Electric bike on Cyclescheme

[Pale Rider]

Cheers for that, will have a look.

I much prefer dropbars, so been looking at the Giant E+1 electric bike at £2,750. Phoned a company who said they would accept £1000 Cyclescheme voucher and £1,750 finance. £2,750 and commuting all the time is much better than £1000 on a road bike that I struggle to commute more than once a week at that distance.

Good choice.

Had you set a £3 budget it's one of the bikes I would have suggested.

The Giant is one of very few drop bar ebikes.

It has the Yamaha crank drive motor and decent bike bits, so it passes my will it do the job test.

The roadie wheels help with battery range, so you might be OK with the standard 400watt/hour aka 10amp/hour battery.

Some Yamaha equipped bikes now come with a 500watt/hour battery - that extra capacity would be handy on the commute, so worth inquiring if you can get a Giant with the bigger battery.

 

[ChrisV]

I've applied for the voucher so going to go for it.

It's the 500 watt battery it comes with.

It's £2750 and the E+2 is £2300 but the E+1 has better brakes and gears - is it worth the extra? I much prefer the colour of the E+1.

 

[Tim Hall]

I saw one of those at the Rutland Water Giant store at the weekend. It looks very well put together, but apart from the price, the display model had very little information with it. What sort of range of assisted pedalling can you expect?

(PS, it's watt hour, not watt/hour or watt, amp hour, not amp/hour.

 

[Pale Rider]

I've applied for the voucher so going to go for it.

It's the 500 watt battery it comes with.

It's £2750 and the E+2 is £2300 but the E+1 has better brakes and gears - is it worth the extra? I much prefer the colour of the E+1.

According to the Giant website, the cheaper bike has the smaller capacity battery, so to me that's your decision made.

As you say, it looks like you get hydraulic discs and a better groupset, but I think you will be very glad of that bigger battery.

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/bikes/model/road.e.2/24987/90636/#specifications

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-gb/bikes/model/road.e.1/24987/90635/#specifications

 

[ChrisV]

Thanks for that! Yeah, the decision is an easy one looking at the batteries.

I can relax now

 

[Pale Rider]

Thanks for that! Yeah, the decision is an easy one looking at the batteries.

I can relax now

Good, insofar as anyone can relax having just dropped the best part of three grand on a bicycle.

Money aside, it does sound like the best tool for the job you want it to do.

 

[ChrisV]

Definitely. Save £420 on Cyclescheme so should be about £2330.

All I need to do is use it and I'll save £20 - £30 a week on fuel. Which will pay for it in the long run! Well, 18 months.

Not to mention the fun to be had versus driving into work everyday!

 

[vickster]

Don't forget to insure it comprehensively for its full value given you are buying on the never never (and thus may not have £3k ready cash to replace / pay off if stolen)

 

[ChrisV]

Due to some previous reckless abandon in bygone years, got turned down for finance from V12!! Was going to CC the £1k deposit then the shop were going to refund when the voucher came through, but alas that is no more. Not putting the full balance on the CC as I'd end up never paying it off.

Kind of relieved cause now I can look at a whole myriad of sexy bikes!!!!

Choices!

 

[keithmac]

Shame as the Giant does look like a cracking e-bike!.

Raleigh do an e-bike with intergrated automatic Di2 gearing for £2000 or you can pick up some end of line 2016 modles.

Anything with a Bosch or Yamaha mid drive motor is a good bet, if it's mainly flat/ medium hills then a good rear hub motored bike would do the trick.

 

[GlenBen]

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/my-mod-o-fied-single-speed-e-bike.204054/

Any good?