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They don't mention if the fork is included so I'm guessing not, which might put some folks off. Superb value if you have a boardman already and want to go up or down a size.

I was heavy into the gym before they closed them during covid and I started cycling instead. I was amazed at how slow and rubbish I was on a bike despite having a fairly sturdy squat and deadlift. But the first time I did a sprint (was on zwift so very little skill needed) I decimated all lol...

I thought it was relatively balanced reporting. I wish they didn’t refer to illegal electric motor bikes as e-bikes though. The two howlers I did spot were the guy saying an e-bike collision is similar to being hit by a car. It’s really not, not by several orders of magnitude. That and the...

I've just got a new Mini Electric after driving a 2011 fiesta. The mini lights are brighter and whiter vs the dimmer more yellow old style on the fiesta. Its great for night time visibility but on the flip side I do get dazzled more by other newish cars than I used to years ago. There is...

Scary stuff. I had to laugh at the guy talking about the e-scooter video though, "the smartest person in the room is the dog!".

There's certainly better alternatives. Whoosh on this forum do you DIY kits and are highly rated. Or check out the Yose hub kits, there are decent quality at a reasonable price, but you will need the DIY skill to fit the kit (its not that hard though)

I’ve owned 2 gtech sports and even retro fitted the electrics to a regular bike. Even if you did bypass the speed sensor the controller and battery are woefully underpowered, you might hit 20 on the flat with no wind but the battery would be dead in 5 miles. The gtech is perfect as designed...

What’s not been reported is that the woman shoved the cyclist as she passed causing her to veer into the road and get hit. In the her testimony she said she may have made contact as she panicked and put her hands out. Judge basically didn’t believe her as she’d been untruthful from the off.

Bear in mind your bike is as about as aerodynamic as a brick. So if your mates are of the 70kg wet through and on drop bar bikes type then you're going to need an exponentially higher amount of watts to keep up with them :)

I read it but it seems to be aimed at the plugs not being up to UK standard. So its not really an ebike thing at all, it could apply to any imported electrical product. I was expecting something about dodgy unbranded lithium batteries going up in smoke.

I had the 350w yose hub kit. The motor was identical to a 250w hub. I don’t remember it having 350w stamped on it either. It was a good kit and not really faster than my old derestricted 250w/36v hub bike. I seriously doubt you’d get into trouble As long as you left the throttle off it and...

stargazer30 submitted a new listing: Boardman ADV 8.9E Gravel eBike - XL 57.5cm frame - Boardman ADV 8.9E Gravel eBike - XL 57.5cm frame Learn more about this listing...

Hi, go on Facebook and join gtech owners group, your best bet is to find a local owner who can help, maybe try their battery etc.. The gtech system as you know is very simple. It’s either the battery, controller, bottom bracket sensor or the the hub motor. There’s nothing else to go wrong...

just to add they fit in the boot of a medium sized hatch fine too. My focus moving my XL frame fazua gravel bike.

Op check out the Fazua motor ebikes. They are both an ebike and a regular bike as you can use them without the motor and battery if you want to. Plus they are light for an ebike, about 16kg. They are minimal assist though so you do need to pedal some. If you put them on full power it’s...