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Filtering down the left side is the main cause for mainly female cyclist deaths in London! The reason it is mainly female is being generally more risk averse they think it is safer to filter left than overtake on the right facing oncoming traffic. Drivers have a far larger blind spot on the left...

No way would I put 45kg on a rear mounted rack! Regardless of what the manufacturers say rear mounted racks are very difficult to make stable enough for any bike let alone a heavy one. If you go to any cycle race you will see very few competitors even at the lowest levels using rear racks...

Yes it does work done hundreds of miles on my 2016 Yamaha Haibike with exactly that set up with no problems. I have been told that it doesn't work with Bosch systems. Bearing mind that if you want to use a separate speedo a wireless one probably won't work, I use a GPS based one.

One day is a stretch unless you are a club rider regularly doing 80 - 100 mile rides in the top group. I have done it in 2 days twice on an unassisted bike finishing at lunch time on the second day. The first day was long to finish in Alston or at Nenthead but the second day was easy. I did...

It is a really good ride with a huge variety of scenery, lots of climbing with a number of route choices. A reasonably easy 3 day ride, a bit harder to do in two.

Well done, pleased you enjoyed it.

Do let us all know how you get on.

Alston is a better bet for battery life, you should be able to recharge in Allenheads ready for the final ascent of the day towards Rookhope. Enjoy the run down from Hartside to Alston, I have done over 50mph down there tailgating our support van!

Don't t know if you have your accommodation booked but over 4 days I am guessing day 1 will just be a little draggy but will include a decent climb to Whinlatter probably with an overnight around Keswick. Day 2 should include Hartside Pass which is quite a long pull but not too steep. Day 3...

Done it a few times myself but never on an ebike. How many days are you doing it over, your battery will get hammered on some of those climbs? Take your time and enjoy the ride there certainly is some beautiful scenery on the way.

Apart from the obvious GPS error this was my morning, reached 0% battery right as I reached the top of the last incline, I had been nursing the battery for quite some time before that!

Slx shifter, deore direct mount front mech ( should be top pull but I could only get my hands on a dual pull so had to cut a bit off the lever that is used when it is bottom pull) and a couple of FSA chainrings I had available. Outer chainring goes where the chain guard was and derailleur mounts...

Why not fit a double chainring with 32-44 rings then you have all of the gears you need. Just done this to my Sduro and it has transformed the bike in hilly terrain, plenty of low gears for climbing and high enough top on the flat for 35mph if you put the effort in!

Over 1,000m for every ride for me, if it's much less than that I just use the unpowered bike.

Regeneration would certainly make the wife feel more comfortable in the Alps, riding downhill with the brakes hard on for 6 or 7km is way outside of her comfort zone.

If you upgrade to a proper dished 42 you will be able to use all of the gears and have a lower bottom gear and a higher top gear.

Pedals that came with my Haibike have never been fitted and never will be. Bike was fitted with SPD's as soon as I got it. I now have a pair of pedals to dispose of, so they cost the manufacturer to buy them, me to have them in the price of the bike and the environment for unnecessary waste...

The bike in question has a Yamaha motor not Bosch. I can't comment on Bosch systems as I have no experience with these.

You don't actually need another sensor, just reposition the existing one on the outside of the left chains Taylor, use Velcro ties, cable ties, tape or whatever and secure either the existing rear wheel speed sensor magnet or any other magnet to the left hand crank arm and away you go.

If that is the case then 9.9 people out of 10 are not positioning there magnets / sensors correctly. As I said above the motor doesn't know what gear you are in or the terrain you are on, pedaling will always give the speeds indicated. There is no way a software engineer could reliably detect...