Help finding a lightweight & foldable road ebike

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I a looking for advice to buy an electric bike that will be lightweight, foldable and performed good in road and city in a mix of plane and hilly roads.
I am school teacher that every month is placed for work in a different school. These schools are in an island and the main board can place me in whatever school they want. Sometimes they place me in the area I live but sometimes can be a school that is about 30-40km from my house.
That said I was recommend to by a car. Instead I think I can make my part to make planet better place to live withou polution and buy an electric bike and avoid costs and petrol as all car costs.
The volcanic geography here is a mixed of plane roads and moderate to high hills roads so the bike would need to have a good motor strong to help me while am biking (max is 250W by law).
Some roads are plane with normal pavement but the majority roads are with lots of cubic rocks put together ( such as the Roman empire roads).
I have been searching some kind of electric bike that would sort me out but as I am entering in the bike world there are more doubts than correct answers and that's why I came to this forum trying to find help.
I saw some possible bikes that fold so that I can take it to school as here there are too many bike burglors. So the bike would need to fold and not heavy so I could go up and down school stairs.
Also as I live in a 3 floor flat I would need to take the bike through narrow three set of stairs.
Would appreciate your help me finding the best bike for this situation.
Thanks.
I a looking for advice to buy an electric bike that will be lightweight, foldable and performed good in road and city in a mix of plane and hilly roads.
I am school teacher that every month is placed for work in a different school. These schools are in an island and the main board can place me in whatever school they want. Sometimes they place me in the area I live but sometimes can be a school that is about 30-40km from my house.
That said I was recommend to by a car. Instead I think I can make my part to make planet better place to live withou polution and buy an electric bike and avoid costs and petrol as all car costs.
The volcanic geography here is a mixed of plane roads and moderate to high hills roads so the bike would need to have a good motor strong to help me while am biking (max is 250W by law).
Some roads are plane with normal pavement but the majority roads are with lots of cubic rocks put together ( such as the Roman empire roads).
I have been searching some kind of electric bike that would sort me out but as I am entering in the bike world there are more doubts than correct answers and that's why I came to this forum trying to find help.
I saw some possible bikes that fold so that I can take it to school as here there are too many bike burglors. So the bike would need to fold and not heavy so I could go up and down school stairs.
Also as I live in a 3 floor flat I would need to take the bike through narrow three set of stairs.
Would appreciate your help me finding the best bike for this situation.
Thanks.
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https://www.brompton.com/Brompton-Electric
There are other people doing conversions too but I've not ridden then so I'd not want to recommend them.
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job jobbed.
http://airnimal.eu/products/chameleon/p ... nce-sport/
full size wheels, proper groupset, folding.
as used by the pros allegedly.
https://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category ... kit-42720/
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This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
http://www.50cycles.com/electric-bikes/ ... t_i_8.html
I am looking for some bike that fits my budget £600.
I know that I can't have a bike with all features that my situation require but amoung my budget whats the best ebike I can buy.
Bang on budget, but I wouldn't.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-New-Mo ... 0506.m3226
Looks heavy and nasty.
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https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 2836329955
Or this E-Lion ebike:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 2836321229
What about the retail giants Decathlon Hoptown 500 ebike?
https://www.btwin.com/en/city-bikes/vel ... -bike.html
Have a look at 50 Cycles who are long established e-bike specialists. The starting point for a decent bike with warranty, spares and back-up from them is £1,195 for a Kalkhoff Durban.
http://www.50cycles.com/electric-bikes/ ... bikes.html
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Some sell at £600 at eBay and then it is possible to put an electric motor kit on it.. is this a good solution?
There are even some of those bikes already with kits installed for sale.
The only drawback I see is the lack of suspension...
https://www.pandaebikes.com/
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
Officials don't know if this is due volcanic or tectonic activities...
if so, take off the VAT from any UK prices if that helps.
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
Anyway I have just found this bike on eBay. Any good? Is a panda bike..
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 2550494185
sorry.
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour
Sorry to give you bad news but that is a Panda Leisure bike, a different company from Panda eBikes, and it looks like a typical cheap low quality Chinese model. The original Panda eBikes company appear to be in a legal battle with them over use of the name, according to the forum linked below.
http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads ... -xl.26233/
Sorry to keep banging on about Kalhoffs but I have an elderly cycling companion - who holds a national veterans record for 10-mile time trials on his regular bike - who loves his Kalkhoff Tasman e-bike. He had it flown out to his holiday home in the Caribbean where he says it's fantastic to get about the steep unmade roads on his island. It would be perfect for you but of course it's way above your budget. You might want to contact 50 Cycles to see what they advise - they had secondhand models in when I visited.
This side is full of lycra clad weight weenies, I doubt many have cheap e bikes.
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The fold ok but I don't know if they are any good for longer distances like from A to B. With distances like 30 km one way.
Certainly not enough to sound like experts.
You're kind of on the wrong forum.
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