#192231
Postby colin » January 9th, 2019, 6:46 pm
The OP has stated that this bike is to be used for cycling on very!steep hills in Southern Spain, I have cycled all over Southern Spain from Portugal to the Mediterranean from The Sierra de Morrena to Malaga , the country is mountainous the roads switch back up the slopes to make the gradients acceptable to motorized vehicles,these hills go on for far longer than anything we have in the UK , in Scotland roads tend to run along the valleys between the mountains, in Europe roads go up the mountains, E bikes don't move themselves they are not motorbikes. A brief look on the internet shows that there are E bikes now with 700c wheels which will take narrower tyres, they are designed much like conventional touring bikes which is what is required to make for efficient energy use. In mountainous country low gearing is required, so in that respect there is no difference between E bikes and non powered bikes, look for low gearing, narrow tires kept inflated hard, and no suspension forks or overbuilt frame.