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The Green stuff (Slime) is excellent. I had a puncture only a couple of days ago. Straight away heard the dreaded Hssssssss, quite loud indicating a serious puncture. Still 5 miles from home I thought 'ah bugger' then about 10 seconds later it sealed itself leaving me more than enough pressure...

After doing a bit of research it seems I should be looking for a bike with: Cable rather than Hydraulic disc brakes front 180mm rotor or larger. rear rack mounts forks 100mm wide and not inbound of drop out. not to say I couldn't do a bike without these features, but probably easier to...

Cheers for that. I went through the process of ordering to get an idea of cost and even with shippping and import duty it seems like a good deal.

Just a thought and forgive my ignorance as I'm a complete newbie but if I only fit a PAS sensor and no throttle, do I really need motor cut outs on the breaks? Am i right in thinking the motor only assists when you are pedalling, so you just need to stop pedealling right? Or have I gone miles...

wow, just been on bmsbattery to have a look, very competive prices even with import duty. will probably stick with the 36v 250watt bafang front hub for ease of installation but now swayed between a little bottle battery or a big fat 15amp one. Ive got a fair commute, so maybe the bigger...

Thanks for the feedback on your experience of the build (and to everybody else) I've been reading your thread with interest as part of my research.

cheers guys, it's all starting to sound a bit more feasible now!

Sorry, should have said 25 mile round trip. It's 12.5 each way. It's actually not too rough. There is 1 section maybe half a mile or so which is pretty rough and for that it's just a case of standing on the pedals and using 'leg suspension', the hard tail hybrid is ok on the other more...

Hi Guys, After having received some really great advice and a steer towards some good ready made bikes I've done my research and sadly it seems they are just that little bit too big for me so it looks like I'll have to go down the custom route. My current bike which fits perfectly has a 15"...

Thanks for all the recommendations guys, particularly if I haven't replied individually. Will start looking at those in more detail now.

Cheers for that and answering the gear question. Legality, very important. I'd worry all the way otherwise and it will be parked right outside the police station opposite my place of work!

Yes, I have 24 gears now and must admit I do use most of them although I'm on a regular 'push' bike at the moment. Do gears matter less with an electric becuase of the assist?

The kudos does look like a good option, thanks for the steer.

Hello, complete newbie here, I've been reading up a fair bit but think I've just got to that stage were knowledge is dangerous and need advice! I currently cycle to work a couple of days a week during the summer on a regular Hybrid, it's a great ride but at 25 miles is just that little bit...