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by Patfig
9 Jun 2020, 5:10pm
Forum: Electrically assisted pedal cycles
Topic: Cycle to Work Scheme
Replies: 8
Views: 665

Cycle to Work Scheme

Hi All

Not sure if this is the best place to ask this but anyway....

I juts got a quote from teh cycle to work scheme as an employer for one of my employees. He wants an electric mountain bike to come to work on.

The bike is £ about £2500 ( including VAT)

He has been quoted over 12 months payments that just about exactly cover the £2500 and of course these are made before tax and NI deductions.
However after the 12 moths the payment quoted for him to own the bike is £834. I haven't worked out teh numbers to the last penny but this seems like a bad deal to me.

Has anyone else used this scheme

PF
by Patfig
19 Jan 2019, 2:53pm
Forum: Electrically assisted pedal cycles
Topic: New E Bike Purchase
Replies: 12
Views: 1984

Re: New E Bike Purchase

So just been to place my order and Halfords don't have any with 18 inch frame and don't if / when they will be getting any!!

{FFE - family-friendly edit }
by Patfig
19 Jan 2019, 2:33pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Hebridean Way on a Mountain Bike
Replies: 5
Views: 838

Re: Hebridean Way on a Mountain Bike

B and B's with battery charge overnight
by Patfig
19 Jan 2019, 2:32pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: hebridean cycle way Bike transfer
Replies: 18
Views: 2889

Re: hebridean cycle way Bike transfer

We are doing the Hebridean way in May but don't have time to get all the way back in time and our car will be in Oban so what we are doing is this.
Park Oban sail to Barra. Do our cycle trip and on the return leg we are flying with 2 bikes from Stornoway to Benbecula ( they allow 2 bikes per flight) then cycling back down to Barra for the sail back to Oban. This saves us about 100 miles.
by Patfig
19 Jan 2019, 2:07pm
Forum: Electrically assisted pedal cycles
Topic: New E Bike Purchase
Replies: 12
Views: 1984

Re: New E Bike Purchase

Just had a trial ride on the Crosspath and very impressed indeed. Motor is smooth as silk and the deal on offer at Halfords at present makes it a very good buy especially with and extra 10% discount for British Cycle members
by Patfig
11 Jan 2019, 11:37am
Forum: Electrically assisted pedal cycles
Topic: New E Bike Purchase
Replies: 12
Views: 1984

Re: New E Bike Purchase

Just looking at Halfords and still liking the look of the Crossfuse ( £1600) BUT the Crosspath is on special at £1280 and comes with mudguards and pannier rack and still uses the same Bosch crank motor.

I think I need to go have a test drive of the unisex Crosspath
by Patfig
11 Jan 2019, 10:27am
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Hebridean Way on a Mountain Bike
Replies: 5
Views: 838

Re: Hebridean Way on a Mountain Bike

Dad will be tootling along on an e bike so will no doubt also be the mule as well :D
by Patfig
10 Jan 2019, 9:46pm
Forum: Electrically assisted pedal cycles
Topic: New E Bike Purchase
Replies: 12
Views: 1984

New E Bike Purchase

Hi All

New Poster here. I am hoping to buy a new ebike on the next week or two and have read so much that I have gone round in a few circles I have to say.

Anyway I am looking for a tourer type bike and think I have decided on a Carrera Crossfuse crank driven bike but I also found a Cube crank driven bike for the same money that has a stand rack etc


I also like the look of a haibike touring model too but that's out of my price bracket

If anyone has any words of wiosdom or has a Crossfuse I would wlecome any thloughts

Cheers PF
by Patfig
10 Jan 2019, 9:39pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Hebridean Way on a Mountain Bike
Replies: 5
Views: 838

Hebridean Way on a Mountain Bike

Dear All,

New poster here. I am hoping to do the Hebridean Way with my son this year. I hope to be OK as a fat lad on an e bike but my teenage son is determined that he can do this in 4/5 days on his Canondale mountain bike. Would anyone be able to offer any thoughts / tips especially if you have done this bike ride before

Cheers PF