Lightweight e-bikes, capabilities and transport

[Rolfe]

You need an up to the front seats boot liner to protect the interior from mud and scratches. Rhino do them for the MG4 from about £113

MG - Up to Front Seats Boot Liner

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rhinoukbootlinersltd.co.uk

I've got one for the dogs and despite their best efforts it's kept the car clean.
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It does look good, and I can see it would be absolutely necessary with a dog. I might get one. A boot liner I mean, not a dog.

Nevertheless, it would be in the way when camping, and I've spent literally decades lifting bikes in and out of hatchbacks and never inflicted any serious or irreparable harm. Dogs move around and scratch things, and when they lie down a lot of them is in contact with the floor and sides of the boot. In contrast once the bike is in - and it went in quite easily - it stays put and is only in contact with the car in a few places. In fact the rear hub, the left pedal and the front tyre are the only points of contact, and they're all protected by the existing boot liner.

 

[Rolfe]

I have had the bike's handlebars modified to bring them up a bit and that makes it a little more difficult to get into the car, but it's still possible. The prop stand is also slightly in the way now because it catches on the laid-flat back of the rear seat when the bike is pushed forwards, but it's still manageable.

So I went up to Tyndrum to cycle a 26-mile circuit up Glen Orchy I did five years ago on my other bike. It features a four-mile stretch of continuous uphill gradient near the end - not very steep but it goes on and on - which I took at 4-5 mph without any assist. This time I sailed up it at 11-12 mph without breaking sweat.

I cycled 14 miles without getting off the bike, and doing up to 32 mph on the downhill stretch passing Strone hill, then stopped at the Eas Urchaidh car park to eat my picnic.

I then went on the final 12 miles, which had a lot more uphill especially some short steep climbs on the Glen Orchy road, as well as the 4-mile inclined plane on the A82. Again I didn't get off the bike or stop, even though I occasionally thought about stopping just to put the gloves I had discarded back on.

How about that then?

 

[Archev]

I have had the bike's handlebars modified to bring them up a bit and that makes it a little more difficult to get into the car, but it's still possible. The prop stand is also slightly in the way now because it catches on the laid-flat back of the rear seat when the bike is pushed forwards, but it's still manageable.

So I went up to Tyndrum to cycle a 26-mile circuit up Glen Orchy I did five years ago on my other bike. It features a four-mile stretch of continuous uphill gradient near the end - not very steep but it goes on and on - which I took at 4-5 mph without any assist. This time I sailed up it at 11-12 mph without breaking sweat.

I cycled 14 miles without getting off the bike, and doing up to 32 mph on the downhill stretch passing Strone hill, then stopped at the Eas Urchaidh car park to eat my picnic.

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I then went on the final 12 miles, which had a lot more uphill especially some short steep climbs on the Glen Orchy road, as well as the 4-mile inclined plane on the A82. Again I didn't get off the bike or stop, even though I occasionally thought about stopping just to put the gloves I had discarded back on.

How about that then?

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Very impressed with that. So yourself and the bike were in top form there. It’s a beautiful area around the Orchy too and looks like the weather was kind to you.