In the interests of full disclosure I must admit to this. I'm old (63) not in great shape, I hardly play any tennis now and my arthritic left knee (due for full replacement) means that even the hillwalking I love means two days of pain after a half decent hike. I need to get cycling and the South Lakes where we live now has no shortage of trails.
So, I took the plunge. A Raleigh Motus Crossbar with 300w Bosch battery became, after much research, my bike of choice. I actually found a local bike store who stocked it and we did a deal (my wife bought the low step version) which brought it under internet price. And I felt good about giving my money to a nearby independent business.
Derided by cycling purists, I know, but I'm going to have to take the sneering on the chin and get out there. Picked it up earlier today and can't stop looking at it. When this pouring rain relents we'll give it a go. Yes, we're the fairweather electric cycling type.
So, I took the plunge. A Raleigh Motus Crossbar with 300w Bosch battery became, after much research, my bike of choice. I actually found a local bike store who stocked it and we did a deal (my wife bought the low step version) which brought it under internet price. And I felt good about giving my money to a nearby independent business.
Derided by cycling purists, I know, but I'm going to have to take the sneering on the chin and get out there. Picked it up earlier today and can't stop looking at it. When this pouring rain relents we'll give it a go. Yes, we're the fairweather electric cycling type.
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