Help! Looking for a new bike

[Russell_M]

Been commuting to work daily in all weathers on my Carrera Vengeance e spec for almost 12 months now, but things are starting to go wrong with regularly... torque sensor broke up(replaced eventually under warranty) saddle snapped, and now spokes snapping on rear wheel, thinking of replacing it, with something a little more upto everyday use without breaking the bank, any suggestions... need (light) off-road abilities as I try to avoid roads when possible.
Cheers

 

[Woosh]

it's cheaper to re-lace the rear wheel with a better rim and spokes.

 

[Russell_M]

it's cheaper to re-lace the rear wheel with a better rim and spokes.

that is true in the short term, but I need long term reliability & I am rapidly losing faith in the Carrera

 

[Woosh]

you commute in all weather, that's a tough ask on a low cost bike.
However, the faults you listed could have happened to any bike, not just the Carrera.
A mid or front motor would have reduced the risk of broken spokes but broken spokes could have been avoided if you checked for loosened spokes regularly.

 

[Russell_M]

you commute in all weather, that's a tough ask on a low cost bike.
However, the faults you listed could have happened to any bike, not just the Carrera.
A mid or front motor would have reduced the risk of broken spokes but broken spokes could have been avoided if you checked for loosened spokes regularly.

re spoke tension,BIke fully serviced just last month, with wheels trued & correctly tensioned...
re commuting in all weathers, that's why I want to upgrade rather than repair, I was limited to £1k by cycletowork scheme, now knowing the limitations of that sort(price bracket) of bike, I'm looking to spend a bit more to get improved reliability & durability, also looking for a crank mounted model over hub mounted, quite taken by the Cube range, but was hoping for some pointers from other users

 

[Woosh]

the main thing to avoid about commuting in all weather is rust.
cheap bikes have poor quality parts (like suspension fork, stem, brake levers) whose chrome gets pitted in months if exposed to our wet weather. Brake cables and even chain get rusted too.
Go for parts that can't rust or are painted: black spokes, rustfree chain, hydraulic brakes, rigid fork, internally routed cables etc.
The rear hub motor is usually a good choice for commuting because it reduces wear and tear on your drive set and relaxed ride, the only downside is you have to check your spokes.
This is the bike I ride around in at the moment, no maintenance after the first year:

http://wooshbikes.co.uk/2019/karoo/karoo.jpg

 

[Nealh]

My cheap bike a Norco Indie was < £400 7 years ago an ex display bike , over the last 7 years I have modded it a bit and it has seen various kits on it. Currently still my daily commute/errand bike that is used all year round in all weather. So price isn't a down side, if you maintain it.

The main issue aside of the TS sensor going wrong is a poorly built rear wheel, a badly built one or poor components will raise their ugly head.
I build all my wheels as I use mainly rear geared hubs and have only suffered one bad build in my early days of building, now they are rock solid (spoke/truing wise).
Quality better spokes I think make a difference and I use Sapim strong butted spokes, 14g generally with a 13g J bend.
If it is spoke issues and multiple spokes failing then replacing them isn't an option but a complete rebuild with quality spokes.

 

[Andy Bluenoes]

I've had my Oxygen SCross MTB just over two years now. Use it in anything the weather throws at me. Its done me proud. Just over 8000 miles in now, and I had 3 other ebikes before that which were not up to the job.

Oxygen have updated models coming out very soon.

Here;s my review of the bike:
Ongoing Oxygen review