Hello all,
I'm new to the forum. I've been doing tons of research on ebikes because I wanted to get back into cycling. I will mostly use it for exploring the city/trails in my area and as a possible commuter. I will also be using it for fitness to a point as I would love to lose some weight. I have some problems with my ankles so walking/running are kind of out of the question. I'm 6'6 and currently about 370lbs so much bigger than your average rider. This has made finding something that will work for me difficult as most max around the 250lbs-300lbs range. As such I'm of the mind I may just have to get the bike and do extra maintenance until I can lose the weight. For other requirements I want something a bit more upright, I don't care if it's class 1 or 3. I want an internally geared hub and belt system. Still not sure between the Enviolo and Rohloff systems but I think Rohloff may be the way to go with the wider range of gearing on it so I can put less stress on my drive train until I lose some weight. I live in Washington state pretty much smack dab between Seattle and Canada. We're going to pretend money is no object for this as well. I have a mindset of buy once cry once. I would rather spends 10k now then 2k followed by 4k then 6k ect ect. Thats not to say the bike has to be expensive just that I would rather start with better quality over all. Bearing all that in mind the main two bikes I'm looking at are Gazelle Ultimate C380+ HMB and the Riese & Muller Supercharger GT Rohloff with the heavy duty option as that puts the permitted weight up to 160KG or 352.74 LBS which means I'm not completely blowing the weight restrictions out of the water. It doesn't have to be either of those bikes I'm posting here for thoughts and advice as there will be some time before I make the purchase. Of those two Gazelle is supported at my local bike shop which is a plus but since neither brand uses proprietary electrics/breaks/wheels/hubs ect it really shouldn't be a problem and if it is It's not that far to hit an R&M shop. Of those two I like the R&M a little more I think it looks cool, the weight class on it is nice(Gazelle says they only test up 285 so I don't know if it would handle me or not) I like the dual batteries for possible future touring.
Please let me know of any thoughts or recommendations you may have I would appreciate any additional knowledge and feedback.
I'm new to the forum. I've been doing tons of research on ebikes because I wanted to get back into cycling. I will mostly use it for exploring the city/trails in my area and as a possible commuter. I will also be using it for fitness to a point as I would love to lose some weight. I have some problems with my ankles so walking/running are kind of out of the question. I'm 6'6 and currently about 370lbs so much bigger than your average rider. This has made finding something that will work for me difficult as most max around the 250lbs-300lbs range. As such I'm of the mind I may just have to get the bike and do extra maintenance until I can lose the weight. For other requirements I want something a bit more upright, I don't care if it's class 1 or 3. I want an internally geared hub and belt system. Still not sure between the Enviolo and Rohloff systems but I think Rohloff may be the way to go with the wider range of gearing on it so I can put less stress on my drive train until I lose some weight. I live in Washington state pretty much smack dab between Seattle and Canada. We're going to pretend money is no object for this as well. I have a mindset of buy once cry once. I would rather spends 10k now then 2k followed by 4k then 6k ect ect. Thats not to say the bike has to be expensive just that I would rather start with better quality over all. Bearing all that in mind the main two bikes I'm looking at are Gazelle Ultimate C380+ HMB and the Riese & Muller Supercharger GT Rohloff with the heavy duty option as that puts the permitted weight up to 160KG or 352.74 LBS which means I'm not completely blowing the weight restrictions out of the water. It doesn't have to be either of those bikes I'm posting here for thoughts and advice as there will be some time before I make the purchase. Of those two Gazelle is supported at my local bike shop which is a plus but since neither brand uses proprietary electrics/breaks/wheels/hubs ect it really shouldn't be a problem and if it is It's not that far to hit an R&M shop. Of those two I like the R&M a little more I think it looks cool, the weight class on it is nice(Gazelle says they only test up 285 so I don't know if it would handle me or not) I like the dual batteries for possible future touring.
Please let me know of any thoughts or recommendations you may have I would appreciate any additional knowledge and feedback.