Guyleroiuk

I am amazed by this review as completely contrary to my own experience. I first became aware of ebikes a year or so ago when I met up at Jonkers to cycle with a mate who has completed 4 or more Epics and been a cyclist all his life. Was surprised to find him on an ebike and of our group 6 on ebikes and only 3 of us on normal MTB's. That day there is no way we were keeping up with the ebikes up or downhill. My mate whos late 50s was very clear he was selling all his normal bikes and sticking to ebiking and I was surprised. - I would love to see the original poster of this forum go down Jonkers faster than those ebikes (one guy was an ex motocross champion) and they were mad!!! At the time I didnt think too much about it but then had occasion to do a few days ebiking in Europe and was blown away how it can be completely exhausting and at the same time extremely fun covering far greater distances (and hence seeing more). So on return here I did 5 days ebiking on a specialised turbo levo with some mates over from Europe. Wow wow wow. I am fit as I cycle to work and back typically 3 days per week over table mountain (one hour and a quarter each way with big climbs) and a longer ride on Sundays but the great thing about the ebike is that it as exhausting as you want and you set according to how you feel. To and from the office on the ebike (Yes I remortgaged and bought a Specialised turbo levo carbon 700Wh) is akin to being in the gym cycling hard for 2 hours and what I like most is I keep my heart rate much more constant without the peaks and lows of my old MTB, and inherent dangers. So to me it feels healthier and I now clycle every day (which was too much before) and do longer routes eg up through the Bo kaap and along the cable car through to Constantia with the big difference that I can now come down plum pudding with little risk, something that cant be said on my normal MTB. The larger tyres and extra weight make descents chalk and cheese and so easy on the ebike and hence far safer. The only point I agree with on the initial post is that on the flat the speed limiter is annoying but given I usually end up in hospital once a year, this may actually be no bad thing. I an sure I will maybe get it desrestricted at some point as it can be annoying. So I love my ebike, admitedly the Rolls Royce of ebikes and will probably also sell my old Giant at some point as I cant see myself wanting to use it.

Top gate kirstenbosch they were busy bagging a poor cyclist who had been run Down by somebody and didn't look good. Seems maybe similar to milnerton when cyclist was blown off and run over by a bus. Had just this am descended from top gate to Edinburgh drive and had to have a good shout at a young xxxx who went ridiculously close to me. Thank goodness I'm mostly on the mountain where sadly I usually commute once a week alone. Friday last week am and pm had to take diversions to avoid unappetising crossings high on the mountain. Best safe than sorry but gee I keep my eyes peeled now, putting your head down and peddling like mad not too clever.... And now with all the expensive ebikes I think they will attract even more crime once the villains hear about their value

Just been Ba with my bike in a sportsmanship warehouse bag (so both wheels removed and gear chain and handlebars and had no problems except on the way back reducing the weight to 23 kg (had stuffed a whole load of dirty washing with the bike) and retook it as hand luggage.I did stupidly have a problem in joburg as i had passed through Cape Town hand baggage scanners no problem and had kept my giant multi spanner with me to reassemble the bike at Heathrow. Anyway at joburg it was stopped at the hand luggage and I was made to check it in and quoted £65 just for the spanner and couldn't add it to my bike bag as that was already in transit. After asking a number of people and being refused to add it to their luggage as I was about to give in found a nice guy who worked at price Waterhouse and happily took it in his luggage and I retrieved it at Heathrow Great ride along grand Union canal and across Barnes down the Thames into London and back 3 days later. Mini work adventure and ride all mainly off road but preferable on a mtb