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Now I know that I have been previously criticized for pictures of a route with no bike in shot. Well this time I have included a bike in all my pictures but I forgot to take the bike with the motor and battery. At least it does not have a dongle! I am sure EddiePJ will allow it as he owns one...

17/03/2017 Well my sDuro is almost two years old and about to leave the comfort of the two year warranty period. As of my return trip from work on the 18th of March it has covered 6012 miles for my two years of ownership. It would have already got there but my moon meteor front light failed on...

I called mine a eff--- bi--- when the chain came off on an unlit B road on my way home last night.

My Yamaha battery has carried me 6000 miles so far, approaching my second anniversary commuting and is holding up really well. I will be very interested to see how long/far it takes me before I need to replace it as I enter my third year of ownership. However having an alternative choice to...

I have an Oxygen emate city befang hub drive bike with a throttle that I bought in June 2011 and hammered on off road tracks that it was not designed for carrying two fully loaded panniers for the first two years of its life and 6000 miles and it still works really well. I used it yesterday for...

Hi Izzy, having a Haibike sduro I am interested in how you get on with your replacement battery. Do they supply a new case that is similar to the yamaha one that you just slot onto the bike or do they refill your old battery case with new batteries. If it is good quality and works it is a no...

sadly these are nylon rather than waxed cotton so are not the same as the ones I use, though they may be just as good.

Original Belstaff waxed cotton high quality large motorcycle over mittens designed to be worn over your choice of under glove that in my case this winter has just been a pair of pound shop cheap woolen style gloves work remarkable well for me. They are completely wind and waterproof and are...

Great inspiring posts Paul. It is a great way to get regular exercise and get out in the fresh air and it will not be long before you start to notice the benefit.

Hi Mossie, my 2015 bike was a 9 speed to start with, but the principal I used might work for you. I bought a larger front chain ring to up gear the bike, in my case a 42 tooth front chain ring worked best and I combined this with a Shimano Alivio HG400 MTB 12-36t:12-14-16-18-21-24-28-32-36 9...

As a year round commuter I use my shift pattern to mitigate my risk. On late shifts I use a mostly cross country route to avoid cars. I can still fall off of course but with no car involved. The 10 miles of B road I use to get home is thought of locally as dangerous for cycling, but I am...

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My neoprene battery cover combined with correctly adjusted battery mount cradle screws holds the battery very securely and adds some more shock absorption to the way the battery is held making everything very quiet. Although I have not taken advantage of this benefit it would help protect the...

I keep my neoprene battery cover on in the summer with no ill effect that I can detect. I do now ride in eco and off on the downhill bits off road, but do now use the middle assist of the three I have available on my 2015 yamaha system on the steeper uphill road riding bits,

I have just read the link review of the bike you were riding. Damaging that bike has to hurt almost as much as hitting the car.

Classic Volvo driver! Never nice when that happens.

I had a very similar accident in October 2014 where a car turned right into a side road I was cycling towards giving me nowhere to go accept into the side of his nice Audi car. It was a nice day so I was in a T shirt and shorts, ouch. My language was quite colourful for a while until I calmed...

As a Winter commuter I concur in respect of mittens. I wear pound shop wool style gloves under my trusty waxed cotton motorcycle over mittens that I bought a long time ago and are still incredibly water proof and warm. They are starting to wear out now and don't seem to be made any more which is...

A bit chilly this morning with -5 on the display for my 10 mile road trip. Used 37% of the battery. The road conditions were OK with a bit of fog here and there. I put a thin jumper on over my thermal top and under my wind proof cycle jacket and actually overheated.

Mans best friend may not reciprocate the sentiment but does make a useful depth gauge.