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A little update for anyone interested. The replacement Canyon Precede:ON 7 has arrived. It has a Bosch 75nm Performance line motor/Bosch Smart System controller/Enviolo manual hub gears, gates belt drive & a 625w battery. First long ride today with mainly Eco assistance (about 85% of the...

Here is an update. I went for the Canyon precede ON 7 AL in the end as more powerful motor and more sporty riding position. Am waiting for a replacement bike as UPS managed to drop and damage the original bike during transport. Will update once it arrives and I have a few miles on it

Thanks for the comments so far. I test rode a similar geometry Trek (they only had a derailleur mid motor model in the shop), but did not like the riding position, 'W' handlebars & short wheelbase, I felt a bit like a district nurse doing the rounds on it. I believe that the Specialised is...

Hi All I am looking to a reliable low maintenance commuter for my 25 mile round trip to work consisting of 95% tarmac/5% towpath & am looking at a hub gearing/gates drive/mid motor purpose made bike rather than a conversion. I am thinking of manual cable change hub gears/CVT rather than...

Say around £3K

Help please - I just can't find my unicorn ebike, ideal spec - hub gears, gates drive, mid motor, road/gravel style (would go for cross bar hybrid if I can't get road/gravel), sensible cost Can anyone suggest anything please?

Thanks Raboa but the Woosh Faro is not crank mounted motor. I believe crank drive offers better balance than front or rear motor location. Also the components are not the same quality as the bikes I mentioned

Hi I am looking for a crank drive flat bar hybrid for 90% road & 10% canal towpath use & I've narrowed my choice to 3 bikes. 1. Giant Explore + 1 2. Specialized Turbo Vado 4.0 3. Cube Touring Hybrid Pro 500 All are more than I'd like to spend but I'll have to stretch to these kind of bikes to...

Hi Nosweat, Thanks for your very useful reply. The Raleigh Centros 2020 GT looks like just what I'm looking for but it is far too expensive. I'll keep an eye on these over the next few months, maybe after Xmas they might get cheaper, but certainly nowhere remotely near my budget until they...

Thanks for the comments so far. By the way, I meant to say my budget was £1000-£1500 For me the problem with G Tech, as stated, is no gears which is a show stopper for me Interesting comments on the Xootr conversion, I had not really considered that as I was really thinking of a purpose...

Hi I'm after some advice please on which electric bike to purchase. So, a bit about me first: Age: 58 Weight: 82 kg Height: 6'-0" Fitness: Reasonable, but not fast enough to be a group rider Current bike: 10 year old 24 speed manual hybrid, the lock is now worth more than the bike! bit I like...

Hi I am not sure if what I want exists yet, or if I need to compromise on parts of my uneducated dream spec!! First a little background: Age: 58 Weight: 82 KG Height: 6'-0" Fitness: Not bad but certainly no power or group rider Current bike: 10 year old 24 speed manual hybrid, value is less...