Recent content by Paul Newport

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    BH Emotion serious problems

    Yes, get it rebuilt by a decent wheel builder. It took two rebuilds on mine to sort things out, but I've had no problems on the wheel since. The range is dropping quite dramatically now on my BH, it's done 10,000km but will struggle to do more than 15 miles on my hilly commute route. Academic...
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    New KTM hybrid

    I saw a really nice KTM the other day, with a 46V battery and a new Panasonic rear hub, with a proper regen mode as well (which could be really handy as I do loads of hills). Not sure of the model number, but has anyone seen, reviewed or had a go on one of these beasts?
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    BH Emotion serious problems

    Oh, and a note on riding style, build etc. 6'2, 14 stone 3, 95% of journey on smooth flat roads or cycle paths. Occasional small bumps or potholes, nothing massive. Max speed on the flat around 30km/h, 45 down big hills. Riding style, careful and steady, no kerb jumping for instance.In fact I...
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    BH Emotion serious problems

    OK a bit of history to my Neo issue, and an attempt to move forward. The original wheel started to snap spokes on a regular basis. After many in shop replacements it went back to BH for a full rebuild and the BH importer lent me a crank based BH bike for the duration. It took BH around 3 months...
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    Can anyone recommend a good bike for hill climbing and distance

    I'm going to reply to the points on the more relevant thread, which is this one http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/bh-emotion-serious-problems.15973/
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    Can anyone recommend a good bike for hill climbing and distance

    Yes, snapping at the spoke head, and yes, I guess we should keep to the other thread.
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    BH Emotion serious problems

    Crank it is then. Hub or derailleur gears?
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    BH Emotion serious problems

    14 stone 3 here plus large pannier full of work clothes and bike charger.
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    BH Emotion serious problems

    I'm massively gifted then! But only on this bike.
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    Can anyone recommend a good bike for hill climbing and distance

    I'll check tomorrow when I go to the shop. By the way, what crank based KTM bikes are there?
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    Can anyone recommend a good bike for hill climbing and distance

    It's brand specific. The Neo Cross is renowned for this problem. My current wheel had a complete rebuild with much better spokes than those supplied by BH, they lasted longer, two months rather than one, but now four have gone.
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    BH Emotion serious problems

    I'm just doing a normal road commute, twenty miles a day, five days a week, nothing more than that. No off roading. Will pop in to the dealer on Tuesday. As I am now car-less getting the bike in will be a challenge.