Electric bikes
Hi and good evening to you all, hoping someone can help me as i feel here i will get a proper review. I am looking to purchase an electric bike for when i caravan, i was thinking about a GTECH as they charge in three hours and only weigh 16kg naked. If any one has one could they please help with an honest opinion, or an opinion on another ebike around £1000. many thanks to you.
Peter Lewis
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Theres a similar thread here -
I think you may find others in Parts & Accessories, PP.
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Hi Tinwheeler thank you for the thread but i have looked at it and unless im missing some thing [which my otherhalf says i have always had something missing] LOL. its about the bike weights, its the bike i would like the review on so i can pick the best one.
cheers for that
Pete
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I did say it was a similar thread and it gives some info.
Have you checked Parts & Accessories or tried searching the site?
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there is a Pedelec froum review here. my pal and his wife have a couple, they like them....i did try it and found it a bit limp in the low power mode and a bit better in the hight power mode...
advantages....light weight, easy ride, carbon belt... give one a try.... but at that price you should also have a look at those with Bosch, Yamaha or Kalkhoff drive systems....
good luck..
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Thanks for your help Boleroboy looked at the pedelec reviews seemed to be decent enough about the bike, time for bed i think as head can not take any more. LOL
cheers Pete
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just to add, Gtech sell their own factory refurbished bikes here on ebay from £595...this might be a much cheaper way in to ebikes, along as you get a new battery with it....
then after (say) a few hundred miles, you'll know if this is the type of bike you need....
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I'm looking to spend a fair bit less and the Coyote Connect sold by, among others, Halfords looks reasonable for the price. Does anyone have any experience of one of these?
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CY, see here.....main weakness is the 24v motor, small battery and, therefore, poor range...id guess around 20miles, possibly less if serious hills involved...
id recommend that anyone interested in ebikes bookmark www.pedelecs.co.uk as it gives much of the info folk seem to be looking for...
good luck...
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Hi,
My wife purchased a GTEC electric bike 18 months ago after trying it out at the Showroom. Up until then she had only tried out a normal bike but could not get use to it, she did not like changing gear etc. She very much likes the new bike as it takes the strain out of cycling especially up hills and now leaves me behind puffing.
we have had no problems with the bike and it has been used both in this country and on the continent. Easy to lift onto the cycle carrier and to charge the battery. No gears to worry about and a clean drive chain.
hope this helps
Dave
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Hi Guys thank you for all your input but after many test rides we have just purchased 2 EMU e bikes, absolutely brill 50 mile range, 2 year warranty, 7 gears but not drailer so can change gear whilst standing still at the lights if caught in wrong gear. If anyone is thinking about e bike should try out these. much appreciated for the help. Pete
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My friends have GTECH bikes and they dislike them because there is only one power setting, on or off, and it is on the battery. A caravan site owner said he has been given ebikes over the years when the batteries fail. I went from road bike to trail bike to full suspension mountain bike to eventually at 68 years old, an electric assist Haibike with Bosch system and four power settings on the handlebar controls, which is a lot more than the £1000 budget you have but the phrase you can't afford to buy cheap counts. A hard tail Cube would maybe cost slightly more than £1000 but please consider the Bosch or Yamaha systems, maybe Trek or the newish Specialized because their reliability is likely to be better. I strongly recommend an ebike because it will get you out more, and further than the anticipation of struggle and pain that goes with a manual bike. I will submit an article on carrying the bike when you have a caravan - mine is 22kg though a hard tail may be less. Please visit Whinlatter west of Keswick in The Western Lakes or Kirroughtree in Galloway to try for £25 the sort of bike that will show what a new world you are entering, forest tracks, trails and roads all await your new e-fitness to wander.
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Further to my earlier post, We've now purchased a couple of lightly used s/h Carrera CrossCity folders. We've brought them away with us so if the snow melts and it warms up a bit we might actually try them out.
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Hi just thought I would give some feedback on the gtech bike.
Ive been commuting 12 miles daily to and from work since I purchased the gtech eScent bike 6 weeks ago. I am very pleased with the bike. The range says 20-30miles on a full charge and there’s a lot of hills on route. I usually travel 18 miles on max power mode then I fully charge. There are two modes of pedal assist, max or eco and if you turn the battery off you can cycle like a normal bike no problem as it’s not a heavy bike and it’s the rear wheel that has the pedal assist hub.
I charge the battery after 18 miles but this is on max power all the time and 12 miles of this route is all uphill. The battery is very small the size of a water bottle. It only takes 3hours to fully charge from empty. So if you use eco mode and cycle mostly on the flat I reckon you would get the 20-30 miles.
I also bought my wife the gtech city bike which has no gears and uses a belt rather than a chain. As the weathers not been good she has still to try it out. It has the same battery with eco and max power assis settings.
Hope this info is of use for anyone looking at the gtech bikes as I know I find the eScent better for commuting to work.
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