The demo day was a lot of fun, and I came away trying to work out how I was going to convince my wife to let me buy another e-bike so quickly after the first one, because my mind was definitely made up.

The following week I took delivery of the Haibike sDuro Full Nine. It is a great bike! The crank drive kicks in as soon as you start to peddle, which really helps if you are trying to push off on a steep hill. The ride is really smooth and everything feels so tight. The range is surprisingly good. It's just an awesome bit of engineering.

To sum up, I would say that the e-bike really has changed my life. I look forward to the daily commute to work! They are expensive but I have only been on public transport a handful of times over the last year so I have already saved myself about £1,500 in bus/tube fares.

I've seen articles which suggest it is for those people that aren't very fit for one reason or another, but I don't really agree with that assessment. An e-bike is a really efficient means of personal transport for anyone, much better in the city than a car, or even a motorbike. If you haven't considered an e-bike until now then I would thoroughly recommend that you do.

I love this bike and it does everything I want it to do. Great for off-road and commuting to work. Getting the optional tuning dongle was definitely worth it. E-bikeshop have been very helpful and answered all my queries promptly, will definitely use them again when I upgrade next.

Had been using a much cheaper entry level electric bike for a year before I purchased one of these.

The power on this bike is considerable. It's brilliant how it can push up really steep hills at full speed. The combination of the suspension and the motor means you can push smoothly over bumpy terrain. It really change the way you ride and makes the whole experience more enjoyable. The bike flies along even without a motor and is easily light enough to carry up or down some stairs.

I also purchased 2 more wheels with touring tires, as I use this for commuting to work as well as off-road through the country parks. I purchased these from e-bikeshop and the service for all purchases from them has been brilliant.

My dad has been attempting to get into biking for a while and has always gave up after about 6 weeks of going out once a weekend, then in November last year he bought an electric assisted bike, my opinion at the start was you might as well get a moped and drive round, after three months of going out with him and him getting out on it regularly and loving it we started exploring a little more and me with my hardtail my bum started hurting for a few days after, so about a week ago now I started looking for full suspension and to get a decent spec I would have to spend around £1500-£2000 and you can still pay more. After having a go on my dads and thinking about it i thought I'd go for it and I've never loved biking more! Before you judge please go and try one!

Okay onto the bike, it is brilliant I've only done about 50 miles on it so far so not too many rides but the impression is massive! Going out to places I've never thought I'd go and getting on the bike more often, this evidently means that I'm actually getting more exercise and enjoying alot more. With this system it has 4 settings, normal bike, eco, standard, and high this means that you ride it normally most of the time and when you start to struggle to the point of a heart attack you whack the assist on and carry on up. The bike is very well made and the motor works extremely well, the only issue I have is that because the battery is set on a spring system it does make a little noise but when you're actually riding it you don't notice it.

Now onto E-Bikeshop, the service is brilliant really know their stuff and are around for any questions or support on the bike. The delivery was next day, ordered Sunday night and received it before midday Tuesday the only issue was the person who delivered it gave it us the wrong way up even though the box said 'This way up' luckily the bike was very well packed so no issues. Then you get a 'dirt' magazine and a couple of keyring's which was a nice touch as well.

If you're looking for a lovely electric bike for good money with the ability to do small trails look no further and if you're on the fence about it I'd say go and ride one or just go for it because you'll never look back, no matter how fit you are you can go further and be happier on an electric assisted bike!