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I'm up to 6,600 miles now. The battery is still fine. It's summer, so the Nexus hub seems to be behaving itself (or maybe it's because I put a drop in the cable). It had a new chain at 6,000 miles because the old one was a bit stretched. Only one puncture since swapping to Schwalbe Marathons -...

I'm now up to 4,000 miles in 10 months. I've added a sub-£5 LED headlamp from BangGood.com, as recommended on this forum, which has transformed my visibility riding at night. I can't recommend them highly enough, although I do recommend a dedicated cut-off switch to avoid dazzling on-coming...

Seasoned with what? That's the question.

I've done 2,500 miles with rigid forks, crappy rim brakes and a front motor and I'm quite happy, so they'll probably sell at least a few.

I've been riding my Kudous Tourer on my 28 mile round-trip commute most week days for the last six months. Here are my thoughts. Reviewer: Jonathan Pallant Purchased From: e Bikes Direct Purchase Price: £999 (through cyclescheme.co.uk) Time Owned: Six months Local Terrain: Flat...

I ride my e-bike to work every day and I get slaughtered on the time sheets by MAMILs. I should add though, it's pretty flat...

Ah, yes, it's a Kudos Tourer. But not the one you sold the chap who lives around the corner from me. I bought mine first from eBikesDirect and he liked it so much he bought one himself. Yes I was wearing a helmet. It's now in the bin as it took a bit of a whack.

I've been managing about four days a week on the bike on average over the last two months - thanks to bad weather, illness, holidays, accidents, etc. This is what came up on the ride home. I've had one accident so far - bike went from under me sideways while crossing a road. The tyres really...

I seem to have damaged the left hand / rear brake lever on my Kudos Tourer. The mechanical lever and braking is fine, but the microswitch has failed closed-circuit, preventing the motor from running. I've unplugged it for now, and I've got a new one coming in the post but I wondered, is this...

I tried a Big Bear and another Woosh with crank drive (think it was a Sirocco CDL). I preferred the hub motor as it made changing gear much simpler and I haven't got the hills that might make the crank drive worth the bother. Nice bikes either way, and I was tempted, but Cyclescheme forced me...

I'm 5'11" and around 80kg and I'm quite happy on my Kudos Tourer, although I prefer the adjustable handlebars on my old Claud Butler hybrid. It comes in under the £1000 credit limit and e-Bikes Direct shipped it direct to my door.

In the morning, yes. Bit of a head wind between Longstanton and Oakington.

Had a lovely ride in this morning. 13.7 miles in 58 minutes dead. Wonderful.

After much digging, I found out the Kudos Tourer (and possibly other models) is fitted with Bigstone C300 LCD. The user manual can now be found on my website here and here. It's been really bugging me having it stuck in km/h mode. Now I know what to to! Hopefully it's helpful to others too.

Opening the battery has been ruled out by the manufacturer. A third battery is on its way.

OK, so, an update. I received a new battery on Tuesday and this appears to be charging correctly (red light, battery voltage up to 42V). I set off this morning (Wednesday) and the bike cut out after a few miles. The symptoms are that the LCD screen goes blank and the motor stops working (the...

Well that was an unmitigated disaster. I got about half a mile down the road and the bike died. After a while I could turn it back on but anything above assistance level 3 and it died again. After a call to eBikesDirect we concluded that the battery is refusing to charge, from either charger (I...

Well the bike arrived, complete with about nine miles of bubble wrap. I thought I'd make a few notes on things that surprised me ahead of my first proper run tomorrow. 1. The lights are wired in. There's a switch on the handlebars. 2. There is a frame lock on the rear wheel. 3. The pannier bag...

It turns out the bike comes with wired in lights and a red 'headlight' switch on the handlebars. I'll have to dig out a voltmeter and see if they get regulated input or battery voltage. They certainly don't work when the key is in the off position.

Nope, not me.