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Part of the problem is everyone is now a publisher, but few grasp the responsibilities associated with publishing. It's regularly in the news - the stupid woman who thought it was OK to call another woman a horse from the safety of her keyboard, and the even stupider actress who committed stuff...

A rim life of 10,000 miles on a heavy and well-used ebike doesn't sound too bad to me. I doubt tyre choice has played any part in the wear rate and failure. I have Schwalbe Moto X on my Charger. They are not the most puncture resistant, but I've largely sorted that by going tubeless. The...

Not really my market, but the bikes look decent for the money. Quite a few businessmen have thought they could buy a container of bikes from China and make a quick killing. Most are never seen again. One of the reasons the likes of woosh and Kudos are well thought of on here is they've been...

Your bike has a hub motor, so the cranks are standard push bike. Any competent bike shop should be able to replace the crank in about 20 minutes, although they might have to order a new one - usually obtainable within 48 hours. By the way, it is quite an achievement on your behalf to rile...

No cheap and nasty sus forks on three of the bikes which is a bonus.

Manufacturers do not review their own products, they write press releases. It's a simple fact there are very few genuine, independent, reviews because there is no money in doing them. Worse, it costs money to do such a review. As regards a feature/accessory such as a spare battery, all the...

Some good points on here made about reviews. But did anyone pay to access the review they found lacking in quality? No, and therein lies the problem. There's a culture on the internet of free content, no one is willing to pay for it. Proper journalism costs money, hence the free reviews are...

The Cube will be fine for your weight, it's as strong as any other bike. A crank drive will be good because you will less likely to break spokes than on a hub drive like your Carrera. The Cube shop may be trying to tuck you into a stock model, but you really shouldn't have to convince them to...

Two batteries will be tight for 80+ miles, particularly on the hilly sections. I see the cost for a single rider is about £2,800 for 15 nights, plus 15 evening meals. Doing the ride unsupported, I reckon you could get by on a £100 or so a night, including a pub dinner. Thus you are paying...

Most legal ebikes offer about the same amount of grunt. What you may have discovered is using one on the hill at home will require more effort than you thought. The Ridgeback you tried has a Shimano Steps motor. A bike with a Bosch CX motor would offer a little more power. Bosch make several...

You will only know if you try it. Bike sizing is not universal, so a 20" in one model may feel different to a 20" in another model. As a general point, 20" would usually be a largish frame which would probably be too big for you.

Ebikes are not developing fast. The current centre motors from Bosch and others are not very different to the original Bosch motor introduced 10 years ago. Same applies to batteries. A decade ago you could get a 400-500 wh lithium battery. The majority of ebike batteries are still lithium...

You could get a Motus with the 500wh battery, same as the Cube. Your relatively light weight will work greatly in your favour in terms of range. A Bosch bike would do it on Eco setting, but you may find you need to use a higher Tour setting which could be tight for 50 miles, depending on the...

Perhaps it's my declining eyesight, but the contrast between read and unread posts is insufficient. Navigation is harder and less intuitive than before, certainly on a laptop. I'm inclined to visit less often, and when I do I'm probably missing threads I could contribute to. Hopefully from...

Upgrading any bike really is money you will never see again. Some 'upgrades' can reduce the bike's value because buyers prefer factory spec.

Aye, it's the best MoT station, sorry, ebike shop, in the world - according to him.

I have a Riese and Muller Charger which I fully expect to depreciate at least as fast as any other ebike. In other words, its value will drop like a stone. Buying any ebike is spending money, not investing it. My view is anything I can get back for it after a few years is a bonus.

The bike appears to have both keys so is probably honest, the battery and charger being lost in the way flecc describes. Replacing those two could easily be £700 or more, and the display another £100 - assuming the cables are still there somewhere to take it. Then there's the bike bits, the...

I'm confused, won't the e-Brompton you buy in the spring be the same model that's given you bother? I like Bromptons, but they seem to have made a meal and a mess of producing the electric version. It's taken five or more years to come up with a basic front hub motor/battery in Brommie bag...

Try a dongle by all means, but all it does is raise the cut off speed - there is no extra oomph. You should also be aware using a dongled bike 'off road' is just as illegal. Some indication the authorities are a bit more alive to illegal bikes than they were even a few years ago. A dongled...