Many smaller bike shops couldn’t get stock as the demand was so high. Bigger stores no doubt had first pickings and cashed in.
Which eBike?
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Bought an E bike last October due to having problems with my knees ( hadn't ridden a bike in about 15 years ) best thing I've bought in a long time. I went for a Cube Reaction Hybrid 625 after trying a few different bikes in our local bike shop, don't know where you're from but Evolution Bikes in Bangor N. Wales have a selection of bikes you can try before you buy, highly recommend them
I bought the 2020 model the link is for the 2021 version
I bought the 2020 model the link is for the 2021 version
2021 Cube Reaction Hybrid Pro 625 Electric Mountain Bike in Black
Want to get more out of the trails that you ride?
www.evolution-bikes.co.uk
2021 Cube Reaction Hybrid Pro 625 Electric Mountain Bike in Black
Want to get more out of the trails that you ride?www.evolution-bikes.co.uk
Suntour forks on a £2.5K bike???
Hi All,
I am currently looking at eBikes and am coming to it with a limited knowledge and would welcome some advice as i know there are some keen cyclists on here.
Brands that I have looked at are Cube and Haibike. The drive system I am looking at is Bosch Performance CX GEN4, 85Nm, 25km/h with 625wh battery.
The type of use will be road, park, woodland, occasional cross country, occasional foothills/mountain trails - nothing too extreme.
I understand there is the potential for the Govt to introduce a 1/3 subsidy in the Spring and have been waiting to hear more on that. Additionally, there is the cycle2work scheme which allows upto a 42% saving - the only downside is having to purchase through Halfords or Tredz.com. The search option on the cycle2work website does not bring up other independent options at the moment. Does anyone have any experience of the cycle2work scheme?
many thanks in advance.
CZ.
I am currently looking at eBikes and am coming to it with a limited knowledge and would welcome some advice as i know there are some keen cyclists on here.
Brands that I have looked at are Cube and Haibike. The drive system I am looking at is Bosch Performance CX GEN4, 85Nm, 25km/h with 625wh battery.
The type of use will be road, park, woodland, occasional cross country, occasional foothills/mountain trails - nothing too extreme.
I understand there is the potential for the Govt to introduce a 1/3 subsidy in the Spring and have been waiting to hear more on that. Additionally, there is the cycle2work scheme which allows upto a 42% saving - the only downside is having to purchase through Halfords or Tredz.com. The search option on the cycle2work website does not bring up other independent options at the moment. Does anyone have any experience of the cycle2work scheme?
many thanks in advance.
CZ.
You won't get a decent ebike at halfords imho
Not that it's overly relevant but Tredz is owned by Halfords, although it's not quite is the same bracket, but anyway, they certainly aren't the only places you can get bikes through C2W. There are a huge number of places that do C2W, so many in fact that you can pretty much get most bikes through the scheme.
Need to think about what kind of bike you want, as Pete says, Hybrid or mountain, but also bear in mind that availability is exceptionally low at the moment, with some manufacturers having apparently already sold out of 2021 bikes already, some quoting 12 month lead times, and some refusing to sell into the UK cos of the joys of Brexit. So your choice will be limited by availability, and if you want one "now", you'll probably have to compromise, and choose from what you can get your hands on. My bet is that the second hand market will surely be flooded shortly with barely used pandemic buys....
Need to think about what kind of bike you want, as Pete says, Hybrid or mountain, but also bear in mind that availability is exceptionally low at the moment, with some manufacturers having apparently already sold out of 2021 bikes already, some quoting 12 month lead times, and some refusing to sell into the UK cos of the joys of Brexit. So your choice will be limited by availability, and if you want one "now", you'll probably have to compromise, and choose from what you can get your hands on. My bet is that the second hand market will surely be flooded shortly with barely used pandemic buys....
Sorry, should have been more specific - my cycle2work scheme is run via halfords (unfortunately) so I have to go through them... even if it’s indirectly to an independent... they appear to be administrating the scheme for the company...
I know, but their site allows you to search for independents - but then does not display any results,
Not sure, have been looking at, Haibike | Trekking 9 2021 | Powerful Trekking eBike as a possible contender...
All valid points, I’d be happy to just narrow it down to what I want and then go from there. I would like an all-rounder... I like the look of this, Cube Stereo Hybrid 140 HPC Race 625 2021 Electric Full Sus MTB Grey, but is probably OTT for what I want...
also like the look of this, Haibike | Trekking 9 2021 | Powerful Trekking eBike
Also like the look of this one, Haibike xDuro Adventr 5.0 FLYON 2021
But you can get a very handy e-scooter which you can ride illegally on public roads.
Exactly what I use mine for.
Go for it @czmate1999 - you wont regret it, it just puts a smile on my face every time I ride and means no hills are a problem.
