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Thanks for the feedback guys :) I thought the Bosch Active Cruise was supposed to be more efficient than the Bosch Performance CX? lower torque so less performance in each level of assistance but better range. Or is that only the one with the NuVinci hub that had the increased range? :S...

Okay guys, I've narrowed my choices down to two I really like: Cube Reaction Hybrid HPA Pro 500 27.5 Cube Suv Hybrid Pro 500 27.5 The main differences appear to be that the SUV costs £200 more, has hub gears instead of normal gears, and has Schwalbe Super Moto-X tyres. As I would want to...

I realised tonight I may have been over-thinking the issue of the added weight. I weighed my current 26" alloy HT MTB tonight with some bathroom scales and it was ~15KG, then I pulled out my old steel framed FS 20" MTB from the back of the garden and weighed that, it was ~19KG. I never really...

Hmm, thanks for the advice guys. I'm beginning to think I may have misunderstood pedelecs, I was hoping it would be a case of "if you have the stamina to ride X miles then you can now ride X + Y miles" but it seems to be it doesn't actually increase your range just makes it faster?

Thanks Soundwave :) Out of interest, if the bike runs out of power, does it then become as hard to pedal as any other bike weighing the same? Or will it be even harder due to the motor? Also would it be a viable idea to buy a spare battery and carry that on a pannier so they can be swapped...

Thanks, hmm was hoping for a bit more than that.

Hi all, I've been looking at getting one of the Cube pedelecs with the 500Ah Bosch power cells and 250w CX motors but I'm getting a bit confused by their range as I cannot seem to find any listing/estimations or clarification of how much power assistance the modes apply. To clarify, I enjoy...