Apparatschik
Member
- Region
- Europe
- City
- Munich
Hi,
As a future owner of the homage I was very happy to read so many positve statements about that bike. For the last 20 years I was a passionate recumbent biker and never had a normal e-bike before. Why did I change my mind?
In Germany there exists the possibility to lease an e-bike by your employer. This financing model is very interesting, because you can save a lot of income tax that way. Before this tax saving model has been introduced, buying a premium e-bike like the homage remained a dream, now it became an option. Another factor was Corona. Going into the office every day is no more necessary. As a consequence using a bike instead of public means of transportation became more attractive. But using my recumbent for more than 20 kilometers means a lot of transpiration (I tried it two times) and I don't like showering in the office building.
For me as a recumbent biker there can’t be too much comfort at a bike. At first I tried to get an electric recumbent with a Pinion, but unfortunately this combination didn’t work. Hence I finally opted for the Homage which is the only fully in the market with a low step-through. Since I got a Rohloff already at my recumbent and I really love it, I chose the Rohloff at the Homage too. Combined with the gates belt drive this gear shift varaiant promises minimum maintenance effort(, which is beside comfort another important aspect for me.) And I really appreciate this tip-tronic like electric assisted gear changing mechanism. My only question so far: Are you happy with the original saddle? As a recumbent biker this was not an issue in the past for me, but for normal bikers it’s a big issue as I know. Hence, who has still got the original one and who has already purchased another one?
Bye
As a future owner of the homage I was very happy to read so many positve statements about that bike. For the last 20 years I was a passionate recumbent biker and never had a normal e-bike before. Why did I change my mind?
In Germany there exists the possibility to lease an e-bike by your employer. This financing model is very interesting, because you can save a lot of income tax that way. Before this tax saving model has been introduced, buying a premium e-bike like the homage remained a dream, now it became an option. Another factor was Corona. Going into the office every day is no more necessary. As a consequence using a bike instead of public means of transportation became more attractive. But using my recumbent for more than 20 kilometers means a lot of transpiration (I tried it two times) and I don't like showering in the office building.
For me as a recumbent biker there can’t be too much comfort at a bike. At first I tried to get an electric recumbent with a Pinion, but unfortunately this combination didn’t work. Hence I finally opted for the Homage which is the only fully in the market with a low step-through. Since I got a Rohloff already at my recumbent and I really love it, I chose the Rohloff at the Homage too. Combined with the gates belt drive this gear shift varaiant promises minimum maintenance effort(, which is beside comfort another important aspect for me.) And I really appreciate this tip-tronic like electric assisted gear changing mechanism. My only question so far: Are you happy with the original saddle? As a recumbent biker this was not an issue in the past for me, but for normal bikers it’s a big issue as I know. Hence, who has still got the original one and who has already purchased another one?
Bye