Holy cow ,Battery-man, are electro-bikes the future...?

[youngoldbloke]

A couple in the village, on turning 65, traded in their very acceptable bikes - hers a Dawes Galaxy - for matching e-bikes. It's noticeable how much their pedalling has appeared to decrease over time. Maybe I'll go for one in the future, but are any available that look like road bikes?

 

[raleighnut]

A couple in the village, on turning 65, traded in their very acceptable bikes - hers a Dawes Galaxy - for matching e-bikes. It's noticeable how much their pedalling has appeared to decrease over time. Maybe I'll go for one in the future, but are any available that look like road bikes?

If you use the right conversion kit you could end up with something like this

 

[summerdays]

I see several on my commute daily, both regulated and non regulated. They are ridden by various ages but just because someone is young it doesn't mean they are fit and healthy, I'd rather they were on an electric bike than in a car, as that means fewer cars on the road and more understanding of what it is like to be on a bike.

 

[Sara_H]

Yep. good ain't they. Mine buzzes along nicely.

trike 4

• raleighnut
• 19 Jan 2016

Oooh. Interesting. I'm trying to persuade my old mum onto a trike.
That looks interesting.

 

[raleighnut]

Oooh. Interesting. I'm trying to persuade my old mum onto a trike.
That looks interesting.

It wasn't electric when I bought it, that was a conversion kit I fitted.
It bought the cost down from £1600-£2000 for a ready built one to just under a grand.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Why not just buy a motor bike.

Tax, insurance, MoT, three part driving test, petrol, oil etc etc.