{"id":8387,"date":"2022-03-25T06:43:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T06:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/?p=8387"},"modified":"2022-03-30T21:36:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T21:36:50","slug":"electic-foldable-bycycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/max-drake.cc\/?p=8387","title":{"rendered":"Electric foldable bicycle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I had my car nicked for the 3rd time, this time my electric scooter was in the back and the insurance company will be paying out part of the cost of it. So I can consider purchasing another scooter or an alternative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was quite keen on the electric skateboards but they are quite expensive and I did think about electric bikes before but was looking at something I could hang off the back of the car with boot rack straps. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On reflection it was not very secure and so I started looking at foldable electric bikes, I think, with my current angina. This will allow me to do a bit of cycling with Jess, initially at Cobham drive, but I’d like other places to go too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are older or NZ made versions with rigid frames and I’m a bit conscious of my lower back pain issues. I found the scooter with the suspension pretty OK for the routes that I took. The new electric bikes seem to have some suspension and are around $2100 in NZ but lower power<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also a 500w motor minimum and I need to find out about Amp hours for batteries to see what is important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hill climbing and off road also important if I want to have Jess along as I want to be able to keep away from roads as much as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was looking for something to replace scooter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scooter was fun but not powerful enough to go up hills, so used it in limited areas where I could run Jess safely.<\/p>\n\n\n

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