Old fossil buys Ebike

[Marksup]

Hi guys, I'm Mark, a 64 year old and getting back into cycling after a long lay off. Use to compete in track and Triathlon back in day. Living in mid Wales and just ordered a spanking new Ribble ebike.

[Jesper]

(11-16-2024, 02:43 PM)Marksup Wrote:  Hi guys, I'm Mark, a 64 year old and getting back into cycling after a long lay off. Use to compete in track and Triathlon back in day. Living in mid Wales and just ordered a spanking new Ribble ebike.

Hi Mark, and welcome to the community.
I would be very interested to hear your feedback regarding the performance of your Ribble. We need more first hand accounts by owners regarding ebikes with so many different brands flooding the market.

[ReapThaWhirlwind]

Congrats on your new purchase. I hope everything arrives in top shape.

I see in your other thread you got a gravel model. That's great! It doesn't look like the motor is in the hub, but like most ebikes, the motor is in the bottom bracket. Thus, you can get any wheelset matching the size your bike is stocked with and it should swap out effortlessly. Not using the throttle will be the only option you have for tuning out pedal assistance. It should be common sense to make sure the cassette speed on your new wheelset matches the speed your bike is stocked with, but just for coherence, I think it's good to mention this.

[Jesper]

(11-17-2024, 12:39 AM)ReapThaWhirlwind Wrote:  Congrats on your new purchase. I hope everything arrives in top shape.

. That's great! It doesn't look like the motor is in the hub, but like most ebikes, the motor is in the bottom bracket.

Rear hub motor.