Leccy bike for motorhome ??

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I subscribe to a few odd Chinese supplier websites, and one of then has just sent this. I don't know if it's any good, but it seems ideal for those of us with limited storage. I've no idea of the quality, but stuff that I've had from them has always been first class------but I suppose -you pays yer money and takes yer chances !!!
Anyway----earwigo 8 inch Smart Mini Portable Electric Power Folding Bike With Storage Backpack Split Adjustable Cushion Support For Wifi APP USB Interface Design Aluminum Alloy Frame Sale - Banggood.com
 
This seems to be the whole problem with Electric Bikes; what make to buy?

Some of us have them and seem pleased with them - so far.

The real problems come when one is looking for spares / batteries / back up.
Also, no two makes seem to have the same electronics so if they play up it seems like it is game over.

I have tried, in the past, to try and find out what was the best selling Bike in The Netherlands as electric bikes are used there, I believe, more than anywhere else.

I'll be interested to see what Bike you finally get and what your experiences are of it.
 
hairydog said:
In general, cheap chinese e-bikes are horrid. In particular, that one looks unrideable. Imagine going along an unsurfaced track with that frame and those wheels! It would have to be an unsurfaced track, because those are not legal to ride on the road.

Something like Pro Connect 9G Electric Bike | 50cycles costs a bit more money, but will last for years and be great to ride.
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Agree 100%.
Friend bought a cheap Chinese import 6 months ago and what a waste of money that was. Poor range, repeatedly falling to bits is the best way to describe the problems he has had.
He is now buying a Kalkhoff Integrale after seeing mine. Not cheap but made to last with top grade motors and batteries with excellent after sales support from 50 cycles.
 
Funny this thread was started as we have been looking at electric bikes for the last week. Even registered here to try and learn some more UK Electric Bikes l Pedelecs

Its a minefield out there lol. And where we are at the moment is ..........................these are looking reasonably good for us.
Coyote Connect Folding Electric Bik...



I dont think we will be doing hundreds of miles , they basically will be used to go to the supermarket and into town when we are away.
And i have been trying to find if any of these bikes could be charged from a ciggy lighter socket as we dont use sites and dont want to use an inverter for hours , but we do have 2 x110 batteries and a 150 watt solar but i think charging 2 bikes maybe 10 hours in total will soon deplete the battery's.

Has anybody used the coyote connect and if so how did you get on?
 
Sorry, I didn't meat to start a fight in the playground---honest. I can't afford any of the electric bicycles anyway
 
hairydog said:
At least that doesn't have the battery really high up at the back, making the bike unstable. But they only claim a range of about 20km, which is probably about 8 miles in real life. So you could only visit destinations less than 4 miles away.
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My experience after a few hundred miles on my Decathlon 700 is they are a bit conservative with range, although terrain and the effort you put in will make a big difference of cause, but I'm guessing anyone buying this type of bike will not be considering going any distance.
The OP has specified they want something which takes up little room and as you rightly say the quality alternative is expensive.
 
hairydog said:
The thing about the Netherlands is its mountains. They are astonishingly small, so the bikes used there are probably not well suited for hilly regions. I live in, and prefer to visit, places with hills, so assistance up steep slopes matters to me, which rules out all e-bikes with hub motors: the crank motor sort help with gradients better.

Of course, if you plan to cycle in areas with contours like Holland, (East Anglia, the Fens?) it might make more sense, but the distances are greater. In the Netherlands cycling is ubiquitous but most people don't go very far in each journey.
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Here's the deal, as you say crank drive are the best alround, but at a price. For hub drive it's about compromise of the wheel size, the 26" wheels on my bike are on the limit for easing the strain on the hills I normally cycle on, 24" wheels will tackle most hills, the small wheeled bikes will climb just about all you can throw at them
 
Lots of people don't realise mine is an ebike, the battery and is integrated into front frame. Kalkhoff Integrale S10.

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hairydog said:
Halfords' Coyote Connect looks like just another of the cheap chinese folding ebikes. They're a bit heavy but the real problem is that they are horrid to ride. It seems to be inherent on the frame not being rigid enough.

As far as I know the only folding bike that is a pleasure to ride is the Brompton and their e-bike is eye-wateringly expensive: I think that there is a price to pay for Brompton's "traditional" methods of making bikes.

In my view, Kalkhoff is the best brand of ebike. They don't have a high profile in the UK because the only retailers of the brand are 50 Cycles, who are OK, but not great.

However, the bikes are great, in my view. German, with some japanese bits, mostly. We have three of them, but this is a review of the model I ride: Kalkhoff Pro-Connect Disc electric bike review - BikeRadar

In fact, Bikeradar seems to have quite a few ebike reviews.
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I don't fully agree with your views about the Coyote connect bike, my wife and I have 2 of them , as you say ,alittle on the heavy side , but we find them comfortable and the range is more than enough for our needs. I keep one in the Fiaama box and one in the locker, all in all , a good bike for the money.
 
Well in the end we bought an evora from bicycles4you. Turned up today and the look smart enough. they have a 36v battery and250 watt motor. without having the time to get out and try them we dont know if the 6.6ah battery will be much good.They claim a 15-40km range.I know the 40km will be downhill with a tail wind and a rider weighing in at 7st dripping wet. Neither of us are heavy and inted to only use the assist when we have to. Do people think they will be ok for up to a 12 mile round trip? has anybody had one or got one of these?

Evora Electric Explorer – Bicycles4u.com
 
Well done, let us know the Fab, Good & Bad points wheen you have put it through some everyday realistic tests !.
Interesting.
 
Im thinking of getting one too, looked at a few but they look pretty naff to be honest, so thinking of converting my mountain bike w7th one of these kits, ive spent too much on my bike to get rid of it,

Conversion Kits - eBikes Direct
 
Johnnygm7lsi said:
Im thinking of getting one too, looked at a few but they look pretty naff to be honest, so thinking of converting my mountain bike w7th one of these kits, ive spent too much on my bike to get rid of it,

Conversion Kits - eBikes Direct
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I have fitted one of them to someone's bike it was the high powered motor version it has a sensor on the pedals but beware when you are off the bike and rolling it bike backwards the pedal passes the sensor and the the bike launches forward. was well impressed with it but make sure you have good brakes as you will need them with the extra weight and at speed
 
Tezza said:
Well in the end we bought an evora from bicycles4you. Turned up today and the look smart enough. they have a 36v battery and250 watt motor. without having the time to get out and try them we dont know if the 6.6ah battery will be much good.They claim a 15-40km range.I know the 40km will be downhill with a tail wind and a rider weighing in at 7st dripping wet. Neither of us are heavy and inted to only use the assist when we have to. Do people think they will be ok for up to a 12 mile round trip? has anybody had one or got one of these?

Evora Electric Explorer – Bicycles4u.com
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My bike is 36v, 250watt, 7.8ah, a round trip to my workshop is 10 miles, using the power assist only uphill or into headwinds I get at least three days i.e. 30miles, can probably get a fair bit more but never pushed my luck as hitting the last hill to my house with no power if my hips playing up would spoil my day.
 
Hi Colin ,
Thank you for that , as i said i was a bit apprehensive about the 6.6ah .But you have put my mind at ease , they should do the job we want just fine. We are off on about the 16th and hoping to get to Tarifa for xmas so i think they should get plenty of use. Cheers again mate.
 
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