E-bike buying advice wanted

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It’s a bit of a trek out for you Andy, but a nice one, I found Bike Treks at Ings in the Lake District to be the most helpful of all the bike shops I went in during my search. Mainly Specialised bikes though. They let us take two bikes out on a good test run - a heavy clunky Turbo Vado and a light Vado SL 4. The 4 was brilliant, better than the similar Ribble bike I’d tested previously but at nearly £3k was out of budget and £600 more than the Cairn Braves I eventually bought. The specialised Super Light’s look good too.

If you want to take my (or wife’s) Cairn Brave out for a short test run you can if you come up to Garstang. They are flat bar gravel bikes, but they do a drop bar version too but with a different spec and battery/motor I think. Range on “eco” is in excess of 110 miles, although I’ve yet to test it for anything like that distance, but reports from owners on Facebook etc suggest that sort of range is achievable.

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Thanks for the offer. I’ve been tasked with looking after our two eldest granddaughters in the day time next week so I could take them and the dogs to Ings, have a walk, look at potential purchases and have lunch in the Watermill

 

[AustinW]

Thanks for the offer. I’ve been tasked with looking after our two eldest granddaughters in the day time next week so I could take them and the dogs to Ings, have a walk, look at potential purchases and have lunch in the Watermill

There’s also Wheelbase in Staveley near by, although the guy I spoke to there was like an idiot. Very mountain bike focused though. And right by Wheelbase is Hawkshead brewery, and Wilfs café and More Bakery. Then just around the corner on the Main Street is Kimi’s Gelato for a holiday ice cream treat for your granddaughters.

The offer of a ride on one of ours still stands. Mine XL size, wife’s is L.

 

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There’s also Wheelbase in Staveley near by, although the guy I spoke to there was like an idiot. Very mountain bike focused though. And right by Wheelbase is Hawkshead brewery, and Wilfs café and More Bakery. Then just around the corner on the Main Street is Kimi’s Gelato for a holiday ice cream treat for your granddaughters.

The offer of a ride on one of ours still stands. Mine XL size, wife’s is L.

I might have to go twice

A guy I used to work with lives in Stavely and I’ve had days out on the trails both on motorbikes and mountain bikes with him so I know the area well enough and in reality it’s just a day out with test rides arranged when I get a better idea of what I want.

It’s still only an idea at the moment. We’ve gone back to having a camper and I quite fancy spending some of my time stuck waiting to be assigned somewhere away with the camper and a push bike within range of getting back the next day if I have to fly somewhere.

 

[AustinW]

Single track magazine review of the Cairn Brave. (The one’s we got)

Cairn BRAVe 2.0 Flat Bar review

The new flat bar flavoured Cairn BRAVe 2.0 keeps you finding new reasons to just "nip out to somewhere, I might take the long way back".

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And a pic of our bikes

 

[cartejo5]

There’s also Wheelbase in Staveley near by, although the guy I spoke to there was like an idiot. Very mountain bike focused though. And right by Wheelbase is Hawkshead brewery, and Wilfs café and More Bakery. Then just around the corner on the Main Street is Kimi’s Gelato for a holiday ice cream treat for your granddaughters.

The offer of a ride on one of ours still stands. Mine XL size, wife’s is L.

Question, I’ve been looking at the Cairn brave for a while. How tall are you and your good lady, Only asking as I’m 6’ and am looking at their website it’s either a M or a L for my height.

 

[AustinW]

Question, I’ve been looking at the Cairn brave for a while. How tall are you and your good lady, Only asking as I’m 6’ and am looking at their website it’s either a M or a L for my height.

I am 6’2” wife is 5’10”. On my XL my seat post is near its maximum extension and it’s a decent but comfortable stretch to the handlebars. The wife’s feels too small for me though. She says she has a comfortable ride although initially said the handlebars felt too low. Seems to point to a L for you.

 

[cartejo5]

Many thanks, much appreciated.