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    Thinking of a Giant

    Thanks for the feedback. My worry is that as the bike is 2011,has the battery degraded whilst in the shop. The battery charge indicator was on the red when I took it out for a demo. ride. Am I right in thinking it should be charged up when not being used to lengthen the life of it?
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    Thinking of a Giant

    I am thinking of purchasing a Giant Twist Esprit Power W 2011 model. It is an end of range from a shop and costs £999-00p against a list price of £1649-00p. I have checked the spec. and a lot of the items are in use on the 2013 model. They have uprated the Nexus gear hub from 7 to 8 gears but I...
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    What to buy. Help please

    Hi. I am looking to buy an electric bike (with or without throttle). So some information please.... I am 59 years old, weigh 95 kilos and have some problems with my knees. I have about £1000 to spend ( Maybe some more as I may buy it through a cycle to work scheme. Does anyone know how much...