lakegirl
New Member
Hello,
I just ditched my old mountain bike because when I have gone to use it, I ended up with horrible neck and shoulder pain. A friend of mine kept bugging me to try out an e bike, which ironically 15 years ago I had wanted really really bad, but could never find in my area. That was when I was in my 30's and I had no desire to take up riding again now. However, I did finally try one out, specifically the Specialized Turbo Como 2.0 and fell in love, but when I saw the price tag, I think my gum fell out of my mouth.
I do still want to get an e bike, but a less expensive one until I know for sure that I will use it. I want it primarily for exercise and I tend to get bored easily with repetitive things, so I think an e bike would be fun. I was also impressed by how comfortable they are, or at least the Como is.
Here is what I need, I'm 5'4 so I know I need a smaller frame bike. I live in Duluth, which is very hilly, and although I will avoid those as much as possible, I still have two that I need to climb in order to get home. Only one place in my city carries bikes and it is the one I mentioned above, so I will have to go down to Minneapolis and get one. There is a large bike chain having a great sale so hoping to get one on Monday.
Not sure if I can post the link (Erik's) to the bike shop on here, but a couple of the lower priced bikes are ...
IZIP 2017 Step Thru Vibe Plus Electric Bike
Raleigh 2017 Sprite IE Step Thru Electric Bike
Raleigh 2017 Retroglide IE Step Through Women's Electric Bike
So any of you pros have any suggestions for me I would appreciate it. If I am looking at bikes that are just crappola, I can wait for a while and try again next year.
I just ditched my old mountain bike because when I have gone to use it, I ended up with horrible neck and shoulder pain. A friend of mine kept bugging me to try out an e bike, which ironically 15 years ago I had wanted really really bad, but could never find in my area. That was when I was in my 30's and I had no desire to take up riding again now. However, I did finally try one out, specifically the Specialized Turbo Como 2.0 and fell in love, but when I saw the price tag, I think my gum fell out of my mouth.
I do still want to get an e bike, but a less expensive one until I know for sure that I will use it. I want it primarily for exercise and I tend to get bored easily with repetitive things, so I think an e bike would be fun. I was also impressed by how comfortable they are, or at least the Como is.
Here is what I need, I'm 5'4 so I know I need a smaller frame bike. I live in Duluth, which is very hilly, and although I will avoid those as much as possible, I still have two that I need to climb in order to get home. Only one place in my city carries bikes and it is the one I mentioned above, so I will have to go down to Minneapolis and get one. There is a large bike chain having a great sale so hoping to get one on Monday.
Not sure if I can post the link (Erik's) to the bike shop on here, but a couple of the lower priced bikes are ...
IZIP 2017 Step Thru Vibe Plus Electric Bike
Raleigh 2017 Sprite IE Step Thru Electric Bike
Raleigh 2017 Retroglide IE Step Through Women's Electric Bike
So any of you pros have any suggestions for me I would appreciate it. If I am looking at bikes that are just crappola, I can wait for a while and try again next year.