My wife (51) had a shoulder injury a while back and some hip surgery a few years ago, so she needs to sit fairly upright on a bike. She can ride beach cruisers and the like just fine.
I'm 53, and not any kind of crazy-in-shape cyclist, but I usually do a 50-60 mile long ride down the coast (similar to this route), I do the occasional century, and I sometimes do 15-20 miles of sandy Southern California gravel and coastal sage scrub on fire roads and mild paths (representative photos here).
My wife has expressed interest in coming along sometimes, but she'd definitely need some e-assist. Any suggestions for a flat-bar gravel ebike to test ride?
Ideally, looking for something where I could:
- swap a set of road and gravel wheels depending on where we're riding
- maybe swap in some bars with some more weep (maybe some Jones H-Bars)
- get legit warranty support from a dealer network (it doesn'r NEED to be from the Big 4, but I assume it probably will be)
Thanks!
by thegrumpyorc