eScooter or eBike for Hilly(ish) Area and 60k Round Trips - 75kg Rider

buckerooni on 19/10/2022 - 16:28
Last edited 20/10/2022 - 19:53

Hi all, ideally I'd keep this to $1200 and second hand is OK with me.

I live around 1.5ks from the beach (downhill), 1.5ks to a bunch of friends (uphill) and 30ks from the metro train station (pretty flat and intend to commute there very rarely but would like the option). On google maps, a typical route climbs 50m in 2km.

not planning on carrying much stuff with me and I weigh a bit under 75kgs.

a foldable scooter would be nice as it's easier to take on PT but not a deal breaker.

very comforable riding both types, so which type should I be looking at to meet all my needs?

thanks for any feedback.

EDIT - the 60K roundtrip would be RARE, maybe once a month, every couple of months. but due to the legality situation sounds like an ebike is the go. I already have 4 bikes, lol. well, may as well get another!

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Comments

  • Drakesy on 19/10/2022 - 16:39
    +3

    Spending more than 7k's let alone 60k's a day on an escooter would be the death of me.
    The jarring and standing up would get old fairly fast

    Get a second hand ebike or stump up for a brand new one, you'll be a lot happier..

    • El cheepo on 19/10/2022 - 17:08

      Don’t some of those scooters have a seat option? (Can’t imagine it comfortable for long rides but better then standing??)

      • pharkurnell on 19/10/2022 - 17:50
        +8

        yea a motorbike.

  • Banana3 on 19/10/2022 - 19:05
    +1

    Victoria? Neither. I read the police are cracking down on those, fines up to $900. I stopped riding my scooter because of that.

    • buckerooni on 20/10/2022 - 19:53

      oooh, that sounds bad. thanks for letting me know.

  • Euphemistic on 19/10/2022 - 19:33
    +4

    30km? Not a snowballs chance I’d be trying that on a scooter. Scooter I’d want to be under 5km.

  • pegaxs on 19/10/2022 - 20:02

    Get a small capacity motorcycle.

    • buckerooni on 20/10/2022 - 19:56

      yeah, I could! I would rather not pay rego etc tho, and probably still well above $1K I would guess. x-motard rider here :)

  • Eeples on 19/10/2022 - 20:15

    ebike; to answer your question.

  • Switchblade88 on 19/10/2022 - 21:56
    +1

    25km/h = 72 minutes of riding to a train station… one way.

    Gives me back pain just thinking about it

    • Euphemistic on 20/10/2022 - 09:18
      +1

      Even 30km on an ebike is a big commitment. You’d want to be used to riding a bike for a good distance to want to do that 2x per day.

      • buckerooni on 20/10/2022 - 19:57

        sorry I wasn't clear enough in my original post, it's only for RARE occaisons I'd be doing the 30K one way trip.

    • buckerooni on 20/10/2022 - 19:56

      yeah, I hadn't thought that through, that's never going to happen! thanks for the analysis!

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