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    Front suspension, disc brakes & gears

    The 20" wheel nonfolding city bikes might work as well. With handle bars folded and seats down they should fit in most cars. See Orbea Katu range for example.
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    Front suspension, disc brakes & gears

    Most shocks for folding bikes small wheels a at budget end. Better fixed shock with balloon/fat tyres.
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    Need help choosing a bike for 19 mile commute

    Juicybike is right, you are going spend upto 3hrs a day on this bike. The most important feature of any bike is body fit, everything else is secondary.
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    Brake advice, please help

    Shimano bleed kits are cheap and easy to use. Look at youtube videos on how to use them.
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    Bosch Motor Types

    Sounds you need electric or petrol motorbike not an eBike.
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    Spare Battery.... expensive luxury, or twice the fun.

    There ia a quality backpack designed to carry Bosch powerpack 500 or similar, can't remember brand.
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    Bosch Motor Types

    I've never found CX 75nm in turbo mode lacking in power offroad. For most single trail riding it is too much, tour and eco being lot more manageable. Activeline plus 50nm would be fine for most riding especially with decent gear range.
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    Bosch Motor Types

    Mud, dirt and regular hosing down from MTBing is more likely cause. Do same with active or performance motors and they would most likely have high bearing failures.
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    Need help choosing a bike for 19 mile commute

    Something to be said for buying cheaper bike and seeing if you are willing to do this commuter run 5 days a week. You may find it to much. If can handle regular commute then upgrade to better bike in six months and keep cheap bike as spare. You will need spare as any bike doing this run will be...
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    Advice needed please

    When comes to comfort on mix surface good suspension is very thing. All these bikes, includingHaibike have average coil forks. For £100-300 you can replace factory forks with good aftermarket Suntour or Rockshock airforks. Suntour NCX or Thudbuster suspension seatposts are must upgrade. If do...
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    Advice needed please

    Check Cube range of ebikes, they tend to best value bosch drive ebikes.
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    What chain 11 speed?

    If Bosch drive you need to change chainring with chain. Cassettes should be good for 2-3 chains. I've only used KMC e11, expensive but they've never broken, yet to try Shimano chain. Chainlife much same as you 1200kms at 0.75 mark
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    Ebikes are so old school!

    There was good line at end Penguin film about jetpacks that sums this up. May not got it quite right. 70% chance of death 100% assume.
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    Bike Purchase Advice - 22 Mile (one way) Commute

    If you want low maintenance IGH with enclosed chainguard the frame needs horizontal dropouts. Derailleurs will need cleaning once week at least on loose surfaces and oiling maybe 2-3 week. I wouldn't recommend rear motor and rack mount battery, especially as you will be carrying few kilos of...
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    Bike Purchase Advice - 22 Mile (one way) Commute

    The Cube will still a decent resale value if you decide its not for you, especially if still under factory warranty.
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    Electric Mountain Bike Network

    Video on cleaning service bosch eMTBs.
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    Bosch ebike motor reliability

    What we need is youtube video on replacing bearing.
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    Gazelle or Kalkhoff

    Riese & Mullier have some excellent bosch bikes with belt drive. Not cheap but very well built.
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    Bike Purchase Advice - 22 Mile (one way) Commute

    You shouldn't run a 500Whr battery flat on your commuter run if it is charged at each end. Return trip is still possible on single charge but you will just have to manage your power consumption by reducing speed and assist settings. A kit bike will not give you any more advantage than factory...