Why are ugly chunky E Bikes so popular?

[eddie]

Jeff my mate has just bought two electric bikes and he isn't even fat!

 

[Anthea M]

Dunno @Jim ,the same people buy ugly chunky motorhomes ,hope that helps ..haha

Lol a friend thought this was a picture of our new MH when we posted it!!

 

[Chris]

Sounds about right!

Says Taunton's answer to Bradley Wiggins

 

[eddie]

Says Taunton's answer to Bradley Wiggins

Even when I agree with you, you become insulting!

 

[Judge Mental]

At £5,449.00 that's a bit out of my price range.
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Ian

I know it was only and example of how design is going....Cheaper in Germany...what isn't!

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[Larrynwin]

If you have the interest and can justify the cost their are new bikes around with the Brose motor which is very small and very powerful, coupled with a battery in frame they are pretty sleek for an e bike.

lots of manufacturers beginning to use this drive in all style of bikes

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Its got no mudguards , who wants a wet arris

 

[Judge Mental]

Its got no mudguards , who wants a wet arris

mudguards for sissy's

Anyway its only costs £5400...what do you expect!

 

[Deleted member 29692]

So what height should the saddle be?

On my bike I can just about touch the floor with my toes, but only just.

I get really knackered after about 10 miles but I always thought that was because I was a fat unfit git.

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/vide...ce/saddle-height-why-you-need-to-get-it-right

That video is pretty much spot on.

The short version is that with your feet on the pedals in your normal riding position with the pedal at the bottom of it's rotation your knee should be very slightly bent.

Forget about being able to touch the floor. You don't need to and if you can then your saddle is too low.

Another good tip is to invest in some cleats. When you're clipped in you even out the work you're doing so don't work as hard.

 

[Khizzie]

Lol a friend thought this was a picture of our new MH when we posted it!!View attachment 88539

yep looks just like mine !!

 

[Ralph-n-Bev]

I see so many with the saddle so low, I cringe. Their quads and knees must be mashed in a really short time, leading them to believe that they really need a motor when all they need is an Allen key.

Motor or not, raise your saddle to the correct height

The only problem is , that if I do this with mine , I end up with the handle bars being too low. Then it kills my back !
The joys of having long legs!
I have a lovely Dutch style "sit up and beg" posh pale pink bike with white mud guards , basket and panier rack at the back, by Giant. Ralph bought if for my birthday a few years back. It's a great bike.
Only problem is it also has big wheels with thick black and white tyres. So it doesn't fit on a fiamma bike rack, and had to go in the garage of our old MH. I recon we are going to go down the folded bike route with our PVC Pug. Without motors.

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[Don Quixote]

That video is pretty much spot on.

The short version is that with your feet on the pedals in your normal riding position with the pedal at the bottom of it's rotation your knee should be very slightly bent.

Forget about being able to touch the floor. You don't need to and if you can then your saddle is too low.

Another good tip is to invest in some cleats. When you're clipped in you even out the work you're doing so don't work as hard.

Fine until you forget atout the cleats at the lights...........

 

[Deleted member 29692]

Fine until you forget atout the cleats at the lights...........
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They're a great aid to natural selection

People who forget them, have them too tight or don't get used to unclipping quickly are probably going to be thinned out due to other stupidity anyway.

Anyway if you wear Lycra with them it means you don't have to stop at traffic lights

 

[Lenny HB]

Fine until you forget atout the cleats at the lights...........
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Been there done that.

 

[emjaiuk]

Most I see are cheap heavy hunks of iron, much like the £100 Halfords special but with a motor attached. If all you've ever cycled is a heavy cheap hard to ride bike I suppose the motor must be much appreciated. But eBikes are sooo expensive. For the money you could buy a proper strong lightweight bike that will last a lifetime. Ride a piece of pig iron and you'll want a motor, but spend the money on a proper bike and you'll find how much easier they are to ride and most of you won't want or need a motor.

That's got to be one of the most stupid questions I've seen. Not all of us have more money than sense, and not all of us are fit enough to attempt to set out on a bike ride without some form of backup. My main use for a bike is for use with the MH when abroad, since we don't take the car then, and is limited to local trips to the shops etc., which would be to far for me to walk health-wise. Since we have two large dogs which we aren't prepared to leave locked in the MH on their own it isn't used for extended local sightseaing trips. I also use it for local trips to the shops from home on occasions which helps in a small way with exercise.
For this sort of use my 'cheap chinese junk' will outlast me and is totally cost effective. I don't need a Bosch motor or Lycra to boost my ego.

Malcolm

 

[Puddleduck]

I've tried a lot of e-bikes. I've also ridden a lot of "standard" bikes.

The standard bike is no longer a real option due to ill health - as said above the ebike gets me out and about when the thought of using a standard bike would make me stay home.

I also need a very low step-though so not much choice - even a standard ladies' frame is too high, so it's a chunky ebike. On the flat I ride without assist, up hills I am grateful for the help.

EDIT: The ebike also carries quite a bit of shopping .... in panniers and in the front basket. I would not be able to carry the same amount without the bike - even with a wheelbarrow.

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[parknride]

At £5,449.00 that's a bit out of my price range.
http://justebikes.co.uk/shop/?filter_filter-brands=189

Ian

Ow much??? Now I wouldn't even consider paying that could get a 2nd hand R1 for that money

 

[Jim]

That's got to be one of the most stupid questions I've seen. Not all of us have more money than sense, and not all of us are fit enough to attempt to set out on a bike ride without some form of backup. My main use for a bike is for use with the MH when abroad, since we don't take the car then, and is limited to local trips to the shops etc., which would be to far for me to walk health-wise. Since we have two large dogs which we aren't prepared to leave locked in the MH on their own it isn't used for extended local sightseaing trips. I also use it for local trips to the shops from home on occasions which helps in a small way with exercise.
For this sort of use my 'cheap chinese junk' will outlast me and is totally cost effective. I don't need a Bosch motor or Lycra to boost my ego.

Malcolm

Malcolm, I asked why big heavy bikes with motors are popular opposed to light bikes without, which for many would be as easy to ride.. You could tell me of your experiences without being rude.

 

[Larrynwin]

mudguards for sissy's

Anyway its only costs £5400...what do you expect!

sissy's ..... and dry bums Is it gold plated for that money ?

 

[emjaiuk]

Malcolm, I asked why big heavy bikes with motors are popular opposed to light bikes without, which for many would be as easy to ride.. You could tell me of your experiences without being rude.

It wasn't meant to be rude Jim. merely a statement of fact. With a little bit of thought you could have answered your own question . On reflection I think you could have phrased your post slightly better. There was an implied criticism of anyone who chooses to ride a cheap e-bike without you considering their need for value for money in their own circumstances or their need for power assistance on any bike rather than laziness


Malcolm

 

[eddie]

It wasn't meant to be rude Jim. merely a statement of fact. With a little bit of thought you could have answered your own question . On reflection I think you could have phrased your post slightly better. There was an implied criticism of anyone who chooses to ride a cheap e-bike without you considering their need for value for money in their own circumstances or their need for power assistance on any bike rather than laziness


Malcolm

How can it be a fact?

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[Jim]

It wasn't meant to be rude Jim. merely a statement of fact. With a little bit of thought you could have answered your own question . On reflection I think you could have phrased your post slightly better. There was an implied criticism of anyone who chooses to ride a cheap e-bike without you considering their need for value for money in their own circumstances or their need for power assistance on any bike rather than laziness

Malcolm

On the contrary, read the post again, I was not criticising anyone, implied or otherwise.

On reflection you could have come across less rude.

 

[Daveo2006]

So what height should the saddle be?

On my bike I can just about touch the floor with my toes, but only just.

I get really knackered after about 10 miles but I always thought that was because I was a fat unfit git.

Try and lose the stabilisers , you will be able to lean around the corners.

 

[Lenny HB]

sissy's ..... and dry bums Is it gold plated for that money ?

Haibike do a nice carbon one for £10,000 you would have to pay extra for the gold plating.

 

[pappajohn]

Its now on its third group set and god knows how many wheels I've been through

Bit like triggers broom then

The only original bit is the frame.

 

[PORKSTER]

Fine until you forget atout the cleats at the lights...........
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been there done that got the scars

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[hilldweller]

It wasn't meant to be rude Jim. merely a statement of fact.
Malcolm

Funny how some people, when digging that hole and it's getting darker, just dig harder.

 

[Dawn B]

Funny how some people, when digging that hole and it's getting darker, just dig harder.

It's contagious

 

[Larrynwin]

Haibike do a nice carbon one for £10,000 you would have to pay extra for the gold plating.

Buy a new car for that

 

[Wildbill]

Nearly got one with my truck today over taking on the near side as I was turning left at traffic lights .
how many point for a ebike
bill

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

Most of the cheap chunky E-bikes have small wheels and a lower centre of gravity which appeals to peeps as they get older and less nimble. Lightweight expensive road bikes with large diameter wheels don't appeal to most folks

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