Two E-bikes?

[keithj69]

Angle??? Not sure what you mean by that?

I am toying with the idea of a second e-bike to run errands with. I don’t want to get stuck assembling more than I know how or get stuck ordering a bike that no local shops will service.

THAT, in and of itself, I guess, is my ‘angle’!

Cool. Sorry.

 

[Sparky731]

I had 2 e-bikes - a Trek Verve+3 and a Trek Allant 7s, but sold the Verve because I wasn’t riding it anymore - much preferring the class 3 vs. class 1.

 

[pmcdonald]

Does anyone have two e-bikes?

I've got two: a commuter and an emtb.

I tried hard to make the commuter work on rougher trails but a few rides and close calls made it clear it was well out of its depth on anything beyond a rutted firetrail.

When did I decide to buy the second? When discretionary savings permitted and the first bike couldn't ride the types of trails I wanted to spend a lot of time riding. No regrets so far, but I spent months researching and chewing the purchase over.

 

[leehop71]

I've got two: a commuter and an emtb.

I tried hard to make the commuter work on rougher trails but a few rides and close calls made it clear it was well out of its depth on anything beyond a rutted firetrail.

When did I decide to buy the second? When discretionary savings permitted and the first bike couldn't ride the types of trails I wanted to spend a lot of time riding. No regrets so far, but I spent months researching and chewing the purchase over.

I’m right with you pm. Considering a folding bike with a rack on the back for errands since I’m retired now!

 

[indianajo]

I still have one e-bike.I was tempted a bit by K Pierre's list of full suspension 1000 w haulers https://forums.electricbikereview.com/threads/once-again-exploring-new-e-touring-bikes.53672/ particulary the quietkat Ibex that was for sale for $4000 last month: but most of those didn't have enough mount points to carry tools. I could use something with suspension to ride the grass of my summer property, the hard suspension cargo bike is too rough across johnson grass. It has the power at 1000 w but not the ride to go cross country. I ride out to cut trees, pick up trash, spray noxious weeds: walking is getting hard on my right knee these days. I'm using the 18 hp tractor, but it doen't have enough storage to carry tools either. The 6' crowbar keeps sliding off the tractor footplate, the trashbag falls off or blows away, the saws loppers & ax are a risk of tearing my clothes or scratching my ankles. People use gas 4 wheelers but those $15000 toys are overkill IMHO. I possibly will weld a trailer for behind the tractor; that 1950's chest freezer in the shed would be useful with bedframe rails & wheels under it. I tried to buy a 4 wheel boat trailer 2 summers ago to haul trees behind the tractor, but the junkyard owner told me he had sold it. But then I saw it standing on its rear behind the building with the wheels & axles cut off. No wonder Jason runs a junkyard, no memory. I was looking a $1499 trailer at the farm supply Saturday. No sides but a 2" angle, grate floor to resist branches & logs going in and coming out. Single axle so every time you hitch it you have to lift the weight on the tongue. Too wide, too short. Nah!

 

[gromike]

I bought a couple of Huffy Oslo's on ebay last August, fixed them and then started putting kits on used bikes. A whole bunch of bikes and parts fell down on me so I just keep making ebikes. It's been about $4000 for five bikes so far, three with hub motors, two mid-drive.
Some great bikes, though I do envy those store bought bikes that come with all the do-dads such as fenders, racks, lights, and such.

 

[etchlings]

Well, we have two because there’s two adults here. One is a converted Priority and the other is a R&M Nevo3.

Did you specifically mean singletons who own two / folks that’ve got two per person?

 

[Prairie Dog]

I own three but they each serve a specific role. An e-mtb exclusively for trail use, a lightweight road/touring version for riding longer distances and a HT fat bike for absolute winter fun.

 

[DiggyGun]

We have two. Both Mrs DG and myself have a R&M Nevo3 GT Vario GX.

DG…

 

[Saratoga Dave]

Two drop bars ebikes: Creo (with 42mm tires for some gravel and dirt ability) and a heavier full powered Giant Toughroad for rougher stuff or just lazy days if I want the bike to do more of the work. The Creo gets ridden the vast majority of the time, but if either of them has a problem, I have the other until it’s resolved. Creo is about sixteen months old with 4000 miles, the Toughroad a little over four years old and almost to 8000 miles. Others have come and gone, but that Toughroad is a constant and the Creo is my favorite of all of them.

 

[dblhelix]

Does anyone have two e-bikes?

I could see someone who enjoys the residential home cruiser bike, but also likes to camp and has a folding e-bike to take camping.

R&M Load 60 -- this one goes camping
Tern Vektron -- this one goes on the sailboat

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Wife and I have 2023 Surface 604 V Rooks, initially identical except for battery options. Basically lower middle-tier torque-sensing hub-drive commuters with LBS support and good bang for the buck. Hers is still stock. Mine's a decent hybrid now.

Not much point in buying a 2nd bike for myself, as she'd just end up with it in the ensuing divorce.

But I can still dream. My 2nd bike would be a lighter, more MTB-like mid-drive with 3" knobbies to better handle our steep hills and beach and sandy trail rides. It would sense rider power input, not just torque, and put it on the display. Yellow or dusky teal paint.

This sandy, salty, hilly environment is hard on chain drivetrains — even with a hub-drive. If I knew for sure that a belt would fare better, I'd try that with a fully manual IGH. Still drive a manual transmission in my car for the control/entertainment value and have zero interest in ceding bike gear selection to a black box.

 

[PedalUma]

One of my favorites is a Specialized air fork mountain bike. It was the first that I made all through frame. Then I made it for long adventure rides with a gravel bar. The second bike is also a gravel bike with a torque sensor and also a throttle. It was the first I made with those features that is all through frame. The third bike is my daily town bike.

 

[PedalUma]

That town bike was in a fashion shoot today. I saw it with the models and said here, use this prop. Speak of shoot; There are thirty cops next door with machine guns and a helicopter is circling. I think I just heard two pops.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

That town bike was in a fashion shoot today. I saw it with the models and said here, use this prop. Speak of shoot; There are thirty cops next door with machine guns and a helicopter is circling. I think I just heard two pops.

Yikes! Are you safe?

 

[ElevenAD]

I have 3, a Cruiser(Ariel Rider W-Class the one in my avatar), a Fat tire Bike(Juggernaut) and a Rize RX (rocket ship powered by a Bafang Ultra)!
I have ridden all 3 in the past 5 days!

 

[PedalUma]

Yikes! Are you safe?

I have no idea what went down. Thanks for asking. It could have been a hostage situation because of all the heavily armed cops for about five-hours. Look for the guy at the back in this photo and you will get some perspective on the size of their Subaru. The fender is at his shoulder.

 

[daboo]

I had 3.

1) Jetson. Got me hooked.
2) NCM Moscow. Got a lot of mileage on it, put it to work in all weather conditions with food delivery. Great stopping power, only goes to 32km, very stable. Comfort of riding it was okay. Was my daily beater.
3) Self convert - turned a hybrid bike with 700c wheels. Goes at 50km, feels the sportiest out of all of them but I have to be extra careful with bumps and holes. Lot of maintenance too.

Just have the self convert now.

 

[ElevenAD]

After my very first ride down the canal path with my green cruiser i realized that i was going to have to buy a second uglier(or less colorful) bike, cleaning all the mud, clay and gunk off the bike was heartbreaking lol, never again!
Thats when i ordered the fat tire bike and it was a great idea, cruiser comes out only when the weather is fine, i want to keep her shiny for as long as possible.