Wife has a full sus ebike. It's great as it means we can go out riding together in Wales etc. Only issue with them, is when when your reasonably fit riding mates get them. |
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