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If you are very short which electric bike do you ride?

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Mynewnameis · 16/05/2025 12:40

It seems to be a unisex market so only the cube xxs looking like an option in my local shop.
Even that I'd have to switch seat post or chop.

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GildedRage · 17/05/2025 14:49

Maybe you can use the info to compare weight height etc.

WhitWhoop · 17/05/2025 21:06

Mynewnameis · 17/05/2025 14:15

Good point. One of my local bike routes has steps with a small push up ramp at the side. I can see me falling backwards 😄

If it has walk assist mode that will stop any rollback.

it was mostly tight turns that got me into trouble early on. Once I got more cautious with turns in small spaces it’s all been good.

Mine is a step through cube Kathmandu with 850w battery. I’m rural with huuuuuuge hills but can do a full day of exploring and still have a little left in the tank.

The tyres and suspension is comfortable enough to do bike trails, bridle ways and byways. Not loose gravel or sand though.

drspouse · 17/05/2025 21:10

I have a Liv (women specific) in an XS. It's a Rav (may be last year's model though). They are not all unisex. Much better to get a women's frame

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Laska2Meryls · 17/05/2025 21:15

I have a MiRider. I'm 5' 6" but they are fully adjustable and I have my seat and handlebars on one of the highest settings.
Really Love it and have ridden miles on it home and in EU and up some quite serious hills

suki1964 · 17/05/2025 21:15

Mynewnameis · 17/05/2025 14:15

Good point. One of my local bike routes has steps with a small push up ramp at the side. I can see me falling backwards 😄

As long as its on, pushing isnt a problem

I personally have come to appreciate the weight. I want to have a good work out when riding, because of the problems I have with my arm getting enough aerobic exercise is hit and miss. I mean I walk - pretty fast actually - but when I look at my stats, Im only in aerobic for about a 1/3 of the time , with the bike Im in it and pushing towards max HR for about 70% of the time

I love the assistance it gives for those hills, and believe me there's plenty here, but I dont let it do too much of the work for me

Zumezume · 17/05/2025 23:04

There’s a “walk” function on the Bosch motors so it’s a doddle wheeling the bike up a ramp- you can do it with one hand by grasping the stem from above. It’s when you have to manhandle it sideways or lift it the length and weight are very noticeable.

Mynewnameis · 02/06/2025 11:52

In case useful to anyone, I've gone for a specalized turbo vado in small. Reduced as older model. It felt more manageable and smaller than the cube xxs. I even had to put the seat up :)

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Hereforthedramaz · 02/06/2025 12:17

I’m 5”3 and the smaller frame of the Cowboy step through is a good frame size.

lovely electric bike too!

TwentyKittens · 02/06/2025 12:22

Orbea Vibe H30 small here. I'm 5' 2". The bike is amazingly light.

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