Pete-B Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Sorry to bring the subject up again but whilst in the Bosham in West Sussex area last week we passed a place selling bikes called Whizz bikes, anyone had any experience of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyg3nwl Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Hi, ask if you can have a Certificate Of Conformity if you propose to use them abroad..the vendor will know what that is, and if he doesnt know , look elsewhere. also, it is wise to seek third party insurance cover, similar in principle to car insurance, and stories circulate that spain in particilar demand insurance cover or expensive fines are extracted. dont forget the extra payload, each bike will be around 20 kilo with batteries, even if they claim 15kg. we have two prorider wayfarer bikes, bought before we found out about COC and prorider only say that they are ok for uk use, but you should check with spanish authorities yourself.. they dont provide a COC. Suggested solution in spain is to remove batteries, and do it the hard way..thanks!!!!!!!. tonyg3nwl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 If you enjoy cycling try some crank drive powered e bikes, powered by Bosch/Panasonic or Yamaha systems. all are EN15194 compliant, nice to ride, particularity when hill climbing, totally legal to use Europe wide, with no insurance issues! As complaint e bikes classed the same as a normal bike 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w1ntersun Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 If the bike has a handlebar throttle it needs to be Taxed and insured in Spain. This year I saw e bikes in Conil de la frontera with spanish number plates on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyhb Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Just brought a couple of Scott e-bikes with Bosch crank drive motors, having tried out loads of bikes the Bosch drive is certainly the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobalobs Posted May 1, 2015 Share Posted May 1, 2015 Never been in but have driven past Whizz bikes frequently. They have been there a number of years which should be a good sign. Initially a ski shop they branched out into ebikes of various makes about five years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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