Originally Posted by
dsaul
That's how gearing works. First gear is for climbing steep hills. It doesn't work like a car. You don't have to start in first gear.
what's a good gear to use when riding with friends/family on normal outside roads that doesnt put that much tension on your thighs and can ride for a long time because when I'm riding I usually like going fast and since gear 1 is useless I use gear 3 and after maybe 2-3 minutes my thighs ache also I was thinking if I should convert this bike in to a ebike,do you have any suggestions on what company sell any excellent rear hub ebike kits with a battery that are cheap around £600 or less?