TL;DR: help me, Micromobility, you’re my only hope
Long story short, I am fed up with the state of public transit in my city and feeling envious of the e-riders whooshing past. However, while trying to pick an actual model, I’ve ran into being unable to find a model that fits my needs:
- being able to drive 30+ km, with ~100 meter elevation difference between start and finish
- being able to handle 100+ kg of load (I am, unfortunately, fat)
- being able to handle rain and possibly light snow
- being foldable or otherwise transportable, because I’ll have to keep it in the apartment
The Ebike store I’ve been to suggested picrelated, Yokamura Apache, which seems to fit the requirements, but is expensive enough to give me pause. Are there better options? Am I dreaming the impossible? Please help!
One other thing you might want to consider is handlebar height? I have an Aventon bike which is great in most respects except I wish the handlebars were higher and I could sit in a more upright position. I’m a commuter. I don’t need to be all streamlined or whatever. Next time I buy a new bike, I think I will prioritize comfort more over other specs.
Couldn’t you just replace the handlebars? It should just be a couple bolts and removing the old grips if its a mtb style bike. Might want someone to help hold stuff while you swap out the handlebars to avoid having to deal with the cables.
Yeah, the guy at the local ebike shop did mention I could theoretically switch out to bmx-style handlebars, though it might necessitate some rewiring if the existing wiring cannot reach that height? I haven’t done so, but it’s an interesting thought.
I got a new, taller stem and some swept back handlebars for my aventure 2, and it rides more upright like a beach cruiser.
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Oh cool! Thanks for the links!
If you have the handlebars more backwards or dutch style handlebars, that could also potentially lead to a more upright position without adding much length. Also eventually some cables are supposed to be replaced, so you could just do it all at once if you get to that point.
Thank you, that is something I have failed to consider. I’m not tall, so with low bars it’ll probably be a hunched pose? Gonna have to look into it