Originally Posted by Namida12

When I look at the price of a Ribble 26 pound eBike, 40 pounds seems excessive. My 36 volt KBO Hurricane version 1 was 37 pounds when it arrived, but I was able to reduce that weight to 32 pounds with changing a few parts I could replace easily from the excessive part bin my lady keeps trying to toss - wheels replacement saved the most weight I still have been unable to find a carbon fiber frame to really change the eBike's weight. I did it the weight reduction as I lived in an apartment 3 flights of stairs up, and 32 vs 37 pounds was a great change going up and down to my home. I always charged on the patio as it is a stealth bike with almost non removable battery that buried in the downtube. I have since retired and moved to Oregon from Las Vegas and have not found my charger in the storage unit. The 250 watt rear hub motor was enough in econ or lowest setting to average 12 miles an hour safely in Las Vegas early morning and afternoon traffic. Without the ability to charge it for the moment, I have been riding my single or fixed gear bicycle here in Oregon. I will post again when I am once again am riding the KBO version 1 Hurricane with the belt drive that is silent and quite enjoyable. With its 43 mile range, and ny excessive weight of 200 pounds I have done about 6,000 miles on the KBO but am trying to lose a bit more weight and will be 80 years old next April...


I like the look of your bicycle but the weight would kill my enjoyment in stop and go traffic. A 26 pound Ribble is my dream eBike until they can make them lighter with much longer range with battery and motor future improvements...


JR