Hi, considering an Ebike, can it replace my current bike??

[Slowroller]

They both the same color?

 

[R120]

They where very similar, and that's how I got away with it, but just had one resprayed and am amazed she hasn't picked up on it

 

[Gary]

You forgot the other formula
Ib = wd - 1
Where lb is ideal number of bike and wd is the number that will cause the wife to divorce you.

I have the opposite issue. I have 2 bikes I was in the process of selling but my new GF likes riding them (her own bike is an old pretty basic hardtail) so I can't really get rid of them now.
Sort of means I have a choice of bikes DURING a ride now. Every cloud n that, eh?

Oh and the divorce formula is probably mute for me anyway. Never been married. I've more of a rep for being the cause of other peoples divorces

 

[Stevfro99]

Last New Year’s Day I rode cwm carn after a hard day at bike park , struggled to the top while the youngsters went off and did the pedalhounds and caut me up . I was feeling so knackered at the top when 3 older guys on ebikes arrived having a great laugh , on thier 3rd run they said ?
It was then I decided to try an ebike .
After a very weak demmo Levo I ended up buying a commencal and never touched my full Susser again . I still ride my hardtail lots on easy trails and tracks and the roadbike but slogging up mountains and steep mtb climbs is now ebike only territory and Iam having so much more fun , and I can enjoy riding with the young ones again .
As for warranty etc , I’ve just been looked after very well indeed by commencal , sending me a new motor direct from their stock while they are sorting out shimano with an intermittent fault .

Whats wrong with your motor?? I got my Commencal about 8 weeks ago, is there anything i should be aware of??

 

[Krisj]

Simple answer hell yeah ??

 

[MarkH]

I’m not much of a forums and posting type, so blown away by how quickly people have helped out with constructive and interesting comments, so thanks. I thought about this more while in the cafe at glyncorrwg after do8ng whites level in nasty conditions. What would have been different on an ebike. I’m quite dynamic while descending liking to pop and hop over into stuff and would I be able to ride in a similar way say on a Levo which is an equivalent 150mm 29er. Weight would be a factor, but positioned as such low on the bike frame that it could have lesser impact. I only did 1 lap, but if on an ebike would I have done 2 or 3. I can’t buy for a couple of months as few more payments on the current Whyte s150 crs so I’ll continue to research and take on board a lot of wisdom that’s out there on the forum,cheers

By comparison, I've done Whites on my Capra and that's about the limit of my fitness. On my Levo I usually do W2 in about the same time I used to do Whites, and all my downhill section PBs have been on the Levo not the Capra.

 

[Sion]

It can totally replace your analogue bike (if you want it to). I ride so much more now with my ebike. I even enjoy the typical British wet, windy an cold winters on it. I make excuses to get a chance to go out on it. I never ride my analogue bike any more as it just doesn't float my boat anymore. The ebike does everything the analogue does, better, faster and more importantly with much more fun.