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The hybrid version will handle lunar surfaces but has more appropriate gearing and will be easier to pedal above and below the cut off speed. https://www.decathlon.co.uk/riverside-500-electric-hybrid-bike-id_8405314.html

Why would you commute on a mountain bike with knobbly tyres? As you've identified, the gearing won't be suitable, not to mention the rest of the equipment.

The supplied pumps will almost certainly be of poor quality, so get a track or stirrup pump. No need to spend a fortune, but get one with a pressure gauge you can read. The most overwhelmingly likely cause of a breakdown on a bicycle is a puncture. You need to carry tyre levers, a spanner to...

The Suntour hub motor is more pokey than the Bosch crank drives. There are a few Bosch crank drive models, but the power variation is not great. Most 250W crank drives from other makers will have roughly the same amount of poke, but there are some mostly after market motors rated at higher...

I admire anyone who can be bothered to plough through all that text.

I doubt you will find another ebike with Rohloff and a belt. The Raleigh Centros has a Nexus hub gear and a belt, in decent trekking spec. What do you mean by long distance? The Centros has the benefit of the more economical Bosch motor, bur carrying a spare power tube battery would be...

Ezee now supplied in the UK by Greentech who may be able to help you. https://greentechebikes.com/collections/ebikes

Do you fancy riding an illegal bike? It's a little known fact that the Bosch Speed motor has a start-up throttle. The walk assist command accelerates the bike under full power to about 8km/h. Strictly speaking not legal for road use because the assistance - with pedalling - carries on to...

A puncture is the overwhelmingly most likely cause of a breakdown, so you should at least take a spare tube. It is acceptable to say to the group: "I've got a tube, but don't really know how to fit it." Someone will fit it for you. It is less acceptable to say: "I have no spare tube."...

I've not checked in the last day or two, but I'm sure my local bike shop has hub motor Ebcos for £1,000. A reasonable buy, although some of your bikes may have later/slightly higher grade electrical bits.

A woosh bike will be as good as you will get for the money, but don't rule out your local bike shop. Most now stock £1,000 Chinese bikes - same as woosh - but with the advantage of local service. always assuming the shop is a decent one.

It's tempting to want more power because more power is always better. right? Wrong - in a lot of cases. Unless you want what would be an underpowered moped, in which case you would be far better buying a petrol moped - loads more poke and range than any ebike kit. Put another way, there are...

Some pedals are marked by having knurls on the shaft of one, but not the other. The left non-drive side pedal is the one with knurls, the other pedal has a smooth shaft.

Well done to Wisper for keeping on top of the regulatory changes. But it's worth pointing out that throttles - for many users - are not the benefit they think they are going to be. Legal ebikes are not powerful enough to work very well on a throttle, and it's wearing - and deathly boring -...

Charging rates mean in-ride charging is next to useless. I like my stops, but an hour is plenty which is not enough to punch any meaningful charge into an ebike battery. Someone - it may have been Toshiba - produced a fast charging battery, but its capacity was too small for ebike use...

Lynn was very active on here a few years ago. I met her a couple of times. Unfortunately, she fell ill and we lost touch. Certainly no conwoman. As stated, the other guy, Morphix, disappeared for a year or two, and when he returned he had become rather odd, making long posts which had very...

A central battery won't make loading the bike on a car rack any easier, but removing the battery would. I'm afraid there's no answer to the (wo)manhandling problem. Ebikes are heavy lumps, no matter what you pay for them. Some roadie style ebikes are a bit lighter, but they are not...

You may be right about it being overpriced. Sometimes called the 'pink tax' - paint it pink, say it's for ladies, and charge extra.

Where are you? The Cube Centre at Infinity Cycles in Langley Moor, Durham, has - as you might expect - lots of Cubes in stock. They are usually OK for short test rides. As a general point, the impact of the battery position can be over-stated. If the battery on a carrier is causing you...

"I do pay road tax - and it's on a better car than yours."