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As above - what sjpt said. I find the grip from Marathon Plus perfectly acceptable, but I don't push my luck on wet roads. They are hopeless off-road - fine on railway paths and so on but they have no grip at all in muddy conditions. With the correct technique: they are not too bad to fit...

You have certainly sustained some battle damage. The length of time the healing process takes can be a bit frustrating, but things will slowly get better. It took me over a year to get back on the bike after I was knocked off by a dog, but I got there eventually.

The financial damage is probably easier to cope with as opposed to the discomfort which you have to contend with yourself. Given the weather at this time of year, your period off the bike may not be quite so hard to bear. For me, any sign of frost / ice and I give the bike a miss. I've come...

I have something similar for my 48 volt batteries. I use either 5 x 12 volt 20 watt bulbs in a little wooden holder, or a 'normal' type 48 volt 100 watt incandescent bulb. I can also be in the situation where the batteries may not get used for a while due to inclement weather, so I like to...

'Ghost pedalling' gives you the ability to simply turn the pedals without putting in any effort - but only if you choose to do so. On most e-bikes there are often 5 different power levels, with each power level providing assistance up to a given cut-off point. For example, on my rear hub motor...

It's probably worth looking at the 'Which e-bike should I buy?' section of the forum as you'll gather a lot of information from there. Are you considering adding a kit to convert your existing bike or buying a new e-bike? There are three types of e-bike: front hub motor, rear hub motor and...

Yep, still carry all the puncture repair essentials. I had a rear wheel puncture this year as a result of a faulty inner tube (Schwalbe). A tiny hole appeared in the rubber right next to the valve stem - not an easy place to patch. I always carry a spare tube anyway, so fitted that and...

Another fan of the Marathon Plus here. You have to balance the extra weight and 'dead' feeling of the Marathon Plus against their unrivalled puncture resistance. For me, the lack of punctures more than compensates for any disadvantages. I've never punctured a Marathon Plus over 1,000's of...

I had the good luck(?) to be knocked off my bike in the middle of town very near to a bicycle shop. A passer-by helped me get to my feet and I walked the bike round to the bike shop with her assistance with the intention of leaving it with them for safe keeping. I knew I would hurt a lot once...

You don't mention how many speeds / sprockets you have on your cassette - how steep are hills you intend to climb and how fast do you intend to ride on the flat? My understanding of the TZDZ2 motor is that anything above 42 teeth on the chainring is not recommended and will potentially result...

What Woosh said above. I have square taper BB's so used an 'ordinary' magnet disk. If space is tight, you don't need the plastic backing plate. As Woosh said, just use double sided tape / blu-tac or anything really to hold the magnet disk in place until you have the positioning correct and...

Ta - Will do!

Yes - I have exactly the same hub motor on one of my solo bikes, so could swap the wheels over to compare. I'll check for any loose nuts when I remove the wheel from the tandem.

The clicking noise is independent from any pedalling action. The BB's are tight in the frame and the cranks & pedals are torqued up to spec with no play or creaking. The only creaking noises come from my knees these days :) I didn't think a loose or slack magnet within the hub motor would...

Thanks for the responses folks. Loose spokes were high on my list of potential causes - especially on a tandem rear wheel. I have experience of 'tinkling' spokes on the tandem in the past. However, the spokes on this wheel are all fine - they are well tensioned and all have pretty much the...

Folks, Here’s a little puzzle for you to consider if you would please - its got me stumped! I have a Woosh DWG22C rear hub motor fitted to my tandem. It has covered about 600 miles since fitting in August this year. It is normally used with level 1 or 2 assist and the throttle (plus us...

OP - I had a similar incident a few years ago when a 'well-behaved' dog ran straight in front of me at the last possible second. I was climbing a hill so going pretty slowly, but went over the bars and ended up with fractures to my wrist and elbow, but more seriously, compression fractures to...

Hi Ray, my tandem uses 'traditional' square taper bottom brackets rather than Hollowtech II type, but that shouldn't really matter. Woosh can supply a split ring magnet disk so that you can fix this to the inner chainring instead of fitting over the BB axle. You could of course use a square...

If the argument is that an e-bike won't help you build huge leg muscles like a TDF rider, I'm inclined to agree. However, since I'm now in my mid '60's, I won't be building leg muscle anymore anyway. There is no doubt in my mind that any bike, whether powered or not, will help fitness levels...

Thanks for the quick review, it's always good to hear of 'real world' experiences from actual users of various bike models. I'm glad to read that you're enjoying the new toy. Hopefully the weather allow you to get out and about a bit more to put a few miles on it.