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Someone I know bought a Giant Escape Hybrid when he gave up his driving licence (80 yr old + angina) and is currently doing around 100 miles per week on it. It seems fine - if expensive - for shopping and gentle touring (electric assist limited to 15mph ?) but a bit heavy to carry on the train so he's now restoring a Bickerton...

Of all the electric assisted bikes out there Giant make the best ones. They've taken a bike then added the batteries and motors afterwards. Many of the cheaper ones don't use known branded parts and have massively long chainstays as they wedge the battery in between the wheel and the seattube. They're pretty good to ride. The assisted only to 15mph is a legal thing - it's have to be taxed and tested if it powered you faster. They're pretty good off the lights but so many people use the power of the motor to get them from the lights instead of letting it assist them to a nice cruising speed. People would probably call you a know but for somewhere with a lot of traffic lights etc I'd say they're great.