Back In The Saddle, Boomer?

[dsiddens]

Hello All,
74 years now. Bikes as a kid, bike in Vietnam, bike in university, bike as local everyday transportation. Today I have made myself fat (obese really) and have chosen to live in Hillsborough NC. Some of you may think that Hillsborough got its name for the hills of northern Orange county. Not so. A Mr Hill was stomping around these parts years ago. But it is hilly and I'm way out of shape. So... I'm wanting to bike for health and fun. Ebikes seem like a possibly good technical solution to get me back on the road. I'm starting to wade into the deluge of information. I think I'm looking for a class III, with pedal assist, throttle, _not_ knobby tires, hydraulic brakes, mid motor, belt drive. Minimum of 30 miles on a charge under load. I'm 260 lbs and want to carry 40 lbs of errands. I'd like to see bosses on the front fork for a Blackburn Low Rider front rack, of course a sturdy rear rack. Never rode with suspension so don't have it on the "want" list. Lights that run off the bike battery, powered cell phone cradle.
See ya, Doug

 

[Stefan Mikes]

"Throttle" and "mid drive" in one sentence...

 

[dsiddens]

"Throttle" and "mid drive" in one sentence...

Thanks for the reply Stefan. Can you tell me more about this?
doug

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Thanks for the reply Stefan. Can you tell me more about this?
doug

E-bikes of big brands with the mid-drive motor never have the throttle because the very idea of that motor type is to amplify your pedalling. (You use the bike gears to facilitate your start-ups similarly as it is done in a manual transmission car). Inexpensive e-bikes with the mid-drive motor (mass produced in China and sold in the U.S. under variety of brands) may come with the throttle. In general, the throttle is the thing for hub-drive motors.

I've just noticed your weight. Most of big brand e-bikes are limited to total weight of 300 lbs including the bike, rider and cargo, You would probably have to look for a strong cargo e-bike to support yourself and your cargo but I am not experienced with that class of e-bikes at all!

 

[Roamers]

Most of big brand e-bikes are limited to total weight of 300 lbs including the bike, rider and cargo

One of the reasons I chose Gazelle over others is the weight capacity. See attached screen shot from manual. Note, different use cases have different capacities in the "intended use" Appendix.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

One of the reasons I chose Gazelle over others is the weight capacity. See attached screen shot from manual. Note, different use cases have different capacities in the "intended use" Appendix.

Very interesting!

 

[TrevorB]

If you trying to lose weight high speed throttle ebike isn't best way about it.

 

[AHicks]

If you trying to lose weight high speed throttle ebike isn't best way about it.

It will if it gives him the confidence to get a bike.

 

[AHicks]

"Throttle" and "mid drive" in one sentence...

Yes, and it works out really well for some of us!

 

[AHicks]

Hello All,
74 years now. Bikes as a kid, bike in Vietnam, bike in university, bike as local everyday transportation. Today I have made myself fat (obese really) and have chosen to live in Hillsborough NC. Some of you may think that Hillsborough got its name for the hills of northern Orange county. Not so. A Mr Hill was stomping around these parts years ago. But it is hilly and I'm way out of shape. So... I'm wanting to bike for health and fun. Ebikes seem like a possibly good technical solution to get me back on the road. I'm starting to wade into the deluge of information. I think I'm looking for a class III, with pedal assist, throttle, _not_ knobby tires, hydraulic brakes, mid motor, belt drive. Minimum of 30 miles on a charge under load. I'm 260 lbs and want to carry 40 lbs of errands. I'd like to see bosses on the front fork for a Blackburn Low Rider front rack, of course a sturdy rear rack. Never rode with suspension so don't have it on the "want" list. Lights that run off the bike battery, powered cell phone cradle.
See ya, Doug

I'm 71, 6'2" and 300lbs. I'm not certain about the front rack, but this bike checks the rest of the boxes. It's only been available for a couple of months now so it may not be jumping out from a lot of memories. Have a look-

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