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I've a cube 2016 140 race, bar few issues with plastic engine cover chain clearance its been excellent. Cube are excellent value for money with race buil being well specced. Bike.discount and bike24 carry suspension bearing kits, bike24 had better range but slightly dearer. Ask supplier for cube...

Have you considered other bikes besides Ghost. Merida One Sixty comes very highing recommended in magazine reviews. Not sure of Merida presence in UK but worldwide they are one of larger bike manufacturers.

Ghost Pros Bigger battery. Better user interface, protected gear trigger for assist change and well protected display. XT parts easy and cheaper to source online than SRAM. Cons Long term sourcing frame parts like suspension pivot bearing kits. Or frame if damaged in crash.Not a lot of Ghost...

I'm not sure of that motor, only tried BBS01.

When comes to quality FS eMTB, the motor integration and excellent power delivery from factory middrives can't be matched by kit. If you already owned a quality bike I say kit is worth try but new bike plus kit won't be much cheaper than factory eMTB and will leave you disappointed. You need...

Yes cars do have right away when pedestrians cross road. But that won't stop driver going to court if pedestrian is killed or injured.

My end of year ride in Belmont regional park. Was 58km loop from home, with about 30kms of flat riding which I mainly do with motor off. Finally manage to ride it end to end, mostly farm land. The climb to 400 trig point is 2.6km, was tough enough in eco would be gut bust on normal bike. Did...

I find for single track eco and tour are perfect. With Sports and Turbo saved for fire roads and very steep sections. Completed a 2.6km 400m climb in eco yesterday, good workout but doable with occassional use of tour. Was trying save battery as it was start of long ride, nice to finish day...

Matches and inner tubes make better fire starters than boy scouts, plus they are lighter. Thanks for bivvy link, lot better than an emergency blank.

In my case those cow horn grips, made things worst, but they may work for you. Wrist pain and damage is common problem with tourers using MTBs with factory bars for long distance riding. The issue is riding position and handle bar design is placing weight on wrists for long periods while not...

Removing battery may not stop a theft but at least bike is lot harder to sell. The other bonus is you have spare battery for replacement. When bike is on car I have alarm system. On light panel with registration plate I short aux terminal to gnd at panel not plug. I have alarm system in car...

I've found Hans Dumpf have given good life on back, about 2000kms to half worn. That ia about 50% road 50% offroad. The new addix compounds should give better life. They roll surprisely well, I can ride above assist on road no problem ( flat &no wind) Wouldn't recommend these as front tyre...

For your wrist problem, try a more vertical stem. An adjustable stem would also work, but don't use it for serious MTBing as it could give out on big hit. If this doesn't work next step is new bars checkout Jones bars. Tourers swear by them.

Your rim may limit you to 2.35. Schwable addix compound offer a range compounds from soft to hard. For winter riding I'd go Nobby Nic or Hans Dumpf with harder compound and supergravity carcass. Magic Mary for front with softer compound. Don't limit your self to Schwable, there are plenty of...

You can fit dongle to CX drive bikes which take them 30mph in theory. NB its illegal if caught. The 11spd XT will give gear range with larger chainring ie 18T while still giving good low gear for climbing. Only down side is CX loves 11spd chains expect 1000-1500kms from chain plus new chainring...

Excellent brakes are useless if tyres don't have traction to support it. At these speeds good tyres are a must, fat city tyres ideally with very soft grippy compound front tyre. You may have to trade puncture resistance for safety here.

With cable brakes you need lot more effort to overcome cable stretch and resistance than hydraulic brakes. The rear cable disc brake on my old bike required lot more effort than M355 on new bike. Hydraulic need bleed very occasionally for most bikes and riders never, cables need regular...

Should be covered by 2yr motor warranty.

A lot of quality european city ebikes use magura rim brakes. The big plus over VBrakes is pad replacement and adjustment. V brakes are fiddly to adjust when pads are half worn or need replacing. Watch Magura videos to see how easy it is.

I run hans dumpf on back, harder longer lasting compound with stronger carcus. Soft gripper compound magic mary on front. There is no reason you cant fit Magic mary to rear, excellent grip but higher rolling resistance, which is not issue on ebike.