Loads on eBay. This one comes with mudguards.
That bike isnât really my style, Emjay. In fact, it dismays me to think that it is anybodyâs style. 
I bought my last bike on Ebay, and did not find the process enjoyable.
But thanks for the suggestion. 
I understand what you say about eBay, but I have bought loads of stuff off there. You have to research the dealers, and check their feedback.
Fitted the new brake levers today, and finally bought the battery 48V, 13AH, also bough a carrier for the control unit.
Tomorrow I will find out if I have have won the bike with the disc brakes, if not I will fit the motor wheel and keep the caliper brakes.
I can never see the point of getting a wet/muddy back and legs either. I have a few mountain bikes. Two are good ones. A Claud Butler and a Trek. I did have a Marin as well but I lent it to a grandson and it got stolen.
One thing I have always done when getting bikes is figure out a way of fitting mudguards to them. Not all mountain bikes cater for this but I usually find a way (good old cable ties). Not only that but I like a saddlebag too.
I know many mountain bike riders like their bikes to have a minimal look but these extras donât impede off-road riding in any way.
This is the Claud Butler that I mostly ride when not using the e-bike.
I donât see the point of electric bikesâŠ
Why not just buy a moped or a Honda Fifty if you donât want to exercise?
How on earth will you ever get used to cycling if some electric motor is taking the strain whenever the going gets toughâŠ
Iâm with you though Mart about the mudguards and saddlebagâŠ
This bike was looking all forlorn leaning against the wall of a second hand shop back in the early eighties. I spotted the little guides on the frame for a derailer, and a welded bracket for centre pull brakes, so I took it off his hands for eleven quid.
We have since done thousands of miles together including several rides of over fifty miles, and a three day 300 mile coast to coast run from Whitehaven to Robin Hoods Bay, and then down to Scarborough and home to Doncaster.
Sheâs been in mothballs up in the loft for the last few years, but oiled up and ready to accompany me on some more adventures in the futureâŠNot bad for eleven QuidâŠand then some, to make her the streamlined speed machine that she is nowâŠ
I think the thing with electric is a 1000w (Brushless) motor coupled to a 48v battery (if Iâve read it correctly) offers a maximum unassisted speed of 35mph, and a fair few miles range and, even though batteries are expensive, the whole kit is still cheaper than a Scooter and there is no road tax or insurance to worry about.
Also it is a bit of a gimmick though if a person is well capable of manual peddling, but, if the experience wears a bit thin, there is a more than willing market to sell to if one wishes.
Watch out Lycra Lads.
I can only give my own reason for getting one.
Perhaps You first have to come from having ridden and ordinary mountain bike about 50 miles a week on-road and off-road for many years (22 continuous in my case), most often better than younger cyclists. Throw in a few lengthy charity rides too. I think I did my time on only ordinary bikes. 
Then you reach an age where the putting in the effort isnât quite as much fun as it used to be (74 when the e-bike was bought but now 76). However, you still enjoy being outside on a vehicle that is lightweight, can be locked to a cycle rack or other convenient but un-obstructive place, doesnât need petrol, oil and hardly any maintenance. Thatâs a push bike but one that is electrically assisted.
If you came from that situation, I think you might see the point of an e-bike.
Anyway, as said, I still ride the Claud Butler for exercise (20 miles a week weather permitting) but the e-bike when going to the shop, doctors, allotment or elsewhere when I donât want to arrive sweaty or knackered.
That looks a good bike OGF. I gave away my racing-style bike because I preferred the more upright position a mountain bike gives. Also, I like to get off-road and away from traffic as much as possible. A racing bike would drop to bits doing the sorts of rides my brother and I used to do. The Claud Butler has come through all that unscathed. Once Iâd fitted âDutch Perfectâ tyres, I never even got a puncture.
Youâre being a bit harsh on electric bike users OldGreyFox. I recently got browbeaten into hiring one by my son after not being on a bike for at least 30 years. We had a really enjoyable family day cycling along a canal towpath in the sunshine. It might not be as good exercise as our normal long walks but I would recommend it to anybody wanting to remind themselves of the pleasures of cyclingâŠ
It was a bit tongue in cheek Amac, Iâll probably end up getting one myself in the not too distant futureâŠ
You ride sounded like a good day out, nice one!..
Off to get the donner Bike tomorrow, it may become the daily ride, a change of tack, so to speak
Glad you won the auction and hope youâll be pleased with the bike. Are you a fair weather cyclist like me? 
Cold never puts me off riding but rain does.
I started this life on a bike, nothing has changed, even the modus operandi, people let the train take the strain, lets let the Bike take the strain, for a change.
Well I am now just down to 3 bikes. I think I have told this before. My Brompton is for when I have to go on local trips now, and I will never let it leave my side. I will fold it and take it with me where I know I can.
The 20â wheel Edwards shopper bike, is also for local trips and that can be locked and left. It looks in a state, but trust me it is well maintained, and would be the last bike anyone would want to pinch.
My muddy fox does not get used much, which is a shame.
I still have 2 Curry electric kits doing nothing. They would need new batteries, (lead acid) and makes the bike very heavy. Also they are not pedal assist.
Did you have family that rides/rode the bikes âŠor a co-rider? I used to have a few years back and found it helped with the discipline of riding a few times a week.
Now I have the bikes but nobody to ride them except me. I might give a couple away.
Most of the time I would ride alone. But there were a few occasions that I would go out with my son or mates.
In summers gone by, at the holiday home, a few of us would do a group ride along the sea wall from St Oysth to Clacton.
I also recently sold my GT ATB to my neighbours son. It seems that at the time it was difficult to find bikes for sale.
I have the Trek because the fellow that rode it died and his widow gave me his bike. Every time I ride it, I say âthanksâ to him in my mind and promise to look after it.
Got the Saracen, going to put it back to original and hybrid the original bike.
Waiting for a couple of quick release axles for the Saracen, what a bargain ÂŁ37.00, cheapest I could find used for this model is ÂŁ250.00.
Just fitted the new motored wheel and went for a ride, the bike does not feel any heavier yet, the battery may make a noticeable difference though.
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I like it Spitfire. Is the speed limited? Are you going to fit mudguards?