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Insurance is just a form of socially acceptable gambling, but strangely we hope never to win. But I agree with BazP, if your happy to £150 to cover say a £3k bike, then surely it makes sense to pay perhaps just £30 more and get hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of cover for your home...

Bradford & Bingley cover my ebike both at home and away. My previous insurer refunded the remainder of the years premium when I cancelled, and the B&B policy was a similar price anyway.

The hole lines up with the battery level indicator button.

I switched my house insurance to Bradford & Bingley who happily insured my £2.5k ebike as a specified item, once I explained it was pedal assist and not throttle operated.

Im considering one of these helmets.. Bern Union Urban £54 IXS Trail RS EVO MTB £80 ABUS Hyban £28

I visited the Cube stand at the Cycle Show in September. They told me it was for Germany only.

I decided to go with the Race for the better suspension and different gearing. Also, Cube told me that the Allroad model was for Germany only.

Thanks DD79, I think I need to get one. Hitting the resistance is really annoying me.

And I think I need to buy a better helmet. I don’t like the normal helmets as they seem offer little protection to the side and back of your head. I’d like one that’s more like a skateboarders helmet with more protection.

The funniest thing about having an 'off' is the immediate desire to get straight back on the bike as if it never happened, only to stop around the next corner to examine your injuries and damage :)

Which dongle did you go for? Im definitely accepting that a dongle must be well worth having. I do find it frustrating that as I build up to a nice cruising speed I'm suddenly hit by a wall of resistance. Im not wanting to achieve great speeds but It would be nice to be able to ride at a...

Thanks, looks great. Might have to do similar

Its a shame ebikes don't come with a plastic water tight cover for when the battery is removed.

Nice Which Cube bike have you got and which mud guards. (Sorry if you've already mentioned it before)

If removing the battery, what about the battery terminals being exposed to rain getting in etc?

Thanks everyone. I'l have a good look at the bike when Ive got a spare hour. But is is due to go back to the shop for a 4 week service so I might just let them sort it, though I do like to have a go at things myself.

SW, I'll give that video a watch, thanks. Typical, I've been riding bikes for years without any offs. Then I buy a £2.5k bike and crash it almost straight away!! Another good video here..

Had my first off today on the ebike (Cube Reaction Race 500). Ive only had the bike a couple of weeks so it really pissed me off. I had to suddenly hop up a high kerb due to a truck squeeing me off the road. I didn't have time to slow down enough to hop my front wheel up the kerb, resulting in...

I switched my home insurance to Bradford & Bingley as my current insurer wouldn't cover my ebike. B&B initially said they wouldn't cover it, but when I explained it was a pedal assist bike, and didn't have a throttle they said it would be fine. I had to have it as a specified item on the policy.

After a few normal commutes I had to work at a different location today. Its 17 miles away and I would never attempt this on my normal pushbike. Its also quite an elevated route, with the worst of it on the route home. After a long day at work the last thing I would ever want to do is cycle home...