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  • 21-01-2017 9:01pm
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    ted1
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    My 35km round trip commute is about to be turned into a 75km roundtrip commute. So I'm thinking about getting an e bike to alternate every odd day from my road bike.

    Undecided between a street legal one and a fast (45kmh) one.

    Also with e bikes is there much different between a hybrid and a 29er.
    Cube seem to have a good range.

    So who has one or has used one and any recommendations.

    Ideally I'd be looking at a 500W battery.


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    Type 17
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    I haven't owned an e-bike, but I have ridden a few, - with that distance, definitely go for the biggest battery available/that you can afford.

    I also found that bikes with the motor in the crank, and the battery on the down-tube, handle a lot better than bikes with the motor in one of the wheels and/or the battery over the rear wheel (better weight distribution, and "regular" wheels mean easy maintenance). Have a look at Focus as well as Cube.

    PS: Do not be tempted by the cheaper bikes with unfamiliar names -there are loads of cheap Chinese e-bikes with loads of unique, but unavailable parts, and a lot of the other parts are made of chocolate, not to mention their weight...


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    ted1
    Registered Users Posts: 23,536 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    Thanks. Definitely looking for a mid mount Bosch or Yamaha engine.


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    freshfruit
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    what have you settled on out of curiousity?


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    Alek
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    Cube Cross Hybrid - even with the Active engine is sweeet :) Versions with the Performance CX have higher torque, but its definitely overkill on the road and a bit noisier.

    Very well made, decent components, good looks. The Bosch system is just great.


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