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Hi anotherkiwi, Thanks for the link, Pinion looks very bespoke but on my quick look they are designed for hub motors. I can understand why as they take pressure off the transmission. My first electric bike that I still have was a hub powered bike and that had a basic shimano 7 speed that lasted...

Hi anotherkiwi, yes I know what you mean, I bought two cheap Shimano Alivio HG400 9 Speed cassettes from chain reaction in the sales at xmas for £10 each and outside the sales they are £15 and that is what I will continue to do as they wear out. But they seem relatively fragile and It just...

Thanks for the link soundwave, but nothing suitable for my cheap cassettes but worth a look. Cheers,

Thanks for that link soundwave, I think you may have posted it before but I was'nt paying attention. Just what I was asking for, though I may need to wait for the price to come down a bit! 450 Euros would buy a lot of cheap 9 speed cassettes. But it is good to see some thought going into a...

Another update as the bike passed the 3000 mile mark eleven days ago. No mechanical issues. My Schwalbe Smart Sam plus puncture resistant tyres and slime filled tubes are unchanged from new and doing a great job with no punctures so far. The back is wearing down but far from worn out and the...

Hi Fordulike, that's what I got them for, as a tough puncture resistant all rounder for my regular 23 mile commute with 13 miles off road, and I can't fault them after 3000 miles.

I am now over 3000 miles on mine, so they are certainly hard wearing. The back is wearing down but the front still looks re markedly good. About half my miles are off road and to date I have had no punctures. As Paul has said their strong construction makes them a really good road tyre. I run...

Also loving the humour. It is so nice to have a light hearted discussion about the use of a de restricted bike. It is not wolfie's fault that the legal limit in this country is 15mph and I am sure most people would have no issues at all if it was 20mph instead. For leisure mountain biking...

When my top gear (11 tooth with 38 tooth chainring) played up on my 10 mile road commute and I had to use the next gear down 12 tooth ring I obviously started going a little bit slower but had considerably more battery left when I reached home. Usually I would have 52% ish remaining and I had...

Sounds like a great ride. Years ago when my son was about six and my daughter a small toddler who travelled in a child seat on my bike together with my wife and a neighbour we rode the downs link down to Shoreham-by-the sea. My neighbour and I rode from our houses in Godalming connecting to...

I like to have mud guards on my mountain bikes and although you still get dirty it stops mud spraying into your face and eyes as well as a lot of the spray that would otherwise be drenching the motor and battery.

I am in the middle of a six day pattern of work with all journeys so far done on the sDuro with 70 miles under my wheels and another 70 to go. You will be pleased to hear Eddie that my bike got completely filthy today on my off road route to work today and I also got severely rained upon on my...

Might even be better stevieb! I have an Oxygen Emate city that was much more capable than it had any right to be off road although it was too high geared for difficult hill climbs, though your Oxygen Mountain bike has a more powerful motor and more appropriate gearing. I now also have a yamaha...

Hi Eddie, sorry to hear about your rambler issues. When out on the North Downs I can have the same issues. I have an old fashioned bicycle bell (£5 from Halfords) that I ring when approaching walkers in either direction but always when approaching from behind and have had some really nice...

Like you Flud I test rode both the Bosch and Yamaha haibikes off road and preferred the Yamaha. The Yamaha motor felt slightly stronger and I preferred the way the power was there straight away with no delay. On paper at that time the Yamaha had a bit more torque than the bosch. I found the...

Yes, a standardised way of measuring an electric bikes torque figure would make comparisons easier and more relevant.

I rode to work and back on Monday and Tuesday. I saw -3 on the night time Monday return trip, and got considerably rained upon on the Tuesday night return trip. I took the car yesterday but hope to be back on the bike today, if the weather isn't too wet.

Looks really nice. But the Bosch/Yamaha systems put out up to 80Nm of torque not 60Nm.

I have a friend who loves to ride his 1955 Triumph motorbike rather than mothball it in the garage. His attitude is that he loves to ride it and can always rebuild it again! No point having that Lycan not being used, much better to get out there and ride it. You know you want to. As my friend...

Just a quick update. As of today my mileage has increased to 2350 and with a maximum of 6 more trips to work and back I look like completing just shy of 2500 miles for my first year of ownership. Apart from replacing things that have every right to wear out when you ride half your miles off...