Recent content by Caroline

I haven't tried Ortlieb panniers, so I'm afraid I can't answer that question. I agree that that Ortlieb fittings are of a similar type - my concern, though, is that the Cube pannier rack, being built into the bike frame, is a completely different shape from most standard racks (see the picture...

I ended up buying Cube's own panniers - these ones: https://www.cube.eu/uk/equipment/bags/pannier-bags/product/cube-panniers-travel-anthracite/ - they do two sorts of panniers, called "City" and "Travel" and I got the larger "Travel" ones as I wanted them for touring. They weren't cheap -...

Now that I've actually got my e-bike I find that the manual says "This bike may only be transported inside a vehicle". Grrrrr... do they expect me to buy a bigger car just so that I put the e-bike inside it?

Oops, I think I've just answered my own question. A phone call to Cube in Holland revealed that Cube do make panniers to fit this bike - from the picture on the website it looks as though their panniers have a hook-like thing at the bottom that would have nothing to fasten to on this bike, but...

I've just bought a Cube Touring Hybrid Pro 500 with the intention of using it for multi-day touring and am mightily disconcerted by the fact that I can't find any obvious way of fitting panniers to the rear rack. The fitted rear rack is simply a horizontal plate on top of the mudguard - it has...

Just wanted to thank you all for your contributions! The idea of carrying a spare battery is of course obvious but hadn't occurred to me, so that is an idea I shall play with. I have now ordered a Curbe Touring Hybrid Pro 500 and should be getting it in the next day or two.

Thank you - you are all so helpful. The photographs are very useful, as is the idea of the additional retention straps. I hadn't appreciated that the arms on the bike rack could be moved about so much, so I shall experiment once I have my e-bike, which should be in the next day or two. I've...

Thanks, Kangooroo - although I'm not sure my Thule rack matches what you are describing. It's of this sort: https://www.thule.com/en-gb/gb/bike-rack/towbar-bike-racks/thule-velospace-xt-2-_-938021 (although not that exact model), so has "arms" to grip the bike crossbar. It doesn't have any...

I'm about to buy a Cube Touring Hybrid Pro 500 with a trapeze frame (i.e.. lady's style) and want to work out how to carry it on my exisiting towbar-mounted Thule bike rack. The problem is that the bike rack operates partly by gripping the bike's cross bar, which works for my existing bikes but...

Thank you all for your thoughtful and helpful comments. I think I need to forget the Raleigh Motus as it only has a 400 Wh and look at something that has at least a 500 Wh one (which I can see that some Cube bikes do). As a bit of background, I weigh just under 8 stone (so am fairly light) and...

I want to buy an electric bike to take touring in hilly terrain (e.g. the Pennine Cycleway), doing perhaps 50-60 miles per day with laden panniers. My local bike shop is suggesting the Raleigh Motus Grand Tour (I'd be inclined to go for the diamond frame and derailleur gears). Do people think...