Recent content by KentGuy

I did a 100k very hilly charity cycle ride unpowered a few years ago. I nearly died - I had to walk all the hills in the last 40k at least. I should have trained far more beforehand, but the fact for me is that I've never got anywhere near that level since either. Unless I totally reorder and...

It was the rear derailleur thing - they also changed the shifter, and apparently that was fine (which that had to order in at £99 retail, but hey that's the beauty of warranties). Everything is now kerchunking perfectly. And yay, was really happy that the water bottle fit - it has to be a...

Interesting d8veh. I was mostly going by a) experience on these boards, and b) this fairly comprehensive looking test over at Woosh http://wooshbikes.co.uk/?motorcharts . And agreed, a 30% gradient would no doubt challenge the Bafang beyond its limits (this is pretty much the incline of the...

I wouldn't go that far. Recently got a Boardman converted to a crank drive, and it can handle even the most horrific hills near me. Obviously the steepest ones slow it down a fair bit, but thus far it's handled every road I've thrown at it. Crank drives much better than hub drives for hills...

Oh yes, and a photo

Just to say I got my Boardman Team Hybrid converted by Brighton eBikes a few weeks ago, and I've put an unreasonably long review up here - http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/boardman-team-hybrid-custom-fitted-with-a-bafang-bbs01b-by-brighton-ebikes.27683/

[REVIEW CONTINUED] Conversion Day – Brighton eBikes Darren of Brighton eBikes has something of a reputation as an e-bike God, taking on all manner of challenges for conversion with a famed tenacity for doing the best possible job with good humour and grace. Since I hadn’t actually had a...

Review – Boardman Team Hybrid custom fitted with a Bafang BBS01b by Brighton eBikes Total cost approx. £1,400 This is going to be a very long review, apologies in advance. It seems to me that there is such a huge diversity regarding what people are looking for from an eBike, that I wanted to...

Hey I was in Rye last week! I recommend The Union for lunch next time you're in town there. Something I've done once or twice is combine a one way bike ride with the train back, or just get the train to somewhere else of course. It all takes time though - part of this ebike thing for me is...

Ah gotya, Steve. I'm curious to know what range I could get out of it - range isn't generally so much of a big deal for me, but it would be nice to occasionally to really take off somewhere.

Whoa, 40 on the flat - you mean with the motor?! Yikes! My cassette is 11-32, so that's quite a bit below your 42, will have to see how it does. I guess there's always the option of changing the cassette later on if needs be, would be great to have that range. Mind you, our front cogs are...

Quite - most of Kent is deceptively brutal in my experience! There's a lot of pragmatism here. I know that I'm supposed to just keep pummelling away at the hills, and there's no doubt it gets easier if you keep at it. But after a lot of years of this, I think I found my limit, and it was...

Just an update on this - I've gone for the custom option. Bought a Boardman Team Hybrid in the end of line sale, and getting a Bafang mid-drive conversion done by Brighton ebikes, Sounds like the best thing for me - should hill climb very well and allow for some decent flat and downhill speeds...

That sounds more encouraging, D8ve. I may have to sort out a test ride of the Woosh somehow. Annoying all the prices have leapt up, Brexit I guess. Essentially I want my cake and eat it. On a ride, I'll likely want to work up hills, but if I'm just going to the cinema over the hill, I'll be...

Thanks again to you all. I'm after a regular step over bike really, so it would count our the Roller. The Wisper 905 looks like it has a lot going for it, but the weight puts me off. It looks like the Whoosh Karoo is closest to what I want from their range, but might be just a shade...