u/Weird_Adagio5104

Would love to hear long term reviews of these from owners.

I’m considering purchasing an e bike for the commute to work in London (\\\~7 miles). London has mixed bag of rocky roads with potholes so wanted something with thicker tyres. Both of these look like great options but the Denner is a gravel bike.

I know the Ribble uses a the Mahle X30 I believe which I’ve read is industry proven (?). But I was told that the battery does need replacing after a few years. The Denner feels like it’d be more versatile but it has more coverage from owners online and looks like a proven model.

Would love to hear long term reviews of these from owners.

I’m considering purchasing an e bike for the commute to work in London (\~7 miles). London has mixed bag of rocky roads with potholes so wanted something with thicker tyres. Both of these look like great options but the Denner is a gravel bike.

I know the Ribble uses a the Mahle X30 I believe which I’ve read is industry proven (?). But I was told that the battery does need replacing after a few years. The Denner feels like it’d be more versatile but it has more coverage from owners online and looks like a proven model.

Struggling to find any reviews for this model anywhere but it seems like a good price (VAN RYSEL Shimano Cues 1X11, E-Grvl Af Discover Electrical Gravel Bike - Khaki £1 699.99 https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/shimano-cues-1x11-e-grvl-af-discover-electrical-gravel-bike-khaki/332443/m8996248)

More context is that I’m considering getting an e-bike for my commute in London. For anyone who lives here, you’ll know that the rocks are rocky, bumpy and tend to have potholes. Because of this I’ve decided I want a e gravel bike to make that more comfortable and also use an excuse to potentially go on adventure style rides.

So I'm on the hunt for an ebike that is on the lighter side that I can use to commute to work in London (which has potholes, rocky roads, canals etc.). I've been riding bikes since I could remember and currently own a carbon road bike. These days I take a Forest (<30 mins) to and from work when I'm in the mood and now want to buy something myself to own.

My requirements are:

• Lightweight (<15kg) - I live in a flat that has a few flights of stairs with no lift. I want something on the lighter end or with a frame where I can carry on my shoulder on the way up and down. Since I'll be doing this at least a few days a week, the less weight the better
• Reputable support/warranty - I want to be sure or less comfortable knowing that if something goes wrong a year in with a part, I can get in touch with the manufacturer and they will be reasonable in helping me out. This is why I'd say Chinese bikes (as good as they may be) are off the cards
• Comfort - I do have a road bike but the drop bars are probably not something I want for a commute where avoiding sweat is the goal.
• Anything else as an experienced ebike owner you think I should have listed, but haven't

Beyond that I'd say I'm happy to spend around under <£4k since I'll be using the Cycle to Work scheme and am also paying half that a year for travel anyway.

So far initial browsing has uncovered:

1. Canyon Roadlite:ONfly CF - new model has come out recently but read a review that someone said single speed so not sure if that'll be a disadvantage with hills/rocky roads in London
2. Specialized turbo vado sl 4.0 - this looks great and Reddit users seem to love it. Though upto 20kg seems on the heavier side.
3. Ribble CGR E AL - cant really see much about this bike on here so would love to hear from any owners
4. Brompton P/G Line - this is all my list and probably would get the G Line because of the larger tyres. this feels less risk since I can fold away and that'd likely work if I move jobs and the next place doesn't have a monitored secure bike car park.