So I want to get my first e-bike. I’m just not sure on what to get. Lighter weight or full fat. I apologise for the essay!
Im riding an old Trek Fuel ex8. Fun bike but I’m at that point where a bit of assistance will be a game changer as I’m 46 with a slightly dodgy knee that comes and goes.
I usually ride solo (or with the misses on horseback) and aiming to do 25-30 mile rides at mixed pace.
I still want to keep fit and have to put some effort in to riding.
I tried an Orbea H20 and it was ok. Then a fuel EXE 9.5. That bike was great, good fit and felt like a normal bike and even felt ok without the power being on. Trouble being its range is not huge and spec was low but can be easily upgraded as things break. It’s currently £3500 which is top budget. But as I said it did feel like a fun bike, but just wondering if that will be short lived when I want to do longer rides with even more climbs.
Then there is full fat. I don’t want to lose the fun in biking. I like fast flowing trails, cross country, bridle paths etc. I’m not really that aggressive, don’t do jumps or drops so don’t want to be over biked as such. So it’s got to be a good all rounder that feels fun. Someone sent me this Giant trance that looks good spec but would great to get feedback.
I’m not brand specific, but it would be nice if the bike looked nice which the Trek and Giant do! There is always the Stance but spec looks a lot worse.
Outside of that there seems so many options from Haibike, Cube etc but would like to get one sooner rather than later.
Im riding an old Trek Fuel ex8. Fun bike but I’m at that point where a bit of assistance will be a game changer as I’m 46 with a slightly dodgy knee that comes and goes.
I usually ride solo (or with the misses on horseback) and aiming to do 25-30 mile rides at mixed pace.
I still want to keep fit and have to put some effort in to riding.
I tried an Orbea H20 and it was ok. Then a fuel EXE 9.5. That bike was great, good fit and felt like a normal bike and even felt ok without the power being on. Trouble being its range is not huge and spec was low but can be easily upgraded as things break. It’s currently £3500 which is top budget. But as I said it did feel like a fun bike, but just wondering if that will be short lived when I want to do longer rides with even more climbs.
Then there is full fat. I don’t want to lose the fun in biking. I like fast flowing trails, cross country, bridle paths etc. I’m not really that aggressive, don’t do jumps or drops so don’t want to be over biked as such. So it’s got to be a good all rounder that feels fun. Someone sent me this Giant trance that looks good spec but would great to get feedback.
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I’m not brand specific, but it would be nice if the bike looked nice which the Trek and Giant do! There is always the Stance but spec looks a lot worse.
Outside of that there seems so many options from Haibike, Cube etc but would like to get one sooner rather than later.