E-bikes: Anybody have one?

[Martinjmpr]

i know its an old thread, but yeah, i own 3 ebikes and love them. If anyone needs info, let me know.

Which ones have you owned and where did you get them? Still considering this for us. Hard part is where to keep them in the camper. Even folding bikes take up a LOT of space!

[ruthabagah]

Which ones have you owned and where did you get them? Still considering this for us. Hard part is where to keep them in the camper. Even folding bikes take up a LOT of space!

I own 2 specialized and one haibike mountain bikes. I will most likely sell one of them next year and get an electric road bike. They were all purchased locally from Bike Source. They seem to be the best place around town to get e bikes and they can service them fairly quickly if anything goes wrong. so far my 3 bikes have been rock solid, despite being heavily used on trails (where they are legally welcome) I have over 1k miles on each bikes after a year.

I am not sure how big your camper is, but I wouldn't store them inside. Ebikes are heavy, and unless they are properly tied, they will move and make damages.... I have an external rack, and this is how I carry mine. One more thing about that: Forget about carrying your ebikes on a roof rack... Way too heavy for that.

Legally, you can ride an ebike here in colorado pretty much anywhere EXCEPT public land, national forest and a dwindling number of other places. regulations are changing fairly quickly and I hope that most restrictions will be lifted soon.


Now the good part: ebikes are fun. This is probably the most fun I had on two wheels, like ever.... It's exercise, it's fun and you will explore more on an ebike than you would on a regular bike.

[Martinjmpr]

I own 2 specialized and one haibike mountain bikes. I will most likely sell one of them next year and get an electric road bike. They were all purchased locally from Bike Source. They seem to be the best place around town to get e bikes and they can service them fairly quickly if anything goes wrong. so far my 3 bikes have been rock solid, despite being heavily used on trails (where they are legally welcome) I have over 1k miles on each bikes after a year.

I am not sure how big your camper is, but I wouldn't store them inside. Ebikes are heavy, and unless they are properly tied, they will move and make damages.... I have an external rack, and this is how I carry mine. One more thing about that: Forget about carrying your ebikes on a roof rack... Way too heavy for that.

Legally, you can ride an ebike here in colorado pretty much anywhere EXCEPT public land, national forest and a dwindling number of other places. regulations are changing fairly quickly and I hope that most restrictions will be lifted soon.


Now the good part: ebikes are fun. This is probably the most fun I had on two wheels, like ever.... It's exercise, it's fun and you will explore more on an ebike than you would on a regular bike.

Thanks for the input. Do you know of places that rent E-bikes? Given the cost, it would be prudent to decide whether we will actually use them before we take the plunge.

[ruthabagah]

Thanks for the input. Do you know of places that rent E-bikes? Given the cost, it would be prudent to decide whether we will actually use them before we take the plunge.

Make sense. bikesource will rent you "demo bikes". It's kind of expensive for one day, but cheap for a weekend. If I remember correctly, it 75$ for 1 day, then 50 for the second day and 25 for the third. So, for 150$ you get an ebike for a 3 day weekend. It's enough time to try and enjoy.

https://www.bikesourceonline.com/abo...=Text_Button13

[Mtneer]

Now the good part: ebikes are fun. This is probably the most fun I had on two wheels, like ever.... It's exercise, it's fun and you will explore more on an ebike than you would on a regular bike.

Just for the record, I hate you. This forum has already cost me way too much money (eg, frick'in smoker I didn't know I needed, oh so good). I have 6 bikes and adding another would be marital suicide (at least guns are easier to hide....shhhhhh). But I'm no longer the spry youth who rode all those bikes. Giving them up would be admitting to getting old. Not sure I can make that step, plus e-bikes are outdated faster than smart phones.

[Grant H.]

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plus e-bikes are outdated faster than smart phones.

Keeping up with tech is always entertaining...

[ruthabagah]

Just for the record, I hate you. This forum has already cost me way too much money (eg, frick'in smoker I didn't know I needed, oh so good). I have 6 bikes and adding another would be marital suicide (at least guns are easier to hide....shhhhhh). But I'm no longer the spry youth who rode all those bikes. Giving them up would be admitting to getting old. Not sure I can make that step, plus e-bikes are outdated faster than smart phones.

I hate you too.

Tell the spouse you will sell some of your guns to buy ebikes... she will love the idea. Worked for me. That's why my safe is "almost" empty, but the garage is full!