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  1. egroover

    New Bosch drive Halfords Carrera bikes

    Be interested to here about real world use (commuting, touring etc) of the new 2018 active line plus motor...here's the Bosch spiel.. Bosch introducing two new systems and eMTB mode at Interbike 25.10.2017 Reutlingen, Germany / Irvine, CA – Bosch eBike Systems North America...
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    New Bosch drive Halfords Carrera bikes

    Great deal , shame only one size
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    New Bosch drive Halfords Carrera bikes

    Wow, epic discount, 500 quid for a bosch powered bike, best deal ever
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    Is there such a thing...

    Took me about 1k miles to fully break in my Brooks B17. I used the Brooks Proofhide on the underside of the saddle, rubbed a small amount in every couple of months. This Brooks is on my non powered hybrid so doesn't get the same miles as my ebike commuter, would of broken it in within 3 months...
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    New Bosch drive Halfords Carrera bikes

    Nice deal, looks great too
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    New Bosch drive Halfords Carrera bikes

    Hi all Just noticed this on the Halfords site http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/electric-bikes/carrera-crossfuse-mens-hybrid-electic-bike (Ladies version also available) Looks like they are moving upmarket with new Bosch mid drive but only 400w battery, and pretty pricey at £1600. So a...
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    non pneumatic tyres - good investment?

    First ever puncture on my ebike in 3.5k miles on Saturday. So complacent with the puncture resistance Schwalbe Energiser Plus tyres, that when the bike was riding funny, I thought it was all in my mind, until a couple of miles later I noticed the rear tyre half flat, 15 miles from home. Had a...
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    New bike info

    The Carrera Vengence uses a different hub motor (bafung), controller, battery(smaller capacity) and display than the Corssfire-e and Vulcan-c (which both use the Suntour HESC system), so you'll probably be OK. No reports of cutouts in the reviews on the Halfords site. I agree with other, stick...
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    Carrera crossfire died after 2 days [emoji22]

    As d8veh says, motor not connected to cassette, but yes freewheel could be sticking throwing the chain off , so new wheel in halfords case (they are unlikely to replace just the hub/freewheel). If it was always in 8th gear it could be Derailleur stops are not set correctly. Hope you don't...
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    Winter cycling jackets

    Try the adrenelin jacket from mountain warehouse. I've got the blue and hiviz yellow, nice and long, good ventilation, and did a great job at keeping the wind and rain out last winter
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    What are my rights with faulty e-bike?

    Quite within your rights to get a refund/and/or cancel the credit agreement. As Brynric says, easy 1 min fix at most, 1. unlock the battery (remember to take one of the 4 keys supplied with you on all rides), and move it away from the contacts. Re-seat the battery 2. turn the power...
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    Winter's coming

    Make sure you get some decent mudguards. On the way to Lulworth last weekend, looking down on the South Dorset Downs
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    Winter's coming

    Ride my crossfire-e every day to work including all winter for the past year. Apart from the handlebar stem bolts which have gone a little rusty coloured, everything else looks like new. I tend to not wash it too often, but make sure the chain, casette, derailieur, pedals, cables etc are...
  14. egroover

    Advice needed!

    You are in Finland ? You'll need a MTB for sure come winter. Why not cancel the credit agreement with the store and walk away. Get a new credit agreement with another store for the right bike
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    Calling winter warriors ! Bike gear at Aldi this Thursday

    https://www.aldi.co.uk/c/specialbuys/dates/2017-09-28?sort=popular&q=%3Apopular%3AtransactionalStatus%3Atransactional%3AtransactionalStatus%3Anontransactional%3AEvent%3ACycling&page=0 Loads of winter riding gear at Aldi from this Thursday (28th). I'm hoping to pick up some Merino wool socks...
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    The ebike market is growing at an amazing rate!!

    Probably more so, knowing that you built them yourself (and if anything went wrong you'll know how to fix it) I have my beloved '99 GT Avalanche MTB at the back of the garage, not ridden in years, I might just try my first conversion on that...
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    Not a bad deal..

    Sorry to criticize, but this website seems fake
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    David Couthard on an electric bike ........!

    Yep I saw that too, however, the article is more than 2 years old, so I guess he's had it for a while (and perhaps the same one he was riding in the show) I love this bit "In fact, the project has a number of high-profile supporters. Prince Albert of Monaco has a prototype, while former F1...
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    David Couthard on an electric bike ........!

    I doubt DC paid for the bike, in fact they probably pay him, so they can say he's a 'customer' lol