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  1. RobF

    First e-bike, largely commuting but want reasonable all rounder

    Lots of different spec Cubes about. Just make sure you get one with the 2020 full size front ring motor. I don't think lifting an ebike onto a car roof is a realistic proposition for one person.
  2. RobF

    First e-bike, largely commuting but want reasonable all rounder

    The Cube has lights and mudguards. All it needs is a carrier. One for a tenner online will be good enough if you are not carrying sacks of coal.
  3. RobF

    Best replacement for Raleigh Dover?

    Which Dover did you have? I think most of them were 26v Panasonic crank drives which were famously reliable, but not very powerful. Although I recall a Raleigh front hub bike which might have been called Dover. Either way, any newish 36v ebike ought to pull just as well. A crank or rear hub...
  4. RobF

    First ebike belt not chain?

    Agreed, even for an ebike, RIese and Muller are heavy, built well enough to invade Poland.
  5. RobF

    First e-bike, largely commuting but want reasonable all rounder

    You are already pushbiking close to the range of an ebike. To increase your cycling range you want the bike that performs the best unassisted or on very low power - Eco on a Bosch bike. That rules out the Focus with the old internally geared motor. The motor is a dead loss unassisted and not...
  6. RobF

    I'm beginning to hate (some) cyclists

    When I first started ebiking being called a cheat - sometimes quite venomously - by roadies happened fairly often. Attitudes have softened in the last few years as ebikes have become more mainstream. Although I still don't rub their nose in it. If I am gaining on a roadie on a climb, I will...
  7. RobF

    New Gtech ebike

    That mileage equates to about 90 full charges. You can reasonably expect even a cheap Chinese battery to last quite a lot longer than that. I'm not surprised the shop agreed to a warranty change. Good chance the replacement batteries will last longer.
  8. RobF

    First e-bike, largely commuting but want reasonable all rounder

    Good plan, they do seem to have lots of ebikes. They've posted on here in the past, not sure if they still do, but their reputation for customer service is at least satisfactory, if not good. Members on here will be interested to hear how you get on.
  9. RobF

    First ebike belt not chain?

    It seems Kalkhoff offer a belt drive/hub gear ebike. The brand rightly took a battering over its Impulse motor bikes, but this is one of their Bosch ones. Nothing to suggest it will be anything other than good quality. The bike has the NuVinci variable hub, now re-branded Enviolo. That's not...
  10. RobF

    First e-bike, largely commuting but want reasonable all rounder

    That is very cheap. Only available in small, but the weaker Active motor may suit a shorter and lighter rider who would fit the bike.
  11. RobF

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I think the troll will have to be stopped.
  12. RobF

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    More trolling garbage.
  13. RobF

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    More trolling garbage.
  14. RobF

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I never retired, I just like winning for the least possible effort. I mean, 17,000 posts, you are the most prolific poster on Pedelecs apart from the forum institution that is Flecc. And for what? Brexit and a Tory government. But you are still in there jabbing. Many made of less stern...
  15. RobF

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    We have a poster who only joined yesterday to rehash a question in a long running and at times tetchy thread. This is known as trolling. I cannot be bothered to indulge a troll. Other members may feel differently and can make up their own minds.
  16. RobF

    Waterproof trousers or 3/4's

    Rainlegs may suit, they are half trousers - the front half. Work quite well in a cycling application. One of the things I like is they can be deployed quickly mid way through a ride. https://www.rainlegs.com/en/home
  17. RobF

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    Not taking the mickey, just looking at the 'facts'. You have made 17,000 posts on this thread, all saying the same. I've made a few dozen, all saying the same. I wanted Brexit and a Tory government. You, presumably, wanted neither. We have both. So who has what they want? It's harder to...
  18. RobF

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    You've contributed 17,000 posts all saying the same old shite. Were has it got you? Brexit and a majority Tory government. I wonder which of us has come out ahead.
  19. RobF

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    No doubt education is much better in Europe, isn't everything? I do wish some people who are so keen to talk down our country would take advantage of free movement while it still exists. And here's another thing, if the UK is such a dump, why are so many people prepared to literally risk life...
  20. RobF

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    I didn't know about OG's ailing wife. Slow health deterioration is not nice - I have a dose myself - so he and his wife have my genuine sympathy there. Politically we are never going to agree, but I have a grudging admiration for his posting stamina. I reckon he's made about 17,000 posts in...