Ladies & Gentlemen

[brian1200]

My best wishes to all for a safe, joyous and fun filled holiday season.

I am 70 yrs handicapped, limited ability to walk distances, nothing serious, still enjoying a great life.

Very interested in an e-bike. I live in a great climate in south central British Columbia Canada. I am looking to ride a short 5 km to town to pick up groceries and be able to visit. I live in a small cabin on the river but roads are good mostly paved.

I would like to be able to ride a little off road both in alpine country and in the dessert on semi-packed trails down in Texas, & Arizona. Nothing aggressive just a little exploring. I have a 32" in-seam and need to be able to stand with both feet flat on the ground. Lower step over is preferred. I am looking for both Peddle Assist with full throttle control, good suspension.

Most important is my weight, at 350 lbs, I need a sturdy frame.
I also need to pull a small wagon to transport my 30 lb dog.

Looking for general advice and any brand suggestion I can look at which you feel are suitable.

Many Thanks
Brian

 

[Browneye]

RadWagon FTW.

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[indianajo]

Radwagon is a cheap imitation of some quality stretch frame cargo bikes. For example the shifters & groupset are the quality sold on discount store kiddie bikes. I've ridden those for years on cheap MTB's, and the shifts are not reliable. Cheap brake & shift cables stretch and require frequent adjustment. My yubabikes bodaboda left has performed perfectly 2 years, but if interested buy the stepover frame for bigger people. A small rear wheel like the yuba mondo may allow you to put the dog box on the bike itself. https://yubabikes.com/ Other brands in the space, xtracycle swoop https://www.xtracycle.com/, pedego stretch https://www.pedegoelectricbikes.com/products/ , kona electric ute http://www.konaworld.com/platform_ebike.cfm, reiss & muller (high end). Pedego Kona R&M can be bought from retailers, who would perform the warrenty service if required. Yuba has a few retailers on the left coast. Read the brand forums on all these bikes, some of them have very many entries about problems. Rad is an internet bike, you are the service department. Electric bikes are subject sometimes to electrical gremlins that require an expert with instruments, or complete system replacement, in some cases. Another cargo bike is Blix but that bike has 24" wheels, probably not for you. Surly bikes caters to large people with a steel frame, https://surlybikes.com/bikes/big_easy You might like it and nobody complains about broken frames or spokes on surly. The surly brand forum has one entry about the kid seat accessory not fitting his kid. Whoops, use a tape measure before purchase. BTW, tall people usually can use a 20" or longer frame (seat post to steering stem measurement). Try some unpowered bikes on for size at your local bike shop if you can't find a dealer that has electric ones. Coastal BC has a lot of dealers it sounds like, I don't know about central BC.
I'm age 69, have no cartlege in my knees, and ride extensively unpowered to keep them flexible. I make do with touching the ground with my toes, as my inseam is 28" and I don't want to ride a 20" wheel bike. Those little wheels are too rough on potholes and gas valve holes. I put electric power on my bike left to keep 27 mile rides from turning into 6 hour ordeals if the wind is 25 mph in my face. Global warming is changing weather patterns, the winds of November come in September sometimes these days. Not my fault anymore since I quit driving a car in 2008. Lost 50 lb since 2008 & cloresterol 213 to 147 too: bike riding is good for me.

 

[e-boy]

He's asking for a "crank forward/flat foot" technology , All Road , eCargo bike , with pedal assist and throttle , that can carry a heavy rider plus dog !
Does one exists that has all these features ?

 

[e-boy]

Tern HSD
https://www.ternbicycles.com/bikes/hsd

Don't know about All-Road capability .
It's not crank forward .
No Throttle .
MAX RIDER WEIGHT: 120 kg. (264 lbs.)

Well , ultimately not a good option , but maybe can give you some ideas .

 

[CSH]

 

[Dewey]

Day6 Samson can carry a 400lb rider https://day6bikes.com/samson-electric-2/

Burley tailwagon is a good dog trailer https://www.burley.com/product/tail-wagon/