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Maybe the manufacturers consider their electric bicycles more as an occasional leisure vehicle/expensive bit of bllng for people rather than a real alternative mode of transport and are getting away with it at the moment as many users do not use them hard enough to expose their fragility. I...

When I bought my first crank drive bike (Haibike sDuro Yamaha) I was more worried about the cost of a replacement battery and how long the battery would last, rather than the motor. I did want to buy from a local dealer and found one (ebike shop Farnham) 10 miles away from me where I was able...

Style over function though I may be biased. When I was originally looking for a crank drive hardtail mountain bike to form the basis of a commuter bike that could tackle proper off road tracks I was always going to fit a rack and use panniers. A lot of the hardtails I looked at did not have...

I have never got messages like that on the Yamaha display in over 8000 miles. Maybe it is a Bosch thing. Very Germanic.

In my pre electric days i did go through a phase of religiously changing my chain on my Mountain bike before it went over the wear limit as can be a recommended approach. It quickly became somewhat tiresome and I returned to leaving the whole transmission to age together and change it when the...

If I continue to get approaching 2200 miles or 3548 km out of my transmission including lots of off road miles before I need to change it I will not be at all unhappy. I just have to be disciplined and ride the bike in the way I have described above. Riding the way I do I can still average...

Thanks anotherkiwi. Do you have a link for a 12 tooth cog with spacer. It would be useful to buy them separately although the cassette I bought recently from ebay was £19 including postage and one cog from that website would be 9.47 euros, though still a good saving if it extends the life of...

That's a lovely picture John G. Super place to ride. My problems with premature wearing out of cassette using the Yamaha PW motor related only to the top gear higher speed road use, 11 tooth sprocket. Although 56 I am a big lad and was a county sprinter back in the day and still have strong...

I cannot disagree that mid drive systems add more wear and tear to the drive train, (chain, rear cassette and chain ring). All that is worth it however when you take them off road. The Yamaha motor perhaps because it does not have soft wear to reduce the power when you change gear can be...

A bit of rare snow in Surrey, mostly melted before my afternoon ride to work. 18 miles cross country to work today before 10 miles home on the road. My total milage just hit 8000 happy commuting miles on reaching home. I descend the hill in the background of this shot which is fast and...

To be honest I am not interested in going as fast as possible and spend the majority of my time in eco and only use standard to climb steeper hills at a faster pace. However the fact that the motor does not cut out means that I don't hit that wall on the road and just find my natural cruising...

All that fluffy snow looks rather splendid Deere John.

I did say meaningless due to all those variables of weather, gradient, weight, age, fitness, motivation, et al. This is my regular commute so I know the gradients and power levels that work best for me and try to aim for up to a 20 mph average with up to 40% battery consumption on the going...

Just to put down a meaningless marker I timed my undulating B road 10 mile return from work this evening carrying a pair of Ortleib panniers weighing together circa 10kg. No stop watch I just noted the time when the level crossing gates raised to allow my wheels to start turning and checked...

I have noted what you have said about the plus size tyres. The Ebike shop in Farnham have a last years model reduction Haibike sDuro hard seven with plus size tyres, a double chainring, 500wh battery and PW-X motor reduced from £3299 to £2699 tvery that looks good for my commute.

Hey Eddie, although I am a hard tail fan those frozen corrugations look very harsh and unforgiving.

A few pictures from my ride to work yesterday. The temperature gauge on my display started at a balmy 5 degrees and gradually sank to 3 before strangely rising back to 4. Mitchen Hall Plantation above Track emerging next to Rodshall Manor View towards Rodshall Manor from track exit...

For an old dinosaur like me you might have to explain the term "warhead". If I were to guess I might pontificate that you might be referring to what in the old days was called a spliff.

Now Zlatan there could be another way to approach your route with the dongle attached. The fastest time with the most battery left. With practice you might be able to get the perfect combination of very close to your fastest time and also close to having 37% of your battery left. The beauty...