Ebike Recommendations - Mid Drive, Belt

MynyMouqe on 17/07/2025 - 16:28
Last edited 17/07/2025 - 16:34 by 1 other user

Hi - looking for some ebike reccomendations. Will be general riding for leisure, but a bit of a hilly area.

Looking for a mid-motor mount, belt drive. I'm about 177cm. Budget is not massive - it won't be used all of the time, but I understand they're not cheap.

Unfortunately it seems like the Velectrix Brunswick is out of stock, it would have ticked pretty much all of the boxes… and at about $1500. Seems they're not getting it back in stock.

The Lekker GTS Amsterdam looks nice but a bit too pricey?

Keen for thoughts on ones I may have missed.

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  jv on 17/07/2025 - 16:45

  +2

  Ebike Recommendations

  Get a legal one.

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    sharkyoz on 17/07/2025 - 16:57

    They're all legal, on private property.

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      jv on 17/07/2025 - 19:34

      +2

      I guess you could ride it in circles around your washing line.

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        sharkyoz on 17/07/2025 - 22:00

        +1

        hook a line onto the hills hoist so it spins as you ride round it so the clothes dry quicker

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      JIMB0 on 17/07/2025 - 22:15

      Public roads and parks aren't private property.

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  Euphemistic on 17/07/2025 - 16:49

  Mid motor and belt drive dont sound like a combination that is 'budget'.

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  [Deactivated] on 17/07/2025 - 17:34

  -1

  None. E-biker is killed as many of them.
  https://www.police.vic.gov.au/fatal-collision-reservoir

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    c64 on 17/07/2025 - 18:01

    +2

    i imagine car fatalities is significantly higher. better not drive a car

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      djsweet on 17/07/2025 - 18:03

      Higher fatality per distance travelled by driver?

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        bargaino on 18/07/2025 - 01:15

        Car has less serious injury and death per km.
        For a bike, the health benefits of cycling can easily outweigh that.
        Motorcycles are far more dangerous, and no benefits. (aside from being fun)

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      JIMB0 on 21/07/2025 - 09:11

      If you’ve got a German car, it’s always in the shop anyway, hard to have an accident when it’s never on the road. @[Deactivated] (SYLTB). Unless you’re driving a Lexus of course, the most advanced German car ever made and actually reliable.

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  frondono on 17/07/2025 - 17:48

  the only place I seen some bikes that may be in that range is 99 bikes I'm pretty sure.

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    jjjaar on 17/07/2025 - 18:54

    I got 99 problems but a bike ain’t one

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  Aleigh123 on 17/07/2025 - 23:08

  I was looking for a bike with similar specs as you, except I had a different problem to you.
  One option similar to the Brunswick is the Cruiser Pulse STX. The frame is a bit nicer (step-through, so easier to mount and dismount). Unfortunately the price is quite a bit higher.

  Its current price is roughly what is was this time last year and I instead purchased a Merida eSpresso 300 SE EQ which has a slightly bigger battery, a better motor, and better off-the-shelf components. Unfortunately it's not a belt drive.

  If you do end up going for the Velectrix Cruiser Pulse, do be aware that three gears is really not a lot of gears…I'd personally recommend going into a store and trying them out. The Brunswick was pretty decent but the motor on the Merida eSpresso felt much more smoother and natural to ride.

  Edit: Also, the Brunswick is no longer listed on Velectrix's website so I imagine they're no longer producing it.

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    MynyMouqe on 18/07/2025 - 21:01

    Thanks for the only serious reply so far… genuinely appreciate it