Recent content by PaulNorwich

Thanks for all the great suggestions on here. I discovered Barclays bank also do a bike policy which you can have without taking their home insurance. The policies are incredibly cheap for normal non- electric bikes ~£35 for a year to cover a £3500 bike (and all cheaper bikes in household) for...

I've already got viewranger on my android, didn't realise i could set it up so that it could be used to track me... is this the "buddy" feature?

I'm new to ebikes, but for what you describe, and your budget I'd keep any eye on the classifieds section here. Currently there are a couple of bikes on there that sound well cared for, almost new, very low miles, that would provably give you much greater quality than buying new. Whyte...

Hi Pete, Thanks for all the info, looks like a crackling bike (was looking at a new one in a bike shop the other day, looked very nice), unfortunately I think it's a bit to big for my wife (and budget she's set is too low for most things). Best of luck selling it, looks like somebody should...

Unfortunately I don't think I can switch at this point as my bank does some weird loan arrangement with the insurance, whereby you've "paid" for the while years insurance up front, but then repay a loan of sorts each month. I suspect this means it'll cost me as much to cancel as paying for the...

If you wouldn't mind putting or PMing me the link is appreciate that. To clarify, did the phone call result in an additional reduction beyond the 25%? I'm about to build my own shed for cycle storage, which will exceed security of most sheds: upvc miss-measure door, and installing cycle stands...

I noticed someone mentioned insuring through British cycling, but can't seem to get quote prior to becoming member. :(

My house insurance won't provide adequate cover for a relatively expensive bike, so have just started looking at separate insurance. I was hoping to insure against all the "normal" stuff (equivalent of fully comprehensive car policy): Liability - £2 million Theft of bike - replacement value...

Now that I'm planning to get an ebike, my wife wants one too. This might be a reasonably good match for what she wants. Would you mind answering a few questions: Whereabouts in the country are you? Is this fitted with the 400W or 500W battery? Can you provide measurements with seat at lowest...

Arggghh. I may go insane. I thought I had it almost narrowed down, and now I'm adding Diamondback Ranger into the mix. I've got the option of getting a competitively priced ex-demo Ranger 2.0 for £2652, but this reflects it having a fairly significant paint chip on the rear fork. It was an...

Afraid I'm having to pass, as I think I'm going to get an eMTB for leisure first, and then when the bank account eventually recovers ill get a sensible commuting bike like this in the future. Good luck selling it. It sounds like a great deal.

Thanks for all the great replies, I really appreciate it. David at Electrifying Cycles has been really helpful. I've spent several hours there today looking at and trying lots of bikes. Whilst I haven't bought anything yet, I'd wholeheartedly recommend electrifying cycles to anyone in the...

Is this still available?

I'm currently looking for an electric bike to replace my cheap, ancient mountain bike. I am mainly encouraging using it on cycle tracks: disused railway lines, dirt, gravel, some mud, but nothing very extreme. If it was tough enough (mountain bike) to occasionally play in woodland with steep...