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I tried lowering my handlebars a bit to see if that improves aerodynamics a bit. I'll try it tomorrow morning and see if it makes much difference. Maybe just changing the tyres and putting a bigger chainring on would do the trick.

I spoke to the bike shop man this morning, he said it would be extremely expensive to convert it to something like the one in the picture. Basically because most of the components would have to be replaced because road bike and mtb components are incompatible. He also said the geometry of the...

I've had the current chain and sprockets on the Haibike for just over a year. I think with a 250w motor and by learning to change gears more carefully than you would with an 'analogue' bike you can greatly reduce the wear on the drive chain. How does the hub motor keep your hands warm in...

I just found a thread on another forum where the guy had converted a Haibike to a road bike by swapping the forks, putting a drop bar on it and putting road wheels / tyres and a bigger chain ring on it. This is the thread I made it to work in 1hr 30m this morning with an average speed of...

Thanks for that. Surely the weight / aerodynamics of the bike and how much I'm pedalling will also have an effect? 8 hours charging time is not a problem. Also as I mentioned earlier I'm not going to be doing the journey twice a day, day in day out. At this stage I'm thinking that a more...

Thanks for that. I contacted Planet X and they said the bike comes with quick release front and rear. The guy selling the bike on ebay has changed the forks so i guess that's why it's got a through axle on the front.

So what type of axle would be best? say if i was going for the Q128c rear hub motor?

Most of the ride is long straight roads with the occasional town. I work in willesden so only the last bit of the journey is urban and even then they're main roads.

I contacted Tony at Whoosh, he said the hub motors wouldn't stand up to doing 28mph for prolonged periods of time and that a bafang mid drive motor would be better.

btw, does anyone have experience with the bafang hub motors or know if they might be suitable?

I should have said that i can charge the battery at work so it's only 29miles each way.

I've noticed with the haibike, on the downhill bits if i get down into a more aerodynamic position then i can achieve more speed without pedalling than if i sit upright and pedal.

I'll maybe put a bid on the Planet X bike and see if I get it. I can always swap the bars for flat bars if I can't get used to them. I think the drop bars will be better for speed and efficiency.

The thing is, I have the car and I sometimes stay at my girlfriend's in London so I'm not doing it day in day out. The traffic in the SE is getting so bad now it would be good to use the bike more often especially if I need to travel in during rush 'hour' (which now lasts for about six hours...

Do you think this would be suitable? Planet X London

I had a quick google and I'm not sure you can buy those motors in the UK. Mybe they're marketed under a different name?

I find the riding position of being bent forward with my head bent up uncomfortable and would prefer to ride in a more upright position in traffic. I guess I could buy the bike and try to get used to it. if I couldn't get used to it I guess there's no reason why I couldn't put a flat bar on it.

Thanks, I'll look into that. The thing that puts me off is that you can't reach the brakes when your hands are on the top of the bar. I'm sure there's some kind of custom brake levers you can buy that do that.

Yes, I'm thinking if I get a hub motor then that would make more sense. I'm not massively keen on drop handlebars and the last bit of the ride is in the outskirts of London. I feel a lot more in control on an MTB in terms of manoeuvrability, stability and being aware of what's going on around...

Thanks for the recommendation. I'm thinking that I would get a frame battery for shorter journeys then one of those large triangular batteries for my commute with the option of using both for a long journey (I have in the past ridden to my parents 80 miles away on the Haibike).