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Hi folks, My wife is looking for her 1st e-bike & keen for a Dutch upright type. We are both mid 50s. She wants to join me on mostly flat greenways . The route we most want to go on is along a towpath from our home to the city of Belfast, about 50k return. On a budget of £$1.5 k have so far...

Next task is picking a 1st e-bike for my wife. She is a bit resistant to an e bike but wants to cycle with me but more likely only if the flat trips! So far saw , you guessed it a trek verve +1 low step. Think I’ll post a new thread!

Yeah, worked well. Definitely ok for Stand over height on XL. Yep, I live in norn iron ! Cool That u got the lingo! I live south of Belfast. Developing some greenways here now. Where is home for u?

Hi Stefan, just a quick qu in sizing. Read a separate thread re L or XL for turbo Vado. The bike on sale is XL! I’m 187cm ( 6 ft 1.25 inc). I test drove the L step through & thought it a bit neat. Do you reckon XL shd be ok, can’t see it being too big? Some say longer reach .= less upright...

excellent! Really appreciate all your top tips & Rec’s🙏👌. Hoping to bag that Vado now on sale! I’ll let u know how it goes! Cheers k

Sounds like an awesome trip! I’ve just spotted 20% off a turbo Vado SL1 5.0 for £2.2k ( usually £3.5k). 240W motor, 320W battery. 36nm torque. That might squeeze into budget! One issue is the need to have local bike shop input in case motor packs in etc - is that common with these mid price...

Should have said that majority of my rides will be shorter than described above- in reality maybe 20miles on flatter paths! But still you have opened my eyes re fx+2. I just thought it might be ok if I used it mostly for some assist/ not looking it to take me up hills without my effort added in...

Thanks Stefan for taking the time for this very helpful reply. I will use the bike mostly on road & paths. My work commute is about 10miles each way with some bumpy roads & longish but not steep hills. I spend a lot of time up on our north coast where as you know from your holiday in Donegal...

Hi folks. I’m new to the forum. Good to be here! I’m looking at buying my 1st e-bike. I’ve settled on the FX+2 cause of budget. I see a gen 4 LT version now out. A review said it gave a more upright riding position than the gen 3 due to geometry but looks like geometry data is identical...