Hello guys

[Frank Baker]

Hi all, I am Frank. I am new to this forum. I am planning to buy an electric bike and so I am here in this forum. Hope to have a good time in this forum.

Thanks

 

[Deleted member 18083]

Welcome to the EBR Forum, Frank.

Thanks for sharing your ideas in your other post - What type of ebike should I buy? There will be many helpful suggestions forthcoming.

 

[Frank Baker]

I am looking for something that will help me to commute even in winter

 

[indianajo]

I ride the bike left 50 weeks a year. 2.1" diameter tires will punch fresh snow, but once ice forms from melting piles left by the plow, or a base of sleet or frozen rain is under the snow, I have to park it and ride the bus. I ride the off road knobby tires.
Battery ranges are 25% in 30 degrees F than in 80 degrees. I'm experiencing red lights at maximum acceleration with about 3 miles on the charge done in September. I only use the electricity on short trips to make stale traffic lights. Traffic lights do not sense bicycles.
People can affect the range by storing the bike indoors or putting a heating pad over the battery in the garage. Neither of which arrangement is cheap or convenient.

 

[Bruce Arnold]

There's a lot of information on this site. There are the wonderful reviews, both video and written, by our genial host, @Court. And then there's the forum, with input from riders that is both general (like how to keep your battery working for a long time) to very specific, with subforums devoted to hundreds of brands.

Don't overlook the subforum called "Help Buying an Ebike." Lots of newbies have asked questions that you might wonder about, too. Cruising through some of those threads might give you a lot of information you need.

And of course you'll have questions of your own, so feel free to ask.

Since you mention commuting, you might start by going to the EBR home page and clicking on the Commuting and City Bike categories. This will narrow your search down to the kind of bike you're likely to want.

Another piece of advice, to help you narrow your search down even more: when checking out the reviews, focus on bikes whose appearance appeals to you. Features and components are important, but we all want to ride a bike that we enjoy being seen on, right?

If there's a bike shop near you where you can take a test ride, don't miss the chance!

Good luck, enjoy the research, and don't get swamped by over-analyzing your choices. Get out there and start having fun!

 

[Frank Baker]

I ride the bike left 50 weeks a year. 2.1" diameter tires will punch fresh snow, but once ice forms from melting piles left by the plow, or a base of sleet or frozen rain is under the snow, I have to park it and ride the bus. I ride the off road knobby tires.
Battery ranges are 25% in 30 degrees F than in 80 degrees. I'm experiencing red lights at maximum acceleration with about 3 miles on the charge done in September. I only use the electricity on short trips to make stale traffic lights. Traffic lights do not sense bicycles.
People can affect the range by storing the bike indoors or putting a heating pad over the battery in the garage. Neither of which arrangement is cheap or convenient.

Thanks for the suggestion. Will discuss this with my brother and then decide about which bike should I buy

 

[Frank Baker]

There's a lot of information on this site. There are the wonderful reviews, both video and written, by our genial host, @Court. And then there's the forum, with input from riders that is both general (like how to keep your battery working for a long time) to very specific, with subforums devoted to hundreds of brands.

Don't overlook the subforum called "Help Buying an Ebike." Lots of newbies have asked questions that you might wonder about, too. Cruising through some of those threads might give you a lot of information you need.

And of course you'll have questions of your own, so feel free to ask.

Since you mention commuting, you might start by going to the EBR home page and clicking on the Commuting and City Bike categories. This will narrow your search down to the kind of bike you're likely to want.

Another piece of advice, to help you narrow your search down even more: when checking out the reviews, focus on bikes whose appearance appeals to you. Features and components are important, but we all want to ride a bike that we enjoy being seen on, right?

If there's a bike shop near you where you can take a test ride, don't miss the chance!

Good luck, enjoy the research, and don't get swamped by over-analyzing your choices. Get out there and start having fun!

I found a lot of information in this forum and that's why I joined this.
Thanks for the advice buddy. That was very helpful.

 

[Feliz]

Hi Frank, welcome to the asylum. Be careful, it's addictive, I started browsing this forum and I now have five eBikes........don't tell my wife.

 

[Frank Baker]

Hi Frank, welcome to the asylum. Be careful, it's addictive, I started browsing this forum and I now have five eBikes........don't tell my wife.

Thanks!
LOL . Don't worry, I won't be telling your wife about it. It's a top secret