New Posts For Thread: Electric Bikehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30549021/electric-bikeI have recently bought an electrically assisted bike; I am very impressed so far with it.It is a fold away bike but it is quite heavy I wouldn’t recommend trying to carry it up a flight of stairs, but I don’t really need it to fold down, as I wattthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30549021/electric-bike?post_id=546851041#546851041tttMon, 16 Nov 2015 05:20:56 -0600Those bike weights you mention seem extraordinaryJust me talking from my derriere as usual!They're not even correct when converted to lbs.I honestly think I've lost it somewhere!!!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30549021/electric-bike?post_id=546061669#546061669Those bike weights you mention seem extraordinaryJust me talking from my derriere as usual!They're not even correct when converted to lbs.I honestly think I've lost it somewhere!!!Wed, 02 Sep 2015 05:51:03 -0500Battery weight depends on its chemistry and its capacity (which determines mileage), but they are by no means the sole source of the big bike weights.At one end of the scale there's, well, me. Mine weighs 700gm and is good for 10 miles on flat / genthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30549021/electric-bike?post_id=546056395#546056395Battery weight depends on its chemistry and its capacity (which determines mileage), but they are by no means the sole source of the big bike weights.At one end of the scale there's, well, me. Mine weighs 700gm and is good for 10 miles on flat / gentTue, 01 Sep 2015 15:21:52 -0500Obviously I was joking about Gemma's bike. It's a truly fabulous thing and would never mess about with it!Can I assume that the bulk of the weight is the battery? Having just changed the one on my car. it's hard to believe how heavy it is!My bike ishttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30549021/electric-bike?post_id=546055647#546055647Obviously I was joking about Gemma's bike. It's a truly fabulous thing and would never mess about with it!Can I assume that the bulk of the weight is the battery? Having just changed the one on my car. it's hard to believe how heavy it is!My bike isTue, 01 Sep 2015 14:37:42 -0500APThe Fuji sounds just the ticket! One small, or perhaps not small, point. E-bike motors almost always have 36 spoke holes, sometimes 32 as an alternative; few have anything else. Carbon road bikes never have that many. May need a new wheel.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30549021/electric-bike?post_id=546055009#546055009APThe Fuji sounds just the ticket! One small, or perhaps not small, point. E-bike motors almost always have 36 spoke holes, sometimes 32 as an alternative; few have anything else. Carbon road bikes never have that many. May need a new wheel.Tue, 01 Sep 2015 13:59:00 -0500I wouldn't worry about the weight if your using a folding or other small wheel bike with a low crossbar. The weight gives my bike stability when stopping and starting,low centre of gravity.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30549021/electric-bike?post_id=546054799#546054799I wouldn't worry about the weight if your using a folding or other small wheel bike with a low crossbar. The weight gives my bike stability when stopping and starting,low centre of gravity.Tue, 01 Sep 2015 13:45:43 -0500Some very interesting post from you laroche, and I also was concerned about the weight issue.Think I might re-posses my daughter's "Fuji" carbon fibre road bike, that weighs about the same as a hollow fibre pillow.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30549021/electric-bike?post_id=546054737#546054737Some very interesting post from you laroche, and I also was concerned about the weight issue.Think I might re-posses my daughter's "Fuji" carbon fibre road bike, that weighs about the same as a hollow fibre pillow.Tue, 01 Sep 2015 13:40:38 -0500JackTough question to answer. It all depends on just how steep. Some of them will go up almost anything. The best hill climbers are probably those fitted with 'crank' motors: ie centrally mounted (not in the wheels) and they turn, effectively, the pehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30549021/electric-bike?post_id=546054159#546054159JackTough question to answer. It all depends on just how steep. Some of them will go up almost anything. The best hill climbers are probably those fitted with 'crank' motors: ie centrally mounted (not in the wheels) and they turn, effectively, the peTue, 01 Sep 2015 13:02:09 -0500sfbtwThat's just the way it is! Look at the weights of the ones advertised. Some of them reach 30kgs! They end up like that mostly because the manufacturers assume people will always ride electric and, therefore, will not be doing much, if any, of thhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30549021/electric-bike?post_id=546053773#546053773sfbtwThat's just the way it is! Look at the weights of the ones advertised. Some of them reach 30kgs! They end up like that mostly because the manufacturers assume people will always ride electric and, therefore, will not be doing much, if any, of thTue, 01 Sep 2015 12:34:45 -0500Could someone give an indication of how an electric bike would cope with a steep hill. I have to go up steep hills to get anywhere from my house. And I mean steep.In fact that is a major reason I don't use my bike at the moment.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30549021/electric-bike?post_id=546053619#546053619Could someone give an indication of how an electric bike would cope with a steep hill. I have to go up steep hills to get anywhere from my house. And I mean steep.In fact that is a major reason I don't use my bike at the moment.Tue, 01 Sep 2015 12:24:00 -0500