Here is the problem with some ebikes. Replacement parts and repairs. I had a Claud Butler ebike that needed three battery chargers in four years at £90 a time. Then I couldn't get a charger at any price and eventually had to scrap the bike after using it as a regular non-electric bike for a while. It was too heavy though and had to go. Then I got an Easifit e-bike kit but within a year of getting it the company selling it in the UK stopped trading. A new company started selling them. I asked them if they did spare batteries, chargers etc. Their reply was my best bet would be to buy a complete new kit! Many of these ebikes just aren't sustainable. I also have a Raleigh Felix Plus fitted with Bosch parts. Hopefully I will be able to get parts for this if needed. Every day I see a chap pushing a bright yellow ebike up a very slight hill. I asked him if he had a problem with it. Yes he said. Cannot get a new battery for it. Buyer beware.
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Though my haibike is now 7 years in and no issues beyond a new battery at 6 years
@trixiepickle8779 Жыл бұрын
I love my electric bike, great for my area of France - many, many hills. This looks like a good value bike. Well built and functional - like it.
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Indeed I’ve always loved mine
@RUBYROMANE333 Жыл бұрын
Hee hee,we've all been there with the cursing and cussing trying to tighten nuts anticlockwise/ clockwise and the leftover spare part... ...i well remember the Raleigh Budgie and Chopper too -I still have a vintage ( very old ) titanium Raleigh... Thank you so much for another entertaining and funny in parts vlog,very informative and interesting . Great stuff 🙂
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Thanks. I was literally going round the bend!
@richardcato379 Жыл бұрын
Looks good value,be interesting to see how it performs in your later video's,well done lads another great video.
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍 yes the proof of the pudding etc
@TheMaleforceАй бұрын
I got the 29 inch wheel version of this bike on Amazon with a discount code for £642 an absolute bargain, it was easy to build up and is also the new version with a 15.6 ah battery. Great bike and I'm very pleased with my purchase. In todays world prices are based on what they can get rather than the build costs, it would be interesting to know the actual build costs.
@MeandMonAmiАй бұрын
That’s good to hear. Ours is still running great, we’ll be on it this afternoon
@phonepower66 Жыл бұрын
Interesting. I have a boardman hybrid 8.9 e bike . Bought in July 2019 . Electric bikes keep you cycling ,and as you get older the hills are a problem. Obviously no problem for you young lads ! But seeing some of the hills around Ville france it makes sense to go electric. My bike was £2000 . Great value your new one . Look forward to more adventures.
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Indeed and you still get a very good workout!
@vincekerrigan8300 Жыл бұрын
phonepower. I also live in a hilly area of France, which became eventually too hard as I reached my late eighties. I struggled on but when I hit 90 I went electric. Being a lifelong road cyclist, however, I took a different route. I added a simple friction drive e-assist kit to my road bike. It hardly altered the appearance at all, total weight, bike and kit, 13.5 kg, and it works very well. Athough not quite as refined, it gives me a rough equivalent to something like the Orbea Gain road e-bike for a fraction of the price. The hills are possible again now.
@jackoneil3933 Жыл бұрын
At only £800 a great starter e-bike and' bang for the buck', exercise and affordable joy. And when it comes to joy. And when it comes to joy, I've had all sorts of rolling, floating and flying toys, and I have to say eBikes have have provided the most joy and benefit of anything I've enjoyed. BTW, The frame of your Eleglide M2, appears identical to an non-electric frame I used to build a 1500W ebike for a friend two summers ago, and it's been a great performer, held up well, and rides stable ride at 45mph. My friend and his wife use it every day (much more often than he rides his Harley) and they love being able to just flip a switch and head off, rather than starting a car and dealing with traffic, parking and etc. The ebike and and electric unicycle even fits in the back of his Helicopter, so he and his wife have transport when they fly off for an an adventure. With rear hub motor layout, upgrading with a higher power motor and battery kit might be an option for those wanting a bit more performance (and risk) at some point and still have an unbeatable value. Also, where I'm at in the U.S. Class 3 with a throttle is legal but occasionally I ride in areas where it's pedal assist only, I remove the right-hand throttle and swap over to right hand thumb throttle on the left grip, I normally use for regenerative breaking. If questioned, my plan is to say I use the left hand thumb throttle for regen, basically a half-truth.
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
I used to have a solex with no insurance and pedal like crazy when i saw the police to pretend it was a normal bike! PS send me your address Jack and i will send the key ring you won!
@Jamienomore Жыл бұрын
A very Good and Very Interesting Episode.
@petermorrison680Ай бұрын
i noticed your cable routing at the handlebars looks a little wonky - otherwise nice bike and video.
@MeandMonAmiАй бұрын
Yes we re did it!
@UnluckyPlant Жыл бұрын
Oooh, can’t wait to hear how it fares against the 125km claim! We’re looking to get e-bikes, so am excited to see what your verdict is! Also, yeah, no fun to have only one person on an e-bike! 😂
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Yes we are going to do a real world test (as they say!)
@annies8075 Жыл бұрын
I purchased my first generic chinese electric mountain bicycle in 2009 for £1000. The bike has 21 gears, 5 assistance speeds and at 18.5 kg is much lighter than many sold today. I've replaced some parts and put a couple of bottle batteries on over the years. It's still going strong after 14 years, though obviously the range of ebikes these days has improved. Far too many more expensive brand name ebikes you struggle to get parts for years down the line, so sometimes a cheap generic ebike can last you far longer than one costing a lot more money. Happy ebiking Mr Boo 🚴♂️ .....oh and don't forget your helmet
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
That’s very interesting. I’ve had my Haibike 7 years now and still going strong
@TheOuttolunch Жыл бұрын
I've got two e-bikes already having a third could be excessive although haven't a mountain bike, have a tourer and an unusual Scillian city bike with battery at the front modified to fit easily in the motorhome garage both Bosch powered through a hub gearbox because I'm a lazy cyclist that can't be bothered to go through all the gears.
@vikingsystem Жыл бұрын
love the unboxing/build Tim, I have the same problem sometimes; clockwise, anti clockwise lol seems a very good value for the money, not so expensive and well built, Mr. Boo will get use to it very quickly for sure. great review and waiting for more content like this :)
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
I was literally screaming at it!
@prieten49 Жыл бұрын
Oooo! You're going to break 10,000 subscribers real soon! Let me be the first to congratulate you!
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Thanks we did it today!
@mb280sl7 Жыл бұрын
Great vlog. The two of you and your adventures. I so look forward to your vlogs. 😀
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! 😊
@mb280sl7 Жыл бұрын
@@MeandMonAmi You are very welcome.
@stevegee7593 Жыл бұрын
I was going to ask if you had a left handed spanner. In the UK you can have the accentuator, but you have to register it, get a MOT, insurance and have a motorbike license. Just get a moped and CBT, it'll be cheaper.
@alantsneddon Жыл бұрын
Excellent review and it looks like a very good bike for the money. I currently own a VanMoof S3 city/commuter bike. Sadly VanMoof recently were forced into Administration (fingers crossed for a buyer). The proprietary tech in VanMoof bikes makes them difficult (and expensive) to maintain and service so there is definitely something to be said about keeping things simple. Look forward to seeing how Mr Boo finds the real life use. Thanks again for another excellent video and helping us all stay charged.
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
I didn’t know that about Van Moof. I always thought they were very cool and they seemed to be doing very well (shop in Covent Garden etc)
@AliWade1971 Жыл бұрын
Interesting. I have been riding electric bikes since 2014. A KTM Macina to start with, and then changed to a MiRider in November. Enables me to continue cycling (I live with chronic pain & fatigue conditions).
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
I think e bikes are great and i see so many older people round here cycling because of them (and they wouldn’t ride a conventional bike given the hills etc)
@janrobertbos Жыл бұрын
...visir ANY Dutch city...😁😁😁
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Yup I imagine quite popular there too
@grobbosixtyone Жыл бұрын
Keep those red plastic things that came with the disk brakes. Use them when you have the wheels removed so if you accidentally pull the brakes, you won’t have to pry the disk pads apart. In regards to the pedals, to remove turn your Allen key towards the back of the bike. That way you don’t have to remember which way the pedal crank is threaded.
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip that’s a good one. I was seriously convinced it was duff!
@simonbean1264 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant Channel really enjoy watching your ' adventures' . I notice when you fitted the handlebars you've got your cables tangled under the frame ! Easily done you'll need to remove the bars again and sort of loop them under if you get my drift.
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I shall check them tomorrow.
@simonbean1264 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I think the cables are supposed to go either side of the head tube.
@davidpowellseattle Жыл бұрын
Dorothy... you're definitely not in Kansas any more! You'll need to fit that thing with a basket for Toto (Twiggy) too.
@AliWade1971 Жыл бұрын
Definitely. I am going to have a basket on the back of my e-bike for when we adopt another dog
@colinblick4903 Жыл бұрын
They are the business I’ve a Cube E bike…..best hill killer ever😝😎👌🏼
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Yup I love e-bikes
@1971ufo Жыл бұрын
Interesting video Lads 👍
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@Sipo95Ай бұрын
Hi guys! Was there ever a follow up video for this review? Im new here and exploring some other videos but cant see a "part 2" for this. Thanks 😊
@MeandMonAmiАй бұрын
Not yet! But its still on the road!
@alejandrayalanbowman367 Жыл бұрын
Hi lads from Spain where it is 40° at 7 pm. We have, for the mother-in-law (age 92,) a motorised wheelchair. She hasan't used it much other than for a few circuits of the ground floor of the house. When we went to charge it up the other day, the charger said it was fully charged. BUT it wouldn't go. Contacted the manufacturer and were told that it needs new batteries 180€ because we hadn't kept discharging and recharging it. So beware, if you have a battery powered electrical thing, you need to use it and recahrge it often or it won't work.
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Very true!
@Meldonator Жыл бұрын
Hey, it's Xmas time for Mr Boo! (but one deserves 2 Xmas a year IMHO). I hope you'll have great trip around Villefranche on your bikes! :)
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
We may go further! I used to ride to Italy!
@Meldonator Жыл бұрын
@@MeandMonAmi wow!👏 we'll need an ebike episode then! 👍☺
@alunhoskins4513 Жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this. I don’t have an e-bike, in fact I haven’t cycled for quite some time. E-bike is on the cards now - in my 60’s - and where I live in rural Ireland there’s plenty of hills. Good luck with this one, look forward to the updates.
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Great to hear! I love e bikes
@AlvaroJoseCruz Жыл бұрын
Hi. The wires to the steering should stay on the left side of the bike. It will steer much better. See some other videos.
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip!
@stevezodiac491 Жыл бұрын
My father was too miserable, tight or both to buy me a Raleigh Chopper 54 years ago but I only held a grudge until he popped off. So when they started to remake the mark 2 this year, I tried to get one in the first sale but failed. On the second traunch limited edition sale I have managed to procure one in ultra violet. Great fun and nostalgia, even for a now much older but content 64 year old. All I want now is a Johhny Seven one man army that he didn't buy me for x-mas either. I was obviously a deprived child in those days that left a deep mental scar lol. By the way the chopper cost more than your Eleglide electric bike.
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
How funny. I wanted a chopper. All the Kool kids had them.
@stevezodiac491 Жыл бұрын
@@MeandMonAmi obviously we weren't cool or deserving lol ? Did you know that it is now a boomer must have item !
@HenkModderman Жыл бұрын
Nice bike!
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Looks good so far
@zenzen9131 Жыл бұрын
I thought that my e-movement panther was a bargain at £1,600 but that one is incredible !
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
It’s very reasonable
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Certainly a good price.
@qurmaca23022 ай бұрын
Hello, I bought this bike yesterday, but there is this sign (!) on the screen, how can I fix it?
@bobbyrudki3851 Жыл бұрын
Woooo midweek special, great video guys, keep em coming 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Thanks Bobby.
@uweinhamburg Жыл бұрын
Now you only have to work out, how to attach your Bluetti to it, and you can go to Marseille with one charge... 🤣😉
@blablabla6702 ай бұрын
Brilliant review
@MeandMonAmi2 ай бұрын
Thanks
@peterworby2049 Жыл бұрын
In fact Parker and Lady Penelope would be good for the two bikes...👍
@RealButcher Жыл бұрын
Counterclockwise is the thing that gets most people to think they're coocoo... 🙂
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
I was literally tearing what’s left of my hair out!
@RealButcher Жыл бұрын
@@MeandMonAmi lol
@davidmarshall5596 Жыл бұрын
Mister Me and Mister Boo well ya can't say tge bike wasn't well packed inside that box!!! Crikey I'd still be there now trying to get it out the bloody box 📦 😂 looks pretty good value this & be interesting to see how ya get in with it in daily uses! Stay well and stay charged 🙏
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
There was a LOT of editing whilst I got it out!
@Hayles6677 Жыл бұрын
Excellent. Hope he keeps us with you now Tim!!!
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
I doubt he’s fit enough!;
@Hayles6677 Жыл бұрын
Oh lord. Too much riding on his E motorbike 😂. Hubby will need to get riding soon too
@Hayles6677 Жыл бұрын
I’m looking forward to your ebike adventures real soon??
@louiselage7740 Жыл бұрын
🌺 Hi Tim, I have been looking into getting an e-bike for myself, so thank you for your explanation and demo! 🤣I had to laugh when you came down from that hill and were exaggerating your 'heavy breathing' just as two young ladies walked by! Ha ha ha....I wonder if they thought you were some sort of creepy perv and just kept on walking...anyway, yes, investigating e-bike options is on my radar lately. Looking forward to finding out how Mr. Boo finds it in a week or so....🚲
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
I never thought of that! Oops. Yes we will keep you informed on bike progress
@taiwaneil Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, very informative. Two questions please (1) can the battery be removed from the bike so it can be charged indoors (we have no electricity in our shed), and (2) is there space to fit a rear mud guard. I would use it to cycle to work and wouldn’t want a line of dirt all down my back if it was raining?
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Yup the battery unlocks to take in and a mudguard could be attached to the stem of the saddle (I have the same on my Haibike)
@andynightingale7335 Жыл бұрын
I like the look of this, as a newbie to E-bikes, is this bike more or less maintenance free, aside from tyres, brakes etc?
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Well i cant speak for this one as we’ve only had it a few days but my Haibike has been total maintenance free apart from brakes tires etc.
@raziel07297 ай бұрын
Hi, I have a question. From what i've seen in your review and in other videos about this bike, there is a lot of "ghost pedaling" with this bike. I'm interested in buying it but the thing is, i want to exercise from time to time too, not just "pretend" like i'm pedaling, you know what i mean? So i want to ask, could I get a little bit of leg workout with this bike if i am to set the assist level to 1? And then play with the gears a little bit so that i can actually feel like i'm pedaling like on a non electric bike. Or is it simply not possible with this bike?
@MeandMonAmi7 ай бұрын
Yes 100%. If you set it to 1 you will workout same as any peddle assist. We’ve not altered ours to ghost pedal.
Жыл бұрын
It is stupid laws, an adult can not have a motor on a bike to get them to places in 25 km/h, only eclectic assist or it will be illegal and you can get fined. But remove the pedals and seat, make the wheels silly small and call it a scooter and even children can drive them, and they are often as fast as 30 km/h and they are often rided on the sidewalks (by children) and never getting a ticket or so :)
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
True but the scooter has to have insurance ..
Жыл бұрын
@@MeandMonAmi I live in Sweden so I talked about those "kick bikes" that you can buy, the one you can rent and that litter most cities of Europe just now. I will soon buy an e- bike and I will for sure hack it, AMI is still hard to get in Sweden and the price is going up here, some say it will cost around 7.000€ if it come, that is a bit sad for AMI have that charming practical but playful look, I think it will become a classic design. And thank you for good and easy to watch content, and wear helmet when biking, it may look silly and be hot, but it is a simple way to keep the brain egg safe.
@rayro999 Жыл бұрын
Have a little eLife fold up eBike i can fit in back of fiat 500X - it would probably fit in passenger side of the Ami.. Cost a little less than this eBike but it's not a monuntain bike type. This one looks good value. Is the battery detachable so you can lock the bike in a shed and charge the battery in the house?
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Yup battery detaches. And yes a small fold up would be good though I’ve yet to find one that could fit alongside a passenger
@rayro999 Жыл бұрын
@@MeandMonAmi Yep, Mr Boo would have to run along behind with the fold up bike in the passenger side 🤣
@liamh9814 Жыл бұрын
Wasn’t the Budgie the smaller Chopper?
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Yes I think so! I was trying to remember grifter!
@liamh9814 Жыл бұрын
@@MeandMonAmiI edited it! It was the small chopper. Oo er missus. The Grifter was a sort of early mountain bike, with a foam padded crossbar. It had a huge foam seat too….that rotted within weeks.
@davidgee9241 Жыл бұрын
CYCLE box Against the wall😂 FOOT AGAINST THE BOX ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️PULL UP BOX . that is how to do it single handidly🤦♂️👍
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
That’s it!
@terrortorn Жыл бұрын
Budgies were mini choppers for little boys
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Phew!
@EdmediaDeyerlerEric Жыл бұрын
a folding bike would have been better, that could fit in your Ami
@ChrisJohnson-pd4hh Жыл бұрын
I would be surprised if a folding ebike would fit in an Ami and still leave room for the driver!
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Yup!
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
I’ve not come across one!
@fdk7014 Жыл бұрын
£800 is starting to become sensible. Where I live you don't get much for less than €3000
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
It’s certainly a good price we just need to see how it performs
@phonepower66 Жыл бұрын
Name for bike , Ellie ?
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
Strong early suggestion!
@owen85382 ай бұрын
Is motor bafang please
@MeandMonAmi2 ай бұрын
No it’s rear wheel drive
@peterworby2049 Жыл бұрын
Camilla needs Parker ,so you can Bowled along on both of them.....
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
True!
@PNH750 Жыл бұрын
No helmets.....naughty!!!
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
I know
@devosreynaert9873 Жыл бұрын
I presume that You wear a safety helmet when going cycling (?)
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
But of course (not always if I’m honest)
@pt020 Жыл бұрын
The battery for my e-bike is more expensive.
@MeandMonAmi Жыл бұрын
So was mine for my haibike last year.
@theowink Жыл бұрын
That’s the price for inframe batteries and after a couple of years total loss because of old model
@pt02011 ай бұрын
@@theowink Mine is not an inframe battery, and I use it already 7 years, still good as new.
@mbak7801 Жыл бұрын
The electric motor on the wheel is bad news and inefficient. Connected at the crank is best. Also lose the fat tyres. This is also inefficient and is there to 'look cool' but makes cycling much more effort. Look at a serious racing bike. The tyres are about 1in wide. Very thin, very low profile with very low rolling resistance and are also very light. Electric bikes are a great idea. Going cheap will give a lower range and a heavier bike to try and cycle when the battery goes flat. A good ebike is worth spending money on. If you go out on jaunts I can see Mr Boo slowly pushing this bike up hills after losing power early.
@EleanorPeterson Жыл бұрын
I imagine there's plenty of poor-shaming and snobbery in the e-bike world, but let's get one thing straight: eight-hundred quid is not cheap. I know you can spend five or ten grand on a 'real' e-bike, just as you can spend £30,000 on a professional road-racing bike or £60,000 on an EV or £1,250 on a poxy mobile phone. But people have been carefully groomed to think that such huge prices are the norm. To me such figures are absurd. So with all-things-electric we're still very much in the realm of whizzy techie toys for rich boys. You pays your money and you strikes a pose. I'm exceedingly poor. My cheapo pedal cycle [£130 new 20+ years ago] still works. If necessary I could replace it, new, for precisely the same £130 today. I ride 70 (unavoidable and grim) miles a week in wet, hilly, windy West Yorkshire but am still not drawn to the idea of e-bikes or e-scooters (or even EV cars). I'm simple and cheap and I need (need, not necessarily want) my transportation to be the same. I understand the attraction of e-bikes to the smart-watch-wearing urban warrior brigade, though. Mmmm, lads with gadgets... No doubt EVs of all kinds will continue to sell like hot cakes; it might be a good idea to charge them somewhere safe, though, in case they catch fire like hot cakes, too.🤭
@vincekerrigan8300 Жыл бұрын
Eleanor. You will probably find yourself more drawn to e-bikes when you get into your 70's or 80's.