Electric bike with rear child seat - under 2k please!

Plek Trum

Hello guys,

just following on from my other enquiry, who would have thought the world of cycling was SO complex and varied!

I'm a newbie, my partner and I want to cycle to and from work (only 6 mile round trip) in the new year and also to carry our 3 year old to creche with us. As I will be doing the majority of the runs, and we have a number of long slow steep hills en route I feel an e-bike will be of benefit (and less crippling!)

Im hoping to get bike and top qualitychild seat for under 2k approx.

Links to actual bikes or brands would be hugely appreciated. Also, any opinions on makes to AVOID also.

Im in Kerry so a shop in Munster would be ideal to visit and try out. Is there any recommendation for bike shops who deal with ebikes in Cork / Kerry by any chance?

Would rather go to quality shop recommended by you good people in the know!

Huge thanks you guys - its baffling out there!

iwillhtfu

A tad out of budget a tad but these look like a great tool for the job 2 kids seat or one plus shopping

http://www.greenaer.ie/product/triobike-mono-second-hand/



Essentailly you'll be spending 2k on an e bike you'll be up a perfectly adequate child seat and helmet for €60

V-man

I do my 35 Km daily commute and creche run per ebike and loving it.
Proper ebikes start at €2000+, however you would probably have to spend €2500 when looking at Yamaha or Bosch powered mid-drives. There is not much difference between these two engines quality/performance wise.
Haibike, Kalkhoff, Sinus are all good brands.
greenaer.ie are the ebike specialists in Dublin and very helpful. They have a 2nd hand/demo selection under "Sales".
Worth contacting them for advise and I know they would ship to other counties.

Also check the Dutch "Bikkel" ebikes sold by the dutchbikshop.ie in Dublin
Bikkel bikes have a good name however use the older front drive engines which are not really suited for hill climbing and only have cons compared to mid-drives.

For a top quality child seat you have to get a Dutch seat like Bobike or Yepp.
I use the Bobike Maxi Exclusive, lots of protection for my toddler and suitable from 9 months to 6 years.

Good luck!

Plek Trum

iwillhtfu wrote: »

A tad out of budget a tad but these look like a great tool for the job 2 kids seat or one plus shopping

http://www.greenaer.ie/product/triobike-mono-second-hand/



Essentailly you'll be spending 2k on an e bike you'll be up a perfectly adequate child seat and helmet for €60

Nice bit not what I was looking for!

Plek Trum

V-man wrote: »

I do my 35 Km daily commute and creche run per ebike and loving it.
Proper ebikes start at €2000+, however you would probably have to spend €2500 when looking at Yamaha or Bosch powered mid-drives. There is not much difference between these two engines quality/performance wise.
Haibike, Kalkhoff, Sinus are all good brands.
greenaer.ie are the ebike specialists in Dublin and very helpful. They have a 2nd hand/demo selection under "Sales".
Worth contacting them for advise and I know they would ship to other counties.

Also check the Dutch "Bikkel" ebikes sold by the dutchbikshop.ie in Dublin
Bikkel bikes have a good name however use the older front drive engines which are not really suited for hill climbing and only have cons compared to mid-drives.

For a top quality child seat you have to get a Dutch seat like Bobike or Yepp.
I use the Bobike Maxi Exclusive, lots of protection for my toddler and suitable from 9 months to 6 years.

Good luck!

Thanks a million for that, very helpful! What bike do you have if you don't mind me asking?

ted1

10km/6m (round trip) is a very doable distance providing theirs no hills like Conor pass!! I suggest you borrow a bike and try it a few times see if you can manage and if so then there's no need for a e bike

V-man

ted1 wrote: »

10km/6m (round trip) is a very doable distance providing theirs no hills like Conor pass!! I suggest you borrow a bike and try it a few times see if you can manage and if so then there's no need for a e bike

I disagree.
Have you ever cycled with a child seat with a toddler in it on a windy day?

eBikes are great enablers that have proven their worth in countries more adapted to cycling. Embraced by teenagers to elderly who became mobile again. (I commuted 50 km a day on a regular bike, looking back it feels like the stone age)

V-man

Plek Trum wrote: »

What bike do you have if you don't mind me asking?

Kalkhoff with Bosch engine.

baahsheep

I had a dutch bike with three gears having my toddler on the back. It was less than ideal (we live in the Bray area -- North Wicklow) with all the hilly parts we have here.
As we also had a trailer bike in mind (for the older one) we went for a Model T (bought in greenaer in Dublin). I loved its appearance straight away, it reminded me the most of my beloved dutch bike and it is as close as we could get to a comfortable dutch bike.
After more than 2 years with toddler one the back (on the Bobike Exclusive Tour seat --> great seat, bought second hand) and bigger child on the trailer bike (a Roland add+bike --> best choice ever!) I must say it is a bliss not to be completely wrecked after bringing kids to school/creche/shopping/afternoon activities.
But: if we would have been better off financially we should have gone for a stronger version. The Model T's motor is a basic one and fails regularly when I try to cycle steeper roads and hills for a longer time. After some minutes rest it keeps going again until it fails again on the next steeper slope.

I'd definitely recommend something with a bit more power but other than that I am very happy with our solution.

Lumen

V-man wrote: »

I commuted 50 km a day on a regular bike, looking back it feels like the stone age

Yeah, but people were probably fitter and possibly happier in the stone age.

Beasty

...and so what if I was??

Chuchote

As far as I remember there were a lot of yawning Tiredosaurus Rex around, and the drink was a problem for the Dipsodocus.

More seriously, one warning about e-bikes: a friend came off after hitting a patch of mud going 30k; it's easy to miscalculate your speed and think you're going slower. He made a hames of his arm.

V-man

Lumen wrote: »

Yeah, but people were probably fitter and possibly happier in the stone age.

Not as fit as back in the days but still in a reasonable condition, it is still cycling only more efficient. Other option would be to take the bus....or worse (car).

Chuchote wrote: »

More seriously, one warning about e-bikes it's easy to miscalculate your speed and think you're going slower. He made a hames of his arm.

A little bit of education could/should have prevented that accident, 30 km/h is not THAT fast and could have happened on any (Dublin) bike.

Beasty

Chuchote wrote: »

As far as I remember there were a lot of yawning Tiredosaurus Rex around, and the drink was a problem for the Dipsodocus.

See

That makes 2 of us

schemingbohemia

Over your budget and in Dublin but myself and my wife use the A2B Ferber, it's great, we have a 14km journey to town but it is mostly flat. Battery life is pretty good and bike is sturdy.

http://cyclebike.ie/bike/a2b-ferber

Can you avail of the bike to work scheme? Would take the sting out of purchasing a bit.

Plek Trum

Your area sounds like mine (West Kerry) If you could stretchm what bike would you have chosen? Im interested as I would like to buy once - the idea of the motor cutting out is less than ideal as I have only very few flat areas!

baahsheep wrote: »

I had a dutch bike with three gears having my toddler on the back. It was less than ideal (we live in the Bray area -- North Wicklow) with all the hilly parts we have here.
As we also had a trailer bike in mind (for the older one) we went for a Model T (bought in greenaer in Dublin). I loved its appearance straight away, it reminded me the most of my beloved dutch bike and it is as close as we could get to a comfortable dutch bike.
After more than 2 years with toddler one the back (on the Bobike Exclusive Tour seat --> great seat, bought second hand) and bigger child on the trailer bike (a Roland add+bike --> best choice ever!) I must say it is a bliss not to be completely wrecked after bringing kids to school/creche/shopping/afternoon activities.
But: if we would have been better off financially we should have gone for a stronger version. The Model T's motor is a basic one and fails regularly when I try to cycle steeper roads and hills for a longer time. After some minutes rest it keeps going again until it fails again on the next steeper slope.

I'd definitely recommend something with a bit more power but other than that I am very happy with our solution.

Plek Trum

V-man wrote: »

I do my 35 Km daily commute and creche run per ebike and loving it.
Proper ebikes start at €2000+, however you would probably have to spend €2500 when looking at Yamaha or Bosch powered mid-drives. There is not much difference between these two engines quality/performance wise.
Haibike, Kalkhoff, Sinus are all good brands.
greenaer.ie are the ebike specialists in Dublin and very helpful. They have a 2nd hand/demo selection under "Sales".
Worth contacting them for advise and I know they would ship to other counties.

Also check the Dutch "Bikkel" ebikes sold by the dutchbikshop.ie in Dublin
Bikkel bikes have a good name however use the older front drive engines which are not really suited for hill climbing and only have cons compared to mid-drives.

For a top quality child seat you have to get a Dutch seat like Bobike or Yepp.
I use the Bobike Maxi Exclusive, lots of protection for my toddler and suitable from 9 months to 6 years.

Good luck!

Am I right in thinking Haibike are only made in a mountain bike style?

martyc5674

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057683215

Kids wouldn't fall asleep on the back!