Brew61
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Hi , ok we are new to this e-bike thing, have been doing a lot of research on the internet and watching all kinds of YouTube videos and trying to figure out what is good and what is not.
So there are 4 of us, myself and my wife and another couple all 58 and up. We live in the lower mainland of BC but will be moving to Penticton in 2 years and our friends are in Kelowna BC. We were leaning towards the Rad bikes, then with some research came across the Rize bikes. Looking at a reliable bike that does not break the bank.
Now for my friend and me we are planning on the Rize X and my wife at 5’1” would most likely go with the City and his wife with the Leisure.
Now my biggest concern with anything now a days that is battery operated is the batteries. I have totally done away with all my battery operated tools and gone back to corded because I was tired of dead batteries , batteries not holding charge or batteries costing more then what you could buy a new tool with new batteries cheaper then buying a battery or not been able to find a battery at all, so your perfectly good tool is now scrap.
So my question is how long do these batteries last? We are not going to be everyday riders, so that being said maybe having to recharge a battery maybe 30 -35 times a year. How many years are these going to last? Then the next question would be say 5-6-8 years down the road would I even be able to buy a battery for these bikes? What if Rize does not even exist then, are you stuck with a bike that you can not get a battery for?
Thanks
Bruce
So there are 4 of us, myself and my wife and another couple all 58 and up. We live in the lower mainland of BC but will be moving to Penticton in 2 years and our friends are in Kelowna BC. We were leaning towards the Rad bikes, then with some research came across the Rize bikes. Looking at a reliable bike that does not break the bank.
Now for my friend and me we are planning on the Rize X and my wife at 5’1” would most likely go with the City and his wife with the Leisure.
Now my biggest concern with anything now a days that is battery operated is the batteries. I have totally done away with all my battery operated tools and gone back to corded because I was tired of dead batteries , batteries not holding charge or batteries costing more then what you could buy a new tool with new batteries cheaper then buying a battery or not been able to find a battery at all, so your perfectly good tool is now scrap.
So my question is how long do these batteries last? We are not going to be everyday riders, so that being said maybe having to recharge a battery maybe 30 -35 times a year. How many years are these going to last? Then the next question would be say 5-6-8 years down the road would I even be able to buy a battery for these bikes? What if Rize does not even exist then, are you stuck with a bike that you can not get a battery for?
Thanks
Bruce
