A Gtech Ebike

Top_Dog

Getech has a Ebike on offer now until the end of the month for just under £1000 reduced from something like £1600


Do you know any thing about these ebikes if you do let us know be it good or bad

wealdroam

Yes, £700 off.

New Gtech ebike

G tech bike offer

Top_Dog

And on another note how long does the battery last and how much does it cost buy a new one when the old one has reached its sell by date

wealdroam

Top_Dog wrote: »

And on another note how long does the battery last and how much does it cost buy a new one when the old one has reached its sell by date

The answer to both of those questions is on the Gtech website.

and:

How long does the battery last?

We’ve designed the battery to go through around 1,000 cycles before you notice any difference in run-time. Spare batteries can be ordered from our website.

SailorSam

It hasn't got very good reviews has it ?
I want an ebike and have looked around them all, the Kalkhoff at 50 cycles seem to be the ones you can't beat, although they're not cheap. The one i like is £2k and i've been waiting to see does it come on offer.

Strider590

I wouldn't touch a Gtech product with a barge pole. As an engineer whos struggled through workplace politics, at one time I had much respect for the company as I could identify with the owners struggle against the classic "we've always done it this way" mentality when he worked for VAX.

But having applied to work for the company (and without going into great detail), I found that if you don't have a worthless degree in some random subject, then no matter your experience level, your not viewed with much respect.
Which means that in time it'll be yet another UK business that turns to sh*te because it's run by straight out of uni management who see innovators as a threat to their existence.

This ebike is evidence of that, it's nothing new, it's just someone elses product redesigned. You have to wonder if Nick Grey even has a clue what's going on in his own company.

Mankysteve

No mention of actually Amp hour rating. Also no gears so when you battery dies your stuck with a single speed bike.

Sometimes figures are used to disguise rubbish products so when there is no figures at all I tend to think they muSt be really bad.

Mojisola

My son has one of these - http://www.batribike.com/folding-electric-bikes/breeze/breeze - and is very pleased with it.

SailorSam

Mojisola wrote: »

My son has one of these - http://www.batribike.com/folding-electric-bikes/breeze/breeze - and is very pleased with it.

That's similar to the one i want from 50cycles.
I've been trying to decide is it worth it, how much i'd use it
I've looked for a second hand one but found nothing.
Just look at the difference in price. Can it really be worth the difference ???

https://www.50cycles.com/electric-bikes/city-e-bikes/sahel_compact_white.html

Wi88le

Pedelecs forum might be a good place to look for info if your haven't already.
http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/

There's also a for sale section.


Edit ignore link as it's the same forum already linked to above for the gtech

Johnmcl7

Wi88le wrote: »

Pedelecs forum might be a good place to look for info if your haven't already.
http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/

There's also a for sale section.


Edit ignore link as it's the same forum already linked to above for the gtech

It's still worth highlighting the site though as it's a good resource for e-bikes.

In terms of whether the £2000 bike is worth double the other I think that's a difficult question to answer as a lot of it is going to come down to personal preference. The expensive bike has lots of great components, the hub gearing system is a lot more expensive than a cheap derailleur system (which will work fine) but tend to be extremely reliable and durable long term. Similarly choices like the tyres, brakes etc. are chosen for their quality whereas on the bike half the price the components look to be chosen for their low price.

I got back into cycling a few years ago as I wanted to avoid using the car for short journeys (a turbo diesel with DPF so short journeys were bad for it) so I spent a decent chunk of money on a bike I'd want to ride and would be very reliable. I'd had plenty of cheap bikes when I was younger and never enjoyed riding them, they were heavy, the wheels easily buckled, the brakes and gears always seemed to need adjusting which was frustrating. The new bike I bought had hub gears, carbon belt drive, not too heavy (not super light either), decent wheels/tyres (not once had a puncture) and disc/drum brakes.

I did use the bike every day as planned and liked it so much I wanted to cycle more and more, I rarely use the car for anything despite it being fine for short journeys. I've had quite a few friends that have picked up a cheap bike as they want to commute to work and end up doing it a couple of days then stopping and when I try their bikes I'm not surprised as they're just unpleasant to ride. I guess you could partially blame that on poor choice of bike rather than just a cheap one.

On the other hand someone could easily just as much justify a cheap bike, they're in no way wrong either.

John