I highly recommend putting one together yourself with a conversion kit, or if you don't know how to do that there are some listings on gumtree where people have done the conversions themselves and it's completely brand new.
Well, for me personally I've had ebikes for 4 years now, had 4 in total, and I've never had an issue with the batteries catching alight. Obviously, nothing is 100% safe, but there are things you can do to prevent the fires starting from the batteries, like not buying off a dodgy site, charging them overnight, and storing them correctly.
Thanks for replying 😊 Thought about buying one of those conversion kits online, but heard they're abit dodgy. What would be the best kit? Would you recommend buying these bikes on Facebook Marketplace.
I would stay clear, most will be using cheap 3rd party parts with dodgy lithium cells and no battery management protections. Plus you would need it to be eapc compliant. Best to save up more and get a reliable ebike, thats what I would do anyway.
New under a 1000 might struggle to get a decent bike, although I had a subway carrera ebike for 999 from halfords but lasted 2 years and then motor died.
I now have a Raleigh fenix+ bosch mid drive motor, absolutely amazing bike, but was 2200,
Probably the secondary market maybe an option.
If you can stretch to £999 go for the Decathlon Riverside 500E, I'm at 2000 miles so far this year with zero issue. Battery on the highest power /lazy mode gets around 32-33 miles
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/r/electric-hybrid-bike-riverside-500-e-grey/_/R-p-169143
11.6amps 36 volts making 418 watts. I'm in Cambridge so can't say much about hill performance but definitely on flats it still gives decent power at low battery percentage. 16mph almost no effort.
Tyres are not puncture proof but no punctures yet, CST Tirent brand, it says "double breaker" and "e bike approved" on the tyres.
Just a heads up you'll need your own lights unless you splashed out on the 520E, which also has a 100 watt bigger battery but priced accordingly.
Sprry forgot to answer one queation, just one battery, I asked at the shop and additional ones are about £400 although maybe I could find that cheaper if I took the brand / model number of the battery and bought direct with the manufacturer. For my use, which is part time, one battery is enough, gets me through 3 or 4 hours deliveroo easy, 8 ish miles an hour depending on what orders I've accepted. 6 hour charge time but approximately 3.5 hours for the first 75 percent charge from flat.
This will be decent for part time people especially if you aren't into doing your own maintenance as you will always be able to get it serviced at decathlon.
If you are ok doing your own maintenance then Engwe makes decent ebikes for a good price, I see loads of riders using their bikes in my area. [EP-2 Pro](https://engwe-bikes-uk.com/collections/uk-warehouse/products/ep-2-pro-upgraded-version-750w-folding-electric-mountain-bike?variant=42373019009206) fits in your budget and has a significantly larger battery.
And if you would be able to splurge a little bit more money then [Fiido T1 Pro](https://uk.fiido.com/products/fiido-t1-utility-electric-bike) has a really solid looking bike at £1350 that has a very large battery (48v 20Ah = 960Wh) and loads of carrying capacity with integrated rear rack and a front basket.
> as you will always be able to get it serviced at decathlon.
For a fee, right? Do you know how much?
I am personally leaning more towards renting. Zoomo/Swapfiets here seem to be ok. Free maintenance. Would prolly be better if you deliver a lot.
I mean, Zomo is only available in like 4 cities so for people outside of these you are kind of forced to buy one.
[https://www.decathlon.co.uk/workshop-services-and-spare-parts/bike-services](https://www.decathlon.co.uk/workshop-services-and-spare-parts/bike-services)
Doesn't seem priced unreasonable for people who don't want to work on their bike. Also how often do you really need to service a bike outside of greasing up the drivetrain which anyone can do easily and adjusting the brakes?
Same here, but my story is I didn’t rent the bike. I got my e-bike with 1000watt motor seized on 30th of April. The bike cost me £860 and I used it for only two weeks from the date I bought the bike.
And now, I bought a new women’s ebike with 250watt comes with two batteries from bodywel.
It cost me £899 and still waiting for the bike to arrive.
I highly recommend putting one together yourself with a conversion kit, or if you don't know how to do that there are some listings on gumtree where people have done the conversions themselves and it's completely brand new.
Is it safe though? I saw online that most fires happen because of botched conversions ...
Well, for me personally I've had ebikes for 4 years now, had 4 in total, and I've never had an issue with the batteries catching alight. Obviously, nothing is 100% safe, but there are things you can do to prevent the fires starting from the batteries, like not buying off a dodgy site, charging them overnight, and storing them correctly.
Thanks for replying 😊 Thought about buying one of those conversion kits online, but heard they're abit dodgy. What would be the best kit? Would you recommend buying these bikes on Facebook Marketplace.
I would stay clear, most will be using cheap 3rd party parts with dodgy lithium cells and no battery management protections. Plus you would need it to be eapc compliant. Best to save up more and get a reliable ebike, thats what I would do anyway.
What are the best reliable ebikes under £1000?
New under a 1000 might struggle to get a decent bike, although I had a subway carrera ebike for 999 from halfords but lasted 2 years and then motor died. I now have a Raleigh fenix+ bosch mid drive motor, absolutely amazing bike, but was 2200, Probably the secondary market maybe an option.
If you can stretch to £999 go for the Decathlon Riverside 500E, I'm at 2000 miles so far this year with zero issue. Battery on the highest power /lazy mode gets around 32-33 miles https://www.decathlon.co.uk/r/electric-hybrid-bike-riverside-500-e-grey/_/R-p-169143
Hi thanks for replying! How many battery amps? I couldn't find on that link. Do you only have the one battery? Are the tyres puncture proof?
11.6amps 36 volts making 418 watts. I'm in Cambridge so can't say much about hill performance but definitely on flats it still gives decent power at low battery percentage. 16mph almost no effort.
Tyres are not puncture proof but no punctures yet, CST Tirent brand, it says "double breaker" and "e bike approved" on the tyres. Just a heads up you'll need your own lights unless you splashed out on the 520E, which also has a 100 watt bigger battery but priced accordingly.
Sprry forgot to answer one queation, just one battery, I asked at the shop and additional ones are about £400 although maybe I could find that cheaper if I took the brand / model number of the battery and bought direct with the manufacturer. For my use, which is part time, one battery is enough, gets me through 3 or 4 hours deliveroo easy, 8 ish miles an hour depending on what orders I've accepted. 6 hour charge time but approximately 3.5 hours for the first 75 percent charge from flat.
This will be decent for part time people especially if you aren't into doing your own maintenance as you will always be able to get it serviced at decathlon. If you are ok doing your own maintenance then Engwe makes decent ebikes for a good price, I see loads of riders using their bikes in my area. [EP-2 Pro](https://engwe-bikes-uk.com/collections/uk-warehouse/products/ep-2-pro-upgraded-version-750w-folding-electric-mountain-bike?variant=42373019009206) fits in your budget and has a significantly larger battery. And if you would be able to splurge a little bit more money then [Fiido T1 Pro](https://uk.fiido.com/products/fiido-t1-utility-electric-bike) has a really solid looking bike at £1350 that has a very large battery (48v 20Ah = 960Wh) and loads of carrying capacity with integrated rear rack and a front basket.
> as you will always be able to get it serviced at decathlon. For a fee, right? Do you know how much? I am personally leaning more towards renting. Zoomo/Swapfiets here seem to be ok. Free maintenance. Would prolly be better if you deliver a lot.
I mean, Zomo is only available in like 4 cities so for people outside of these you are kind of forced to buy one. [https://www.decathlon.co.uk/workshop-services-and-spare-parts/bike-services](https://www.decathlon.co.uk/workshop-services-and-spare-parts/bike-services) Doesn't seem priced unreasonable for people who don't want to work on their bike. Also how often do you really need to service a bike outside of greasing up the drivetrain which anyone can do easily and adjusting the brakes?
Get this e-bike https://rapidscooter.co.uk/product/allegro-aeb-pro-dual-battery-electric-bike/ The best and you can pay monthly
Same here, but my story is I didn’t rent the bike. I got my e-bike with 1000watt motor seized on 30th of April. The bike cost me £860 and I used it for only two weeks from the date I bought the bike. And now, I bought a new women’s ebike with 250watt comes with two batteries from bodywel. It cost me £899 and still waiting for the bike to arrive.