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Thanks to a post on here, I have been enlightened to the Trek Super Commute 9. Which is a rigid hybrid type ebike, with Bosch CX motor and 500w battery, and the icing on the cake is the Nuvinci CVT igh, so none of those pesky last century derailleur gears to have to contend with. Downside is...

Wow that's a great looking ebike Dennis99. So good that more bikes are comming through, without those pesky derailleur gears, which only serve to keep bike repair shops in business. Anyway that is definatley my type of ebike, will have a look at the motor spec, is it the CX motor? I would...

Yep Tommie, that's my kinda ebike, I would probably ditch the suspension forks, but apart from that it is near perfect for what I am looking for. Although I am not to keen on the belt drive, as I prefer a chain but would give it a go all the same. OK the battery pack is no doubt using 18650...

Don't worry soundwave, there will be plenty of Grade "B" reject 2170 Cells that the Tesla machine will spit out, and will come the way of the ebike industry and others, well in time for Christmas 2018!

Hi Paul. I have been sitting on the fence for years now, waiting for the right ebike to roll along. For me the bike has to have an igh or better still gears built into the motor. Crank Drive is a given as far as I am concerned, and it's good to see that Yamaha have come into the...

Spot on anotherkiwi, that's the one, thanks for posting the images. I kinda get the gear thing now, and you still need to use regular gearing in the rear wheel. The isis crank interface inspires confidence, and I will be on the look out for Bafang M 500 series bikes with the above motor. Of...

Thanks anotherkiwi, but I think the one in your link is the Bafang Max Drive. No mention of gears and is square taper for the cranks. The Max Drive seems good but only 80nm not 100nm torque. The Bafang M Series 500 seems a different beast altogether and new for 2018 whereas the Bafang Max...

Yep The Bear, cut off I can see being an issue, although due to the hills around were I live, getting beyond 15mph on my none ebike only really happens on the down bits and flats. As for mudguards, the best I have ever fitted are by Gilles Berthoud, very nice Stainless Steel full cover guards...

Noticed that these new Bafang motors will be appearing next year, obviously specific frame required so will be OEM so no kits. Not much info about these new motors, but they appear to be geared, does anyone know if this will negate the need to have derailleur or igh on the bike, or am I missing...

That new crank drive from Bafang looks very promising, I like that it is using isis interface for the cranks, I am a big fan of the isis interface having adopted it for my none ebike back in 2004, as it makes chain alignment for my Rohloff more accurate than the Square Taper type interface...

Woosh, do you have any images of the Bafang Max Drive bikes that you will be offering come Jan/Feb 2018.

For day rides I use a Ortlieb Trunk Bag, very well made, the latest model has a much improved quick release rack mount, although won't fit the narrow Tubus SS Fly rear rack that I have on my none ebike. For short rides, I use a Small Vaude Silk Road rack bag, great little bag and cheap as...

Yep I have been riding my Rohloff specific OEM non ebike since 2004, and the gearing is awesome, although I rarely go one gear up/down at a time, so the 13% gap between gears is a little over kill, but nice to have. The range of gears is also awesome, easily the same as a 27 gear Derailure if...

This is quite good to see, and it's about time that gears were were built into the Crank Drive motor, although the Nuvinci system is a CV device. Rohloff and Pinion would be other contenders, maybe teaming up with other Crank Drive manufacturers, no need for 14 or 16 gears, 10 would be more...

Got my Rohloff bike back in 2004, done a few cycle tours on it from Manchester to Scotland via the Lake District. There is no way that I would go back to using a derailleur geared bike. When the time comes, I will be using the Rohloff on my first ebike, just a case of waiting for the right...

I spoke to the sales guy in a LBS, and he said any ebike purchased for over £1000 would not be a problem, as a seperate receipt could be produced stating ebike £1000 for use with the CTW scheme. Of course I would still have to pay the difference separately under my own steam, no issue there...

Yep, that would be good, Tesla ebike with access to the Supercharger network, I recon you could have a drained battery pack, back upto full range in a matter of seconds! I also agree with Steve, the Model 3 will be the EV of choice for many when it arrives here in the UK early 2019 if not...

Emax.ebikes (Ewan Maxwell) of Austrailia are distributing the Bafang Max Drive Ebikes, nice Center Mounted motor system like the Bosch, only the Bafang has more torque. And of course the price will be good, compared to Bosch.

Have a look at the Bafang Max Drive, not to many around at the moment, although the Greenway model on eBay seems to be selling quite well at around £1000. More oomph than the Bosch CD models, and no need for a dongle as assist cut off restriction can be removed with ease. Rumour has it that...

Well I must declare that I am not yet an ebike owner, although I have been riding igh Bikes since 1970! I started of with a 3 Speed Moulten, then many years later 1999 got a Trek 930 with SRAM Spectro P7 igh, which my Son 32, now uses for his 10 mile commute to work. I then made a leap of...