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I remove the battery and use a Fahrer battery cover on the bike, it is a neoprene/velcro thing which fits nice and snugly keeping rainwater and grit out.

I use squirt wax lube. Brilliant. Far less gack than other libes I've used, and much easier to clean chain. It is true that it stands up to wet weather less well, but if I am out in showers I still leave it at elast 100 miles before re-lubing. After a prolonged torrential downpour, then yes I...

Yes you can follow a pre-loaded route without data, but you can't modify your route or explore etc without data. Clearly not a problem for many people but I didn't like that.

I use komoot and Osmand+. Komoot is very good but it doesn't show many cycle routes, even national cycle routes. Also, much of it doesn't work if you don't have a phone signal (or like me you don't use data on your phone). Osmand+ show all the cycle routes, works perfectly with no phone...

Hiya... Touring is my preference, and I bought a Trek Allant+ 8. Brilliant bike and lovely for touring. Comes with mudguards and rearv rack which accommodates Ortlieb panniers perfectly. Front fork is rigid, and it will take front panniers - I use a Tubus Tara lowrider rack. You may not *need*...

Ah, I had (foolishly) assumed that you wanted to be able to see the route you were tracking on a map as you rode. Quite right, if you don't want that, you have more options

With a budget of £200 I'd be inclined to use a free app on the phone for distance and route tracking (eg Osmand+), a free website for route planning (eg plotaroute.com), and spend the money on a nice fitness tracker, like a galaxy watch. There may be gadgets that do the whole range of things...

Bosch do an excellent range calculator. You can dial in your bike model, battery, preferred cycling mode, terrain etc and it willtell you how far you can get. In my experience it is excellent: https://www.bosch-ebike.com/en/service/range-assistant/ And yes, it is well worth it, if you ever get...

.. I also see that the 4+ has the Kiox display, which I much prefer and find more useful than the Purion on the 3+

Hello there... My wife has the Trek TM4+ lowstep, which is basically the older version of the verve. She loves it. Quite upright, plenty of power, very quiet. I think main difference between the +3 and+4 is the battery. My wife's 4 has a 500 battery, wether you need/want that or not depends on...

You could just stick the drybags inside the rubbish panniers

My bike has a bosch cx 4th gen drive and the power support is immediate. There seems to be an extar bit of whoomf when you start off so hill starts are no problem

What a great idea! I used to have an oilskin cape in the 60s when cycling to school, haven't thought about them in years, but it was great in foul weather!

Glad to hear that you are OK. Sounds like you handled the situation very well. It is sad that bystanders arent more willing to lend support. My brother in law was knocked from his bike on a roundabout in Teddington. He was lying on the ground, dazed, for some minutes while drivers just drove...

Hiya... I have had a similar problem in the past. Some earlier posts have mentioned North Road or swept back bars, and I can recommend them too because of the way that your hands have a much more natural position than on straight bars. But I dont know what kind of bars you have now; they may...

I discovered that even after the update, I still got this problem some of the time. It turned out to be because the kiox wasn't connected to the bosch app on my phone. So now, whenever I set off, I take my phone out and check that it is actually connected. Then it works every time. Don't know...

Thank you. Yes time will tell, I don't see it as a significant risk but we'll see. I always carry spare links and tool anyway

Thanks, I am! Yes I love the colour too. Funny but it does make a difference to me!

Hiya.. Tours for this year have been cancelled due to covid, hopefully next year. Have just had a week in the Cheviots doing day trips and the bike is superb. Nothing steeper than 15% and only 10kg of luggage, but I could get up those in eco. I have no qualms about the Bosch CX gen 4 being...

Touring is my favourite kind of cycling. For years I rode a steel tourer, with racks front and back to mount 4 panniers. I like the weight distribution front and back, and I have a lot of stuff as I camp. When I started looking for an ebike (the hills had become less appealing), I struggled to...