I don’t have a great deal to say about this – you can read the details on the Koga website – but the Koga E-WorldTraveller bicycle shown here is basically an e-bike version of Wanda, my Koga WorldTraveller Signature (see link below). Give me another 20 years and I might be investing but there are more and more eBikes on the road and it’s not just the older generation. I see quite a few younger people cycling them and it no longer seems incongruous. Better a young person on an eBike than in a car!
Hereโs a video I made in 2019 on a visit to Germany where eBikes have taken off in a big way:
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Andrew refers several times to comfort on the Koga and itโs the only thing I canโt agree with. More specifically my rear end struggles and after 20 miles, Iโve had enough. Iโm on my second Brookeโs saddle and the latest one is sprung. It particularly hurts on one side and I think Iโm sat on the big copper rivets with the seat set as far back as it will go. Iโve done over 1,000 miles on this seat and itโs not getting easier. If anybody has any suggestions for this seat, or an alternative, Iโd be eternally grateful, ๐
Did you find a solution?
I think I might have. I sold the two standard width Brooks saddles on eBay for ยฃ150 total ๐ and bought a wide version of the Flyer. It’s still being broken in, but the absolute pain has gone and I’m prepared to travel more than my normal 20 mile, 4x a week trip. I’ll return here when I’m confident it’s the right solution. ๐
Good luck! ๐
We have just returned home after cycling well over 1100 miles on our Koga World traveller Ebikes. They were bought from Cycle sense in mid 2018 and we have cycled over 15000 miles on them often with full cycling kit. We have had regular servicing from Cyclesense even during 5he lockdowns and they are superb bicycles. I would fully recommend them. So glad we got th3m
Iโve had my ebike for two and a half years with over 3000 miles. Best vehicle investment Iโve ever made and it has always been intended as a car alternative, rather than a bicycle alternative.