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Nice bike and nice video too Tori, the girl with you was really lucky she didn't hurt herself that could have been a really nasty accident.

EddiePJ what camera are you using to take these excellent pics. They look to good to have been taken using a camera phone. Are you using a good compact camera?

I also noticed that the electrical assist carries on assisting for a bit beyond the 25kph level (its set to kph at the moment cos I didn't know how to change it to mph). It carries on to about 27 or so kph before you stop getting the assistance. The bike came with a big thick manual but the...

I can understand why, it is very tempting to just leave it in turbo all the time. I do however want to use the bike to try and regain some of the fitness I once had, and so I probably do need to use some of the other modes too.

I bought the Cube Reaction mentioned in my OP today. Only done about 10 miles on it so far. No off road, mainly just small single track paved roads but very hilly. I'm extremely impressed with the way it goes up hill, even years ago when I was at my fittest I would not have been able to keep...

I bought a new bike today and you are right. You need to put in a fair amount of effort to get turbo assist level when in emtb mode. I have to admit I found it much easier to just switch to turbo mode when I came across a really steep hill.

I think this would be a game changer, although the difference between 15.5mph and 20mph does not sound very much. From my roadie cycling club days this would mean being able to keep up with the group and falling well behind.

I don't think the drag makes much difference when the motor is assisting as you say its only 2%, I was thinking more about when you are going up a slight gradient with a bunch of average roadies. Lets assume your going up a gradient with the group at 18 mph, the motor assist has cut off, so you...

I suppose a better way of asking the previous question, is what equivalent additional weight does a 5W drag have on a bike?

5W doesn't sound like much but I'm trying to get a handle on what 5W actually means. Let's say I was to do a particular hill climb in a certain period of time, and then add some weight to the bike and do the climb again. How much extra weight would I need to add to require an extra 5W of power...

That's extremely good news. The more I learn about pedelects the happier I get.

Do you think that Turbo only kicks in when the cranks are spun above a certain RPM? By dropping several gears your cadence is likely to increase and perhaps once a preset level of RPM is achieved then Turbo mode will engage.

wow that sounds terrific and just the kind of thing I am looking for. I had assumed I would never again be able to cycle up some of the mountains I used to many years ago. This may sound a bit naff, but after recently becoming aware of how good electric motor assisted bikes now are I am really...

Fair play soundwave you have some tremendous bike handling skills, even when I was a young man there is no way I would have been riding that fast on that type of track.

Amazing video, I don't think I travel that fast on my motor bike :)

I've got another question too, but just trying to think how to frame it so that it makes some kind of sense. What I am trying to find out is how much help does the motor provide in relation to ones cycling performance. So lets say 20 odd years ago I had a level of cycling performance and lets...

Good points flecc, I think that probably is the market they are likely to be looking at.