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Need advice from actual ebike users
(lemmy.ml)
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!
My strategy has been 1) Ride affordable bikes 2) Use at least 1 quality lock and 3) be strategic about how/where you park or store your bike. Be sure to lock up in highly visible areas covered by cameras if you can and lock to objects that would be difficult to cut through. Most thieves use a battery powered cutting wheel these days.
The locks I use vary depending on the bike/situation but typically, I am using a Skunklock Chemical, Foldylock Forever, or Hiplok Gold (or some combination thereof) and also sometimes a cable and cheaper Kryptonite U-lock for added security. Most of my bikes also fold, so I typically bring them in with me both at home and work (sometimes even into stores - my Portola ebike and Priority Folder bicycle both fit under a shopping cart).
If you have a nice e-bike, you should also get insurance, add trackers, a motion alarm, and brake locks. A good cut resistant u-lock like the Litelock X3 would be a good choice for a primary lock.