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And here was I thinking you had a fetish for wet mud Eddie. Don't go pretending you like dry conditions,no one will believe you!

It might be cold but spring is on the way KTM 1964 on top of the North Downs (I know it does not have a motor!) View towards Newlands Corner from The Pilgrims Way on the approach to Newbarn Farm Albury Church Warren Lane overhanging tree View towards Blackheath Forest Cottage adjacent to...

Hi all, I have now added just over 700 miles to the bike since filing the front chain ring to cure the chain suck and it is still working well. I did make one other very gentle filing adjustment to make sure the teeth were not hooking. I also needed to change the rear cassette after a re...

Blimey Eddie, it should feel like a new bike. All ready for the spring and summer! Henry. After my trip on the 1964 I did three consecutive trips to work and back of about 70 miles on the Haibike sDuro including a wicked off road steep down hill blast where I probably sound like a runaway train...

Hi Eddie, I took my 1964 out the day before yesterday on that favourite ride of mine up to St Martha's Church on the North Downs that I posted pictures of on page 69 of this thread and you commented on the unbelievable dryness. I have to agree that the 1964 is a really good hard tail and I...

Hi Eddie, I rode on Wednesday morning along the River Wey from Godalming to Guildford and found a lot of frozen solid mud sections with lots of ridges and wash board effect as you describe, however the cold sunny morning with views over the adjacent meadows was fantastic. Coming back the same...

Hi Eddie, lies damn lies and statistics, but your stats show the conditions must have been very draining. Still a little bit more daylight every day now!

Hi Eddie, the nice thing about Surrey is that although there is plenty of mud and water to be found, you can also choose to mostly avoid it by riding the more sandy areas that drain really quickly, and this route getting you high up onto the North Downs does that. This was only a short circular...

I did one of my favourite rides today, one that can be very challenging on a normal mountain bike, but almost too easy on the sDuro Haibike. View to St Martha’s across the valley from the Downs Link Path climbing from Great Tangley Manor Farm. Can you make out the church on there yonder hill...

I got my 650b marathon plus tyres (March 2015 model) on my sduro Yamaha fitted from new from Martin at ebikeshop in Farnham who I live close to but does a lot of mail order business. On my 26'' befang hub bike I used Specialised Crossroads Armadillo Tyres and found them really good, hard...

Hi Eddie, I experienced that when I used to run many moons ago and the solution was a liberal application of Vaseline before you set out. Challenging conditions. Good pictures. Everything will need a good clean after that ride.

Thanks Nealth, I have really enjoyed this route this week. Today is my last return trip after this weeks four day work roster (100 miles ish in total). My legs are feeling tired! I only use eco on the way to work and the second standard level of assistance on the way home. On the trip...

I thought I would add some pictures of my off road route to work after remembering to take the camera yesterday afternoon, around 13 miles though I can vary that by the tracks and routes I choose in the countryside between Godalming and Farnham in Surrey. Field at Eashing leading towards...

If it is road riding, I test road a Kalkhoff Endeavour Impulse S10 and was very impressed. Very fast, good range, and high quality. A bit more money than your budget though. The BBS01 Cube SL Road Pro conversion built by mfj197 and in the bike reviews section of this web site could be a basis...

In the end I changed the rear cassette and chain and have completed two return trips (46 miles) of a possible four return trips (92 miles). I did not need to change the chain ring this time and my filed original is working well with the new chain and cassette with no chain suck. So you...

Hi EddiePJ, when I read your comment it made a lot of sense. Both the Bosch and the Yamaha mounting points for the batteries make them vulnerable for water pooling and ingress. My Oxygen with a battery behind the seat post also connects at the bottom closest to splashing water and mud. It would...

Hi Gez, I bought a Haibike sDuro HardSeven SL 2015 Yamaha in March and ride it in all weathers too and from work with over half the miles off road and have not had any issues so far. I am up to about 1800 miles so far. I think you are right that water ingress would most likely be the cause...

I actually rode to work four times completing 80 miles. All the miles were done on the road and the first three rides were glitch free. I experienced lots of wind and a fair bit of rain and my third ride was the wettest. The accumulation of muck and grime led to the return of my top gear...

I cleaned and oiled the transmission in readiness for five rides to work starting tomorrow. I road tested by pushing hard up a gentle incline of quarter of a mile at 20 miles an hour in top with no problems. I must admit I was close to changing the rear cassette and chain if it had misbehaved in...

Thanks flecc, that makes sense. My current rear cassette is a 11-34 and there is an option for a 12-36, so one extra tooth on the smallest ring, not much more but it might help when I change it, although I bought two spar 11-34 when they were £10. I could also try to get a front sprocket with an...