I am currently in the process of choosing my first ebike. I made a list of criteria and found the Cube hybrid one 625 to hit nearly everything I want except it is quite heavy. I live in a rented apartment on the 3rd floor, the elevator is too small to fit the bike in, and insurance won't cover me if I leave it in the shared bike store on the ground floor (no fixed racks to lock to, everyone just locks their cheap bikes with frame and wheel and takes their expensive bikes into their apartments). I am looking for an equivalent lighter alternative and wonder if I have missed something, or alternatively what item on my list should I compromise.
My use would be as a daily commuter - city and country roads, not much hill, 16k/day, 4 days/week.
Occasional weekend rides ~30-70k, hilly
I am 5'3 (160 cm) and based in Austria, Europe. Looking for legal pedal-assisted bike, no throttle. Probably a hybrid/touring bike.
I don't think I would be confident with a self-made converted one (and my current regular bike is cheap and probably not worth converting). I am not overly experienced with bikes, but learning maintenance/repairs on youtube when needed.
I would like:
- removable battery (cant compromise on this, otherwise would get a Specialized turbo vado SL).
- 60-100 km range
- 6+ gears
- reliable brand battery (bosch or similar). Incredibly paranoid about battery fires after seeing lots on the news about e-scooters with cheap batteries.
- Hydraulic disk brakes
- luggage rack, or space to add one for panniers. Also would prefer mudguards and lights integrated but not essential
- Small size option, if possible with the trapeze shape.
- 22kg or less, ideally <20kg. I think that is about the limit I could carry up the stairs comfortably every day.
- from a big-ish brand (i.e. common enough that most bike shops could deal with repairs if needed)
Budget ~2,500 euros. For the perfect bike I would consider up to 3k, but would be very happy to find something nearer 2k or less!
Other bikes I have looked at and like are from Geero, but they are just too much money and I am concerned that any service/repair would need to be done in-store. There is one in my city but who knows if that will still be the case in 2 years time. Have also seen some options from KTM and Triumph, not exactly what I thought were traditional bike brands but if anyone has good experiences I would be interested.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
My use would be as a daily commuter - city and country roads, not much hill, 16k/day, 4 days/week.
Occasional weekend rides ~30-70k, hilly
I am 5'3 (160 cm) and based in Austria, Europe. Looking for legal pedal-assisted bike, no throttle. Probably a hybrid/touring bike.
I don't think I would be confident with a self-made converted one (and my current regular bike is cheap and probably not worth converting). I am not overly experienced with bikes, but learning maintenance/repairs on youtube when needed.
I would like:
- removable battery (cant compromise on this, otherwise would get a Specialized turbo vado SL).
- 60-100 km range
- 6+ gears
- reliable brand battery (bosch or similar). Incredibly paranoid about battery fires after seeing lots on the news about e-scooters with cheap batteries.
- Hydraulic disk brakes
- luggage rack, or space to add one for panniers. Also would prefer mudguards and lights integrated but not essential
- Small size option, if possible with the trapeze shape.
- 22kg or less, ideally <20kg. I think that is about the limit I could carry up the stairs comfortably every day.
- from a big-ish brand (i.e. common enough that most bike shops could deal with repairs if needed)
Budget ~2,500 euros. For the perfect bike I would consider up to 3k, but would be very happy to find something nearer 2k or less!
Other bikes I have looked at and like are from Geero, but they are just too much money and I am concerned that any service/repair would need to be done in-store. There is one in my city but who knows if that will still be the case in 2 years time. Have also seen some options from KTM and Triumph, not exactly what I thought were traditional bike brands but if anyone has good experiences I would be interested.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
