Recent content by Philip Copley

Great answer Jon, thank you for taking the time to reply, I'm going to have a look at the schwalbes for sure, i like the idea of puncture free biking and the grip looks great for touring/gravel etc. Have fun on your e-bike, best, Phil.

Hi folks, I have a Cube Reaction Hybrid Pro, does anyone on here swap out to summer tyres? If so, any recommendations? I currently have aggressive continentals(2.4") on there, great for winter, wanted to maintain a fairly sturdy sidewall etc as getting tyres on/off is a major undertaking and...

Which Raleigh Motus? The Trekking 6 has 70nm torque, I'd go with whichever has the highest nm of torque to tow and by extension, then a bigger battery to cope with that

The sad thing is that it will take an accident usually to get anything done, for example, if you see a SLOW sign on the road before a blind summit, someone will have crossed the lanes on the summit and either died or had a bad accident there for them to spend money on the SLOW sign, it'll take...

Library louts bringing people to book...

Yeah, I've got to say, until a bit of time has passed, I wouldn't be wanting to try to turn right on a roundabout in the left hand lane whilst signalling I'm doing so expecting cars going straight ahead to be "courteous" and wait for me to enter/exit "their" lane. I've got to say though...

I do cycle through winter, typically not in sub zero due to ice but if it's above zero yes certainly. I find main roads usually well gritted/clear, side roads are what people live on make of them. We don't get/I've not experienced many days in England of sub zero(I'm sure people in Scotland...

I live in Sheffield and the Gran Camino looks really well spec'd for the money and they're selling the model with the 17ah battery for just £60 more than the 15ah. This translates as a 612wh battery vs the crossfuse's 400wh giving you potentially 50% more range/juice to use on hills. I use a...

Nope, I don't see one, I've seen the new Canyon ebike which looks "nice" for around £2800 but it's 500wh, they also do an option to tag a 500wh frame battery on, but cost just goes up. I've got the 2020 version of the Reaction Hybrid Pro 500wh frame battery, not sure how many miles I've done...

Video of ride, finally finished uploading, be warned, quite raw, long vid, time stamped now to make navigation easier - Tour de Peak District

Nope, on two, I have a spare from my previous bike, a cube acid hybrid one. I'll be proud when I can do it on one. Just working my way towards getting fitter. But enjoying going out and going further than I would do normally. :)

I managed to get out yesterday afternoon for a tour de Peak District, Sheffield - Ladybower - Thornhill - Edale - Up Mam Tor - Sparrowpit - Peak Forest - Foolow - Eyam - Grindleford - Ringinglow Roundhouse - Home. 50 miles and just under 5000ft of climb. phew!!!

Perhaps look at Ribble, but the cost is a little wowser, for me anyways... but you can customise and add flat bars I believe. Ribble super light e bike Although it shows pictures with flatbars, they aren't available currently.... Best, Phil.

I concocted a ride around the Peak District that meets 7 reservoirs on the route, just under 40 miles, with around 4000ft of climb it took me around 4 hours on my Cube Reaction Hybrid Pro. I start off on the A57 which is the main road from Sheffield to Manchester and pass Rivelin Reservoir...

Unfortunately it's really hard to tell due to it not being entirely scientific. I can't really tell much of a difference, I used to get around 30-35 miles on turbo depending on climb/distance etc. Sorry Marcus. I was just trying to give some real world indicators to how it behaves. Cheers, Phil.