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I'm afraid the weather or my shifts have not permitted a full run at the battery power. I've done a couple of journeys but I really want to do back to back days to load my weekly results from the app I use. Hopefully with the lighter nights I should get a complete week of cycling to work even...

I'm not that type of person.

Mike Killay, the irony is that out of you and I, you are the one coming to this thread, making a comment and then vanishing. I think 2 of your 3 comments have been to say in a round about way that I worked in advertising (that's in an office, right?? Yeah that ain't what I do! I wish!) and...

I'm still right here.

So how will the doubters and nay-sayers explain this? Surely gtech couldn't claim 30 miles if it wasn't possible. I appreciate they are like car mpg figures but perhaps the Gtech has an efficient system. The 'brain' of the bike might be better at conserving power. So "real world" figures...

Which is exactly what I said earlier today in an earlier post. 2 pedelecs with 2 different riders on the same route will have totally different battery life. So rendering this discussion pointless. But, we all continued the battery discussion anyway.

I'll let you know next week, I plan to ride it as much as possible and I won't recharge until it dies. I'll log every ride on Runtastic and post on here. I'm confident that it'll blow 15 miles away.

I'm a motor engineer and I appreciate well thought out equipment, having used my fair share of crap over the years. It's a well thought out bike, no doubt about it.

Now, you're not about to try to argue that chains aren't oily, surely? If you grab any bike chain then I can guarantee that you will have oil on your hand. If you grab the carbon belt you will have nothing on your hand. Chain guards will only protect to a degree and if you have gears then they...

No bubbles burst here. I absolutely love how thought out the bike is, the carbon belt takes zero maintenance, ZERO! If you need to ride to work in your work clothes or you need to carry the bike upstairs into your flat then you will not get oil on you. The bike totally works for me, my...

Ha ha, mine neither! I thought it was part of the national curriculum. I'm sure it was in Scotland, where I'm from. I had to cycle behind her as she was scared of the traffic, so it was OK for me to get skittled by a car!

I can tell you that my gf is no "Wiggo", she hadn't been on a bike in at least 10 years and did 7.5 miles on her 1st outing. She is no cyclist and she managed just fine. She had to move her legs, sure, but she definitely didn't put much effort in.

The carbon belt is genius. Similar designed belts have been turning engines over for years and are tried and tested, I can't believe it's taken this long to come to bikes.

It starts great on a hill, the slightest revolution of the crank kicks the motor in and you get a definite push. You obviously will not be blasting along the road, as you would on a geared bike but if you're looking for a solid 15-20mph, uphill included, then this set-up works. You still...

Those battery stats are correct if it was entirely battery power you were using to ride the Gtech. That isn't the case. So 25 mile range with zero input, easily 30 plus with my input.

It's a lithium-ion battery too. It says it on the battery sticker.

It's 100%, definitely more than 12 miles.

Gtech battery sticker with capacity.

"Vacuum cleaner on wheels" - brilliant. That bike shop guy needs to seriously think about a career change. Clown, maybe?

Ok, so next week when I'm back at work I'll try to resist charging the battery and I'll see how far I get. I'll post screenshots from the app that I use that'll show distance, elevation and speed, etc so you can see that I'm not just coasting down hills or anything. What I have definitely...