Sunday, 25 October 2026

A new ebike, and camping at Te Haruhi Bay

With my health declining I don't have the oomph to get very far on my bike any more, so a while back we decided to get me an ebike.  However, Martin's got a lot going on at the moment and I don't really have the knowledge to figure out which one to buy, so nothing happened for a while.

Then a couple of weeks ago, I thought I should just have a look on TradeMe and see if I could come up with a shortlist for Martin to go through.  It seems that thought came from God :-)  I came up with a list of around 8, but one seemed particularly suitable.  When Martin looked, that one stood out to him, too.  It was brand new, and reduced from $1700 to $700 as it didn't have as powerful a motor as people expect from an ebike.  Other than that, it seemed like exactly what I wanted - and an incredible price.