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I am looking for a good quality folding electric bike for mrs wakk.The AS with 20''wheels seems to tick all the boxes.AS Folder
There must be lots of members on here that have one,so what do you think of it?Is it necessary to get the more powerful 250watt motor and how many miles do you get from a single charge.
______________________________________________________________ cheers Steve
I have one its boggin ace! I have the lower one not tried the higher one so cannot compare. It easily does 20 miles flatish and on pedal assist I don't particularly use on leccy only. I have yet to use it round where I live due to living on a big hill am working my way up and it's been dark lately.
In France with all their phsycopaths sorry cycle paths I used it every day. On assist apparently it uses 500 calories an hour.
MrsW started with the smll wheel AS bike, BUT we found it was not brilliant on anything other than smooth tarmac, so we sold it with their help and bought the large wheel version with the 250w motor.
The large wheel version copes brilliantly with fairly rough terrain - we used it along the "towpath" beside the Tiverton canal - the towpath is fairly fictional and VERY rough, it coped without any problems....
It is a magic piece of kit and I cannot keep up with her when she goes up hills.......
on assist mode she has not yet run out of get up and go power and has covered upwards of 35km and still had power in reserve......
on full power (for those too lazy to cycle at all) I am sure you will get at least 30km providing it is not too hilly......
I genuinely believe it is an excellent product and his customer service is outstanding........
go to one of the shows and try one out f.o.c. - the bike sells itself while he is busy chatting to people, his customer loyalty is immense - many people go to the shows specially to see him!
Excellent idea and the recharging is very quick and efficient....
That was something we checked before MrsW upgraded
The extra power makes a considerable difference, the original bike had 150w and struggled a bit on slopes, whereas the 250w sails up hills that I tend to find myself walking up, puffing
It means that I am in no position to argue at the top of said hills......
Dave
Last edited by Penquin on Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:22 pm; edited 1 time in total
i have the 26" wheel folder from AS at 18 stone plus takes me up hill's as though their level ground i try and use the assist on sloping ground only as it's a good bike in itself,
the wife has the 20" wheel version, both the same motor's 36volt batteries , she is 4/5 stone lighter than me and leaves me standing
I have tried a friend's AS bike with 26''wheels and was very impressed.The reason I asked for opinions on the 20''wheel is because of storage.
I don't intend to put it on the bike rack for security reasons,if I had a large garage I would definitely get a 26'' but as the bike will be stored inside the van a 20''seems to be more sensible.
The only drawback I can see is the stability of the smaller wheels over rougher terrain,although we have no intention of mountain biking
It will mainly be used on roads or cycle trails.We like to park a few miles out of a nice town or village and bike it there.
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