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I will be surprised if e-scooters are legalised. Not sure if it's good or bad. Ridden sensibly they could be great for commuting.

You'll be lucky to find anyone who has owned either bike, as there are so many Ebikes to choose from. l've got a Mirider 1 which is apparently popular but none of my posts about this bike have produced a response from anyone who actually owns one. However, from your two choices l would go for...

Mid drive motors are better if you want to ride off road, due the the better control through the gears etc But the situation regarding motor repairs and (non availability of) spares is appalling, people are buying these bikes at £4,000+ not realising that a few years down the line they could...

A good front suspension fork shouldn't "bop up and down" and l doubt it will affect the range more than marginally

Just be aware of how heavy that cargo bike is, it's listed on their website at "net weight 36kg gross weight 45kg" So you won't be lifting it into the back of a van so easily. Won't be an issue so long as you don't need to lift it, or ride it without the motor assistance, although it quotes a...

Many of these "high end" ebikes cost £8,000 or more, which is a lot of money for a bicycle. You can buy a brand new car for £8,000 !! Mine retailed at £5,600 but l paid £4,500 in 2021 because it was a NOS 2020

l won't modify mine as the Shimano motors can fail, and can't be repaired apparently, and l don't want to increase the chances of failure. Not sure about the hub drive ones, someone will be able to advise l am sure.

l thought they were all limited to 250w l've clearly still got a lot to learn about ebikes! l have to say that on full power the Shimano motor definitely has more power than the hub drive one. I was using the Shimano on "eco" as l thought it was a fairer comparison. ls it 250w continuous and...

The problem is my brake levers have cut out switches in them and l don't want to lose the switches as they are quite useful. Otherwise l would probably go hydraulic

l fitted two new discs tonight, the brakes are fine now. l set them up as recommended above. The rear pads were only partially over the disc, so changed the spacers around and it works a lot better. They are still nothing like hydraulic brakes, it may be partially to do with the pads that are...

Yep, Mirider quote a 50 mile range, to get that you have to ride on flat ground at moderate speed in assist level 1 (from 5) Ridden more enthusiastically l can rinse the battery in 1/4 that distance, although with a little care l can manage 16-18 miles Kona quote "up to 60 miles" range on my...

Anyone who doesn't realise that a motor is better driving a bicycle wheel through a gearbox wasn't listening in Physics at school. Sure the hub drive will work. But the mid drive will work a whole lot better. Actually both bikes are more similar than you think, after all they both have the...

My comments are based on my actual riding experience as l have one of each. A 250w legal Shimano mid drive E8000 on my Kona and a legal 250w hub drive on the Mirider. l've done 3,000 miles on the Kona and so far around 200 on the Mirider.

Slightly different but A friend has a brand new Land Rover Defender and has had a minor accident in it. The vehicle needs a new rear quarter panel and "sorry it's not currently available" The vehicle has so far been sat for three months with still no delivery date for the part.

Yep, this is in no way unusual, it's industry wide and designed so you have to fit their parts.

The hub drive is okay but in a mid drive motor the power is transmitted through the chain, so on steep hills you can get more torque and also it's better when starting off, by using the gears. On a hub drive, while you still have gears they only help you to put more torque through the pedals...

The best bike for that kind of work is going to be one of the mid drive ones, such as the Bosch motor. They have twice the torque of your average legal hub motor and also work through your gears, so you can climb hills better. They start at about £2,000

The Mirider would be no use to you then! Decathlon sell some pretty decent e-mountain bikes for around the £1,000 mark and it might be worth a look. Plus you'll have somewhere to take it back to if there's any issues with it. Both the bikes below are around the £1,000 mark and the...

The Radrunner looks good. lt's not a folding bike though, so it depends on what you want. lt's also quite heavy. The Mirider is great (l've got one) but it's £1500. The Onebot is okay and it's half the price, uses the same frame as the Mirider....it's not as good but it's great if you only have...

They look similar to most cheap folding ebikes, probably alright for the money. Bizarre looking rear suspension with four coil springs and then one further spring in the down tube. Very heavy as well, the one you mentioned is 35kg, although they do list lighter weight models. As a comparison my...