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Just insured my bike on an AXA policy - £145 buildings and contents and £14.95 for the £1200 Oxygen e-bike.

It looks good for the money so I've just ordered one. Thanks for the link.

Sainsburys specifically state they cover e-bikes so our cover is with them.

I have the same E-mate bike with 15.6Ah battery and bought this as a spare: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/36v15-6ah-Lithium-Ion-Battery-E-Bike-Silver-fish-with-cellphone-charging-USB-/222214730187 £235. It's been in regular for the last 3 months and seems to be as good as the original.

I'm the opposite, both in build and approach. I tend to stay in the top power mode (on my bike which produces a varying amount of power) but work the gears from 1 to 7. Although on maximum power, sometimes the motor won't kick in at all or produce just a small amount of power if I'm on just a...

I wish cheaper, lighter, more powerful batteries were available. I've been cycle-camping over the last week and pedaling a large, spare +4kg battery around isn't a lot of fun!

There seem to be very few e-bikes here at all (Wye Valley/Herefordshire/Monmouthshire). Out of the 4 seen this month, all had rear hub motors and a couple I met in the Forest of Dean on the Family Cycling Trail were using Halfords Coyote Connect folding bikes with front-wheel hub motors. I...

This is one of my regular runs extended to include Hoarwithy and Llanwarne. It's my next route I plan to write up. Also recommend Goodrich-Skenfrith-Grosmont-Raglan Castles - potentially all of them on a circular route if your battery has the capacity. (As for unpowered bikes - I wouldn't...

I can't comment on your technical query but it's good to see another Ross-on-Wye-based e-biker who cycles around the hills of rural Herefordshire and the Wye Valley. I have possibly the least technical bike here but it's still carried me up Yat Rock which must be one of the greatest local...

Ouch! That looks really sore. I hope you heal quickly and that the bike can be repaired. Having seen your skinned palm you have reminded me to always wear gloves.

Cycle touring and camping, mostly around the Wales borders.

- either you were very very fit and those 100kg were pure muscle or your bike's 'puter wasn't working...?

Is this the bike with an 11.4Ah battery? If so, 60 miles sounds optimistic to me. I have a 15.6Ah battery on one of my bikes and have managed 56 miles in a hilly area (Wales borders) with some headwinds and still had about a third of the capacity remaining using power levels 3-5 of 5. I weigh...

(Am I allowed to admit that I giggled a little when I read this and the imagery created ;) ) :D

Amazon, eBay.... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beeway-Wireless-Odometer-Computer-Speedometer-x/dp/B01E9THT2E/ref=sr_1_11?s=sports&ie=UTF8&qid=1498651755&sr=1-11&keywords=bike+computer

I've found there can be up to 2-3" difference in height between saddles and I always change mine for the tallest. I have a 34" inside leg and many smaller-frame bikes only cater for a leg up to 32" so changing the saddle can add those essential few inches - or reduce them in your wife's case!

I added one of my bikes to our household insurance. However, on reading the small print, many household insurance companies specifically exclude 'assisted' or 'motorised' bikes in their Pedal Cycle section so I chose a company specifically on the basis of one which would insure electric bikes...

I usually ride about 35-50+ miles in a hilly region, the former on an 8.8Ah battery, the latter on a 15.6Ah battery with approx 40% power remaining. On a non-powered bike, I could do about 30 miles on flat canal towpaths but only a few miles locally and would have to push my bike up hills, a...

I wasn't aware of this but my e-bikes wouldn't be suitable for it. I live just a few miles away so might pop along just to watch....

Bike performance aside, that's a really good video and edited well.