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  1. J

    Almost decided. Or have I?

    That's kinda my thinking. The point of this is to replace the car for the commute. Its a waste of serious cash if I don't ride to work on it so I think that to be sure it'll do the job then make sure its got all the power! When I get the test bike I plan to ride it from the shop to where I...
  2. J

    Almost decided. Or have I?

    The cube cross hybrid is one of the choices. As far as I can tell they're reasonably similar bikes, different motors in them, different gearing. Would I notice the different torque when carrying a load (up hill)? Whichever I went for it would get panniered up.
  3. J

    Almost decided. Or have I?

    In the space of a few weeks I've gone from a 'know nowt' to someone who knows a bit and is seriously considering a purchase. I had a test ride of a Cube E bike at my local dealer (All-terrain cycles, Saltaire, West Yorks). and I bloody loved it! It was the wrong size and only around their car...
  4. J

    New bloke

    Got my hands on an e bike for the first time today. A KTM in a shop in Durham. Guy there was really helpful and gave me a lot to think about. Shame it was too windy to go for a spin.
  5. J

    New bloke

    Hello all. Up until last week I didn't really know anything about electric bikes. Then I got an email from Orbea trying to sell me one of theirs. I've ridden an Orbea hybrid non-electric for a long time and they've sent me many emails but if never noticed they made electric bikes before. Since...