Recent content by SHarvester

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Right now my wife still needs the car for work on short notice, but when she retires we will become a one car, one e-bike couple. I fear for our grandchildren’s planet and will be glad to lighten our carbon footprint. This e-bike costs less than the ten days in Spain I canceled.

I’d love to see lower prices on Gazelles. Where can I find them?

My choices are simple because I have one trusted dealer in my hometown who has kept my 15 speed road bike humming for 14 years. So it’s Aventon or Gazelle. I’m fit for 70, western MA is hilly not mountainous. All the bikes I tried out were quiet, comfortable, and handled our hills easily. So...

Well yes a future shopper in a similar situation could find great help here. Wish me luck; as a sales guy I’ll put on my best grin and say, “I’ll shop around until April—or I’ll buy yours now if you put that $150 carrier bag on the back.”

I think we can close this thread now. Thanks for coaching me along to my best decision. I never was a handy guy, and will grow even less so over the 5-10 years I can hope to ride my e-bike. Spending more to ride the low maintenance Ultimate C8 isn’t like spending more to get a sun roof, or...

Yes, my local shop offers all three Gazelle models. I can afford any of them and they all ride beautifully. Western MA is hilly but not mountainous. I’m pretty fit for my age so expect all three will get me up any hill around here painlessly. So it all comes back to the original point of my...

I’m in western MA with many hills, no mountains. I’m not going off road. I’m expecting either bike to help me up any hill near me. I can afford either bike but since both ride beautifully I don’t want to overpay for extra’s I don’t need (my car doesn’t have heated car seats but it does have...

Okay guys I rode ‘em and I’m down to two: the Gazelle Medeo T9 HMB, or for about $1k more the Gazelle Ultimate C8 HMB. There are many small differences but the big one for me is the low maintenance the Ultimate offers with the carbon belt, hub motor, interior workings no lube required. My...

This thread has been immensely helpful; thanks to all. When weather permits I will ride three Gazelles into the hills and come back with my buddy for the next 5-20 years!

“It is the real users with big mileage who tell you the truth.” I don’t go off road or up mountains, so I’m honing in on a Gazelle with Bosch mid-drive. I’ll give one a spin when weather allows. Thanks, all!

Very helpful, thanks! I came to this site after 1. Researching positive reviews and having a positive experience riding a new Aventon Level 2 Commuter, and then learning a) they switch to less expensive parts than those advertised and b) they take forever to respond to service issues. So...

Thanks for the reality check. So replace the 20 mph with “get up Western MA hills without struggling”. Now do my goals make sense?

Completely crazy? Please explain. “Just buy the one I will be happy with”. If I had a crystal ball your advice would be more helpful. I will be happy with the one that takes me up and downhill at 20 mph the longest. But if there is one ebike that does that for ten years and costs $10,000...

Newton is a world away from me. I like and trust my local dealer. So I’m looking at the brands they offer, and Stefan in Poland says Gazelle, Norco, and Orbea are the only premium brands I can buy locally and get serviced. See my post to Stefan on how I’m thinking this through? Thanks!