Saturday, 26 March 2016

Back in the Saddle or is it saddles?

It all began with a conversation with a friend at the Castleton Tea rooms, when I mentioned I had a Honda 125cc Dylan Scooter I was thinking Of selling and buying an Ebike.
And he replied, I would love that scooter, and I have an EBike I would be happy to swop for it..
And here it is, after I had added proper mudguards and a handlebar mirror.
And most crucial of all a "Hobson Comfort Saddle" actually two saddles side by side as you can see in the image below, and hence the reason for the name of this blog.
Although it is one of the cheapest Ebikes, and had a problem with the power turning off without warning, with a little sorting and a new key "ignition" switch, it runs really well and will do over twenty miles on the small battery in the plastic case under the seat.
It is a Pedelec, and so you have to pedal as it has no throttle, more than adequate around town.
He in turn is delighted with the Honda scooter, so it was a good deal for both of us!
There are two drawbacks, it is heavy, but more significant it more collapses than folds and even then is only slightly smaller, so I started thinking about getting my Brompton converted to a "Sparticle" Ebike, so we could take it with us caravanning.

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