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I bought my bike in the sale on Black Friday, but we returned to the UK shortly after so I did not have the chance to ride it. First time on a proper ride yesterday.
I paid €700. Easy Ride get these bikes from a firm in Limassol but I paid the same price at Easy Ride as the advertised price in Limassol. Their website says my bike is out of stock, but it has said that since Christmas.
I bought an electric bike in the UK shortly after my heart bypass. I've ridden over 3 thousand miles on it in the three years since my op. However, in Cyprus, I bought a traditional mountain bike. I've ridden as far as Agios Georgios on it. However, the advantage of an electric bike is that it flattens hills out and makes riding against the wind so much easier. Also you tend to ride much further as you know you are able to get back home.
On my mountain bike, when I rode to Agios Georgios, I had to walk up Sea Caves Avenue and my new bike would cope with it. I also had to walk up the hill from Timi to Anarita.
My bike has the motor on the rear wheel. I did look at Trek electric bikes but they are in the thousands of euros. Trek Powerfly 4, 2019 model is €2599. The new, 2020 Trek models have a redesigned Bosch hub motor, which is smaller and lighter. For what I need a bike to do, farm tracks and quiet roads, my Tshibo is adequate.
My Mountain Bike. I could have had this converted to an ebike but it would have cost more than my Tshibo.
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