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The lovely lady Alwena wanted to get back into cycling.....the only issue being the size if some of the hills around here....as Stringers Best Mate knows too well 😉
So I offered to buy her an electric bike! Blimey!! I'd rather dismissed these in the past. Went to a brilliant cycle shop in Ulverston where we had the opportunity to try out a whole range of bikes. Whilst she zoomed up and down the roads whooping with joy, I caught sight of one of the shop guys mountain bikes. A Specialised with slightly modded motor and electronics. Hop on it and take it for a spin he said.....well how could I refuse 🤓 Whoooo. Changed my views straight away.
Picked up Wen's bike this morning and bought one for myself as well! Took it for a spin beforehand. Rode out of the showroom and almost took the doorframe out....it was in turbo mode! Anyway.......I'm now hooked!
Jays
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 ...mind your ankles!!! 
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Anybody fancy a REAL e-bike to match our little cars. http://www.ruff-cycles.com/ruffian/#versions(ours will arrive soon - at least i hope so!!)
It doesn´t matter how fast it becomes, but how it becomes fast. 2015 Roadster 3.7
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Glad you are a convert, Jay. I've had my Kalkhoff for a couple of years now, marvellous bit of kit.
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That is a great looking retro with nice comfy fat tyres.
Do let us know how you get on with it when it arrives.
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Wow very nice design but not cheap! Why choose that one over the typical 1000 to 1500 price range?
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Just because they are just SO cooooooooooooooooooooool  (+ i´m dealing a bit with them so...  )
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The lovely lady Alwena wanted to get back into cycling.....the only issue being the size if some of the hills around here....as Stringers Best Mate knows too well 😉
So I offered to buy her an electric bike! Blimey!! I'd rather dismissed these in the past. Went to a brilliant cycle shop in Ulverston where we had the opportunity to try out a whole range of bikes. Whilst she zoomed up and down the roads whooping with joy, I caught sight of one of the shop guys mountain bikes. A Specialised with slightly modded motor and electronics. Hop on it and take it for a spin he said.....well how could I refuse 🤓 Whoooo. Changed my views straight away.
Picked up Wen's bike this morning and bought one for myself as well! Took it for a spin beforehand. Rode out of the showroom and almost took the doorframe out....it was in turbo mode! Anyway.......I'm now hooked! Funny that you should bring up this subject John. I bought Alis an E-bike for her birthday and it arrived a couple of weeks ago. She loves it and whizzes around town at breakneck speeds. She really wants me to get one too so I just sat down to look at the shop's web site when I saw your post. I got her a Riese & Müller Swing in the version with the continuous NuVinci automatic gears.
Peter ![[Linked Image]](http://bradley.it/public_images/drive.jpg)
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That Ruffian is jolly cool..  Mind you, it's such a refreshing change to see leisure cycles rather than the lycra clad arrogant outdoor gymnasium Tour de France bloke thing.. PS You don't need a bike where you live Jays: you need crampons and rope..
Steve
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That Ruffian looks really cool. It also has a very nice motor shaped hole in the frame, I'm sure a little 50cc engine would fill it nicely.............. I note it is 33kgs (73lbs) which is pretty heavy, and I must have missed the price on the website too, also no reference to its' range. My current Powerbyke X only does about 5 miles to a charge if no meaningful pedaling is done, although they happily quote 22 miles! OK, I have found some prices etc now. £5,499, it does around 90km to a charge, that must be around 60 miles. Probably a true 30 - 40 miles, which is impressive. But Five and a half thousand?
Paul
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