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l thought your KTM Macina 29 was stolen back in 2014 and replaced with a Haibike Or was this a KTM Macina you had before and replaced it with a newer version that then got stolen? Or did you recover the stolen bike?

How did you get on with it?

Can you get dual piston cable brakes? The main issue with my cable operated disc brakes is that they only operate on the outer brake pad so it basically pushes the disc against the inside brake pad. Although it works, it's not an ideal system as the disc gets warped every time you apply the...

l don't think there's any argument about hydraulic disc brakes being the best for bikes. Great modulation and feel, as powerful as you want, unaffected by water and mud, no fiddly pad adjustment needed, easy pad change, cheap to buy.....there's no downsides at all.

l found out today that Mirider are now offering their folding ebike with hydraulic disc brakes, shame l missed out by a month.

l wonder who actually buys these ridiculous scooters, it's a lot to pay for a toy that you'd probably use half a dozen times to show off to your mates.

This 80mph scooter doesn't look like it weighs a ton and the battery seems to last reasonably well too.

l guess if derestricted an e-scooter will do whatever speed the motor and battery are capable of. There are ordinary looking e-scooters that will do well over 30 mph and some crazy ones that will do 60mph or more, imagine that on a scooter Look on Youtube some do 80mph

l've seen one of these on the road today, the rider wasn't hanging about on it and the front luggage compartment was full.

The "boost" button on the right handlebar is a button that you press. lt's not a throttle lt will give instant full power from a standstill up to around 4mph whether you turn the pedals or not. Once the bike is moving, you need to start pedalling. lf you continue to hold the "boost" button down...

The lack of a torque sensor doesn't seem to be an issue on the Mirider, it rides great. l assume the Mirider is nothing special and is the same as other hub drive folding bikes.

My folding ebike has a boost button on the right handlebar to provide assistance when starting off, and it's really useful particularly on hills. This is on the Mirider but l'm sure it could be fitted to other bikes as it has a standard controller.

That's the thing, it's a mountain bike, the motor should be able to cope with that. lt's not fit for purpose! Having said that my Kona has looked like that at times and has been washed with a hose (not a jet wash) including the motor at least fifty times and the much criticised Shimano E8000...

lt should be possible to produce a mid-drive motor that is a/reliable b/serviceable if it does break or wear out c/waterproof

The future may be a hub motor with a built in (say) 10 speed gearbox. Only issue would be the weight of the wheel, but you'd probably not notice too much on an ebike.

Could you build a hub motor with an integrated gearbox l wonder.

This is truly appalling and not good news for anyone (like me for instance) who has a Shimano motor in their expensive e-mtb l will just have to hope that mine doesn't fail. And what happens to all the £4,000+ bikes when Shimano decide to stop making these motors? You can't fit a different...

l wonder why none of the posh e-mtb manufacturers have gone with hub drive then. l guess it's because the motor doesn't drive through the gears.

Hydraulic brakes are indeed in a different league to mechanical brakes, l've got them on my Kona. But mechanical disc brakes do work well, and are themselves better than rim brakes, that often become ineffective when wet, and (unless you get the good ones) are tricky to adjust when the pads wear.

Well, so far l've done 3,000 miles on my "unmitigated piece of crap" Kona Mid-Drive ebike, and l have to say it's the most fun l've ever had on a bike, unmitigated piece of crap or not. Hopefully the fun will continue for some time yet. The motor and transmission has so far been fine, although...