Hello all from Prince Albert. My wife and I are purchasing e-bikes in the spring and are in the research phase right now. I am 59 and retired but doing contract work to ease into retirement. I plan to be fully retired by the end of the school year at the end of June 2025.
We plan to move to Saskatoon, a much larger city just over an hour away, when we fully retire.
My wife currently rides a Townie and loves it. She test drove a Townie Go 5i a couple of weeks ago in Saskatoon and really liked it. I think it is the bike for her or whatever IGH iteration Townie has available in the spring.
I currently ride a Marlin 6 but never really ride my bike off road as a mountain bike so won’t need an e-bike that is a mountain bike. At the place my wife test rode the Townie Go 5i the employee pointed me to a Specialized Turbo Como. I haven’t ridden it yet but will likely get a Como but am unsure if it will be a 3.0 4.0 or 5.0 but I think I really like the IGH and belt combo. I will also look at a Vado but the person at the bike shop said the vast majority of riders prefer the Como.
We plan to ride bike trails, they are plentiful and well built and maintained in Saskatoon, as well as short trips shopping and such. To get prepared we had a hitch put on our 2023 RAV XSE this week and will buy a e-bike carrier with a ramp so we can take the bikes wherever we want.
I look forward to being a part of these forums and being a regular contributor. Take care and happy e-biking!
We plan to move to Saskatoon, a much larger city just over an hour away, when we fully retire.
My wife currently rides a Townie and loves it. She test drove a Townie Go 5i a couple of weeks ago in Saskatoon and really liked it. I think it is the bike for her or whatever IGH iteration Townie has available in the spring.
I currently ride a Marlin 6 but never really ride my bike off road as a mountain bike so won’t need an e-bike that is a mountain bike. At the place my wife test rode the Townie Go 5i the employee pointed me to a Specialized Turbo Como. I haven’t ridden it yet but will likely get a Como but am unsure if it will be a 3.0 4.0 or 5.0 but I think I really like the IGH and belt combo. I will also look at a Vado but the person at the bike shop said the vast majority of riders prefer the Como.
We plan to ride bike trails, they are plentiful and well built and maintained in Saskatoon, as well as short trips shopping and such. To get prepared we had a hitch put on our 2023 RAV XSE this week and will buy a e-bike carrier with a ramp so we can take the bikes wherever we want.
I look forward to being a part of these forums and being a regular contributor. Take care and happy e-biking!