New Member & New to E bikes

[Bill1BigDog]

Hello Everyone, I'm new to all this and I am an old guy looking to purchase a E bike for just pleasure and my wife will probably be looking for something more stable like a trike style E bike. I have been doing the usual thing of researching and trying to learn more about E bikes.
Been looking at all the E bike on line companies and I am lost for a Good brand bike for RV use and just pleasure riding. Would like something that is not junk or a waste to buy. Any information or help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Bill
Brook Park, OH

[Retrorockit]

If you could be more specific about intended use, like desired speed, terrian, and distance to be ridden we could provide some specific advice. I suppose budget for 2 bikes would be a consideration also.
Luna offers several bikes prebuilt and they have a good reputation. The shop that did the conversion on my Gary Fisher now only sellls Bagi Bikes. The B27 is a step through hub motor 27.5" cruiser that looks nice. Fenders, turn signals, disc brakes, suspension fork, biult in cargo rack. It checks off a lot of boxes for a prebuilt

https://bagibike.com/bagi-bike-b27-comfort-cruiser-e-bike/

For traffic use the bike bell needs to be upgraded to an actual horn.

[Bill1BigDog]

Being that this new to me, forgive me for my lack of answers. My use is for pleasure, taking it with us in our travel trailer going camping. Looking for something up to $1500 range and something around 20 mph. It can be a folding model, tricycle, or regular bike type.
Just don't want to purchase some on line, no support, piece of junk. No looking for a budget or base model, but I am not looking for a top of the line e bike either. Most of my terrain will most likely be paved or gravel bike paths. My weight is about 240# and 6'1" tall. Some small hills are always around, not just flat ground.
Hope this makes my search a bit more clear.

Thank you,
Bill Ellis

[Retrorockit]

Expected range will have a lot to do with the cost of the battery. Basically at $1500 you will get $500 bike, a $500 motor, and a $500 battery.. 20mph is a reasonable expectation and within reach of a simple hub motor.
I have no connection with Bagibikes, and no experience with hub motors, so may be others will help with this question. But in my area there are svereal bike shops listed as Bagibike dealers.
But here is a folding 36V. hubmotor bike from them at that rpice point. fenders, rack and lights included.

https://bagibike.com/bagibike-b16-mini-folding-e-bike/

The corner that's been cut to reach this price point is it has a single speed drivetrain. So at very low, and very high speeds pedaling probably won't do much. For $400 more you get a more powerful 48V.motor/battery, and 7 speed derailer gearing, disc brakes, fatter tires for a smoother ride and sand/ snow operation.
https://bagibike.com/bagibike-b20-pr...olding-e-bike/
I would do some test driving if you can to see what works for you.

[ncmired]

For a dealer-supported, quality standard frame e-bike you may want to look at the Bulls Bikes with the Bosch motors - though they would be approx. twice your pricepoint.

For your wife, there are e-trikes, but I don't know of any good ones (good meaning light and well built). If she can handle a low stepthough single track ebike, it would be easier to transport, and to a degree safer to ride in certain road circumstances.

[Retrorockit]

Trikes are wide which make it harder to avoid obstacles, and they can turn over easily at the speeds e bikes can run. I'm not fond of them myself. Even the tadpole recumbents will hoist a wheel easily doing a U trurn. A flip on a trike is always over the high side, with the bike on top of you. You can't just lay them down like a regular bike. You might see if you can rent the kind of bikes that interest you.