Halfords e bikes now start at £398 for a small wheel commuter / shopper and in total they sell five models for under £500 and that includes standard size bikes. Production is small scale compared to conventional cycles at present, but growing rapidly so costs are likely to fall even more. I think e bikes are the future of utility cycling in this country and the day will come when sales outnumber those of pedal only bikes.
Those of us who like cycling for it's own sake are a small minority, even with the boom of the last eight years. For most, cycling is too much hard work as a regular form of transport and hills and distances are a pain rather than a challenge.
Last edited by: Robin O'Reliant on Fri 17 Jan 20 at 19:45
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