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I have an old 2011 Oxygen Emate City bike that I would like to have looked at by a competent and trust worthy ebike shop as close to where I live near Guildford in Surrey as possible. Any recommendations/contact details would be appreciated. For a highly recommended shop I would be happy to...

Just a post script to the chain, chain ring and rear cassette that wore out in 776 miles and 3 months from 17th of November 2017 to the 24th of February 2018. Although it was a wet, muddy period where I did a little less cleaning and care than ideal I now realise that there was an issue with...

Today is the actual third year anniversary of ownership of my Haibike sDuro HardSeven So it’s, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday dear Haibike, £1750, 8718 miles, original battery, second motor replaced under warranty, and various other wear and tear bits and bobs...

A Word of warning. Until the last week or so I have been running an increasingly disheveled Peugeot 406 HDI diesel estate. The old Peugeot was simplicity itself to drop the rear seats and throw my Haibike sDuro Hardseven 2015 Yamaha in the back on the relatively few but necessary occasions I...

Deep and crisp and uneven. Ride to work in the snow. Knowing how the weather in this country can change I will probably be wearing shorts and sun block next week. Can but hope. Hay, you hungry caterpillar, I mean brown cow! 16 miles of winter wonderland. What happened to spring? Used...

There may be a good reason why you have not considered this, but if your current set up works, just get a much stronger rear wheel built for it. That would be a much cheaper option.

I really like that border area between England and Wales. My wifes parents used to have a holiday home on Anglesea and I have fond memories of riding my old Norton Commando with friends on other old bikes up from Surrey through the border area to eventually connect up with the A5 through...

There are also horses on beaches not far away: http://noltonstables.com/beach-riding.html That reminds me of the beaches of Anglesea where I have had some fantastic family holidays. Another great part of the county.

Hi Dom T. Yes. I must have taken my Haibike that day. Usually I take my non electric hardtail that I got on a company ride to work scheme and is pictured below at the top of St Martha's hill close to the church. It is a fun, demanding technical climb to the top of St Martha's Hill by the route I...

Hi Dom T, there is a lot of sandstone in my bit of Surrey and the sand in the picture on the track is a natural phenomenon and appears in patches in quite a lot of locations that I ride in. The good thing about it is that it drains quickly and forms a big chunk of my winter route to work. In...

In this green and pleasant ebike land! Morning ride to work in the early morning sun shine. We plough the seeds and scatter Ordeal by sand. Long tiresome day at work made much better by the cycle ride. 16 miles cross country to work using 31% battery and 10 miles home using 42%

My tyres have now covered 3038 miles since I put them on, on 5th January 2017. They are Specialized Crossroads Armadillo 650B 27.6” Wired Clincher Tyres in 1.9” width. They are very tough and look like they can last a lot longer. More wear apparent on the rear than the front as you would expect...

Haibike sDuro HardSeven SL 2015 Yamaha 3 Year update Annual update now that the bike will be three years old on the 22nd of March 2018. As of my return trip from work last night I have covered 8592 miles with 2592 on the new motor. The previous motor was replaced under warranty at 6000 miles...

How now brown cow? Last ride to work before three days off. 102 miles in four days and my legs are feeling it a bit. 68% battery left after my 16 mile cross country ride to work and 61% battery left after my 10 mile ride home and it can have a rest now for a few days.

Took a couple of pictures on my 14 mile off road route to work. The exercise left me feeling wonderfully relaxed for the first few hours of my shift. I started off in a slight drizzle wearing requisite water proofs, then the rain stopped so I took the jacket off, then the sun came out so I...

I had a near miss with a student absorbed on her phone stepping from the pavement straight out in front of me. As the gradient on that bit of road is gently downhill I had the motor off, but was travelling around 20mph. There was no chance to use the brakes, just make a slight swerve, shout...

Sounds like you have a good mechanic and a good job for not too much dosh.

It can be very hard to locate the causes of these annoying noises, and easy to assume the worst that your main bearing is going. Definitely do all the easy tightening of bolts first, seat bolts, etc. Main bearings on a crank drive bike really should not go until you have covered quite a few...

I must admit that I chickened out of my ride to work early this morning as the roads away from my house looked really treacherous. I thought they might improve once I got on a slightly more main road, but took the car and I was glad that I did as all the roads all the way to work were covered...

I hammer mine (Yamaha PW sDuro hard seven) to work and back and my bearing developed play at 6000 miles. Due to my relatively high milage use I managed to do this just on the two year warranty point and my dealer was very good and replaced the motor. I am still hammering to work and back on my...