Recent content by Bonzo Banana

People buy BMW or Audi cars that are unreliable and have very expensive repairs. Warranty direct used to do reliability comparisons because they had charts for which cars they warranted had high failure rates and expensive repairs. If you buy a ebike for 6,000 euros your mindset for servicing...

I don't know much about the brand admittedly but if they are using mainly mid-drive motors I don't see how they can be that reliable or easy to maintain. Surely very proprietary with expensive parts and repairs only allowed through dealerships who probably have to send parts away. I'm writing...

Mid drive motors aren't quality, they are incredibly complex with a high failure rate and they put all their power through the drivetrain so that wears down very quickly compared to hub motors which extend the life of drivetrains because they work in parallel. Then you have the proprietary...

I'd go with most over-priced myself. I've never seen one of their ebikes out and about but did see one in a showroom and it was incredibly expensive but there was no obvious reason why it was so expensive looking at the components fitted. At first I thought it would have some great components...

I enjoy watching the Electroheads channel on youtube but they are a reseller of more premium ebikes and of course that is reflected in their content. I personally don't find their recommendations useful at all. The recent video where they went to Italy and that brand stated it was Italian...

Surely this lack of tariffs on imported ebikes benefits all importers and resellers of Chinese ebikes based in the UK. So UK businesses will be able to offer their ebikes at reduced prices. This will make them much more competitive with ebikes from mainland Europe and many of the ebikes from...

That weight limit of 135kg seems good. I assume the front bit would say 'Total' so includes the weight of the ebike itself or is it just rider and luggage etc? I've forgotten how heavy this ebike is but I know its weighty which normally means strong and its steel which generally take more abuse...

Interesting that they state '300-Wh/kg' which sort of implies the battery could be only 0.5kg offering 150Wh or maybe 600Wh if 2Kg but I'm guessing the battery will be low capacity to suit the bike type. I think most consumers just want to know the Wh without any link to wattage to weight ratio...

Then surely the term should be 'Legal' not 250W because as you can see from this documentary there is massive confusion about ebikes and 250W. This so called professional well researched documentary states 250W maximum power so they don't understand the legislation either. The 250W means nothing...

Surely even if they use sealant its better to have the cable going downwards unless they have worked out that splashing up from puddles is worse than rain but the point is if you splash up gravity will allow the water to come out again. However I have to say this is not the first commercial...

I've seen this written before but again how on earth can all these ebikes some tiny and light, others huge, heavy cargo bikes all end up at 250W exactly? It makes no sense at all. These tests are all performed in a laboratory so obviously it can only be simulated flat roads and maybe those tests...

Perhaps the fact the controller is 25A on many mid-drive ebikes and power of over 900W sometimes well over 1000W for a freshly charged battery. For e-mountain bikes used off-road with a lot of climbing they can discharge a 600Wh battery in 40 minutes. Also many Chinese ebikes that were...

They quote 45Nm peak torque and 240Wh battery so its seems like a package that will put the battery cells under a lot of stress a bit like those Gtech ebikes so like you I think the battery pack will have a limited lifespan even if using the very best cells. In contrast those cheap 20" wheeled...

Strange for that news report to be on a site about laptops. For me just another product with a ridiculous price point which I would never consider under any circumstances. Maybe there are some people prepared to pay that much but surely there can't be that many. Seems to have a ridiculous margin...

I wouldn't say that was the typical lifespan of a Bosch mid-drive motor I would actually say that was very good life. I'm assuming that is a low power unit not like one of their e-mountain bike motors that deliver very high levels of torque. I could be wrong perhaps it is a high torque motor in...