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    Advice for a newbie thinking of a 20 mile commute

    Everyone recommends you a bike but the only recommendation you should go by is the one that feels right for you try every e-bike on the market and get a feel for them all and then make your decision if need to come back to the forum and ask if people have got the bike and see what their input...
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    Ebike Newbie

    http://www.electriccyclecompany.com i would go here and try everything they have because you never know what you are going to like at the end of the day it free to try
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    Advice Tips Wanted

    The best you can do really is and this method works for me fine and never had no problems at all. Make sure you buy a good quality lock gold rating "new york"...
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    Brand new Bosch Intuvia - Complete

    I do own a Nyon myself and i would personally wouldn't sell it at all i have had my Nyon about just over 12 months don't get me wrong it a very good device and when it working their is no problems. But in the past i have had a couple of problems with it when i have updated the software in the...
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    Navigation and route planning - what do you use?

    I just use a Bosch Nyon display great if i need to find some where when out and about makes life a lot more easier that i dont have to worry about the battery on the Nyon it just works off the main battery The battery drain on a iPhone maps are the thing of the past I personally cannot fault...
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    Ebike Newbie

    From what you saying there is a lot of hills on your journey i would suggest you getting a front crank motor to cope with the hills i also wouldn't look for a battery under 13ah because under that wouldn't be good enough for your journey depending on your terrain of course i would suggest...
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    Ebike Newbie

    hi welcome to the forum Most bikes you can buy a new battery for but be warned some of them can be a bit expensive one for mine can cost up £800 to replace the battery completely if you are going to be going up lots of hills then i would make sure you have a good battery to cope with the...
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    Puncture

    Marathon plus are great tyres and work well but of course they are not the answer for example a couple of weeks ago i had a massive thorn in my tyre which coarse me to have a flat it was about a inch long the angle it went in it coarse me to have a flat straight away Lucky enough i had sealant...
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    I just bought an electric bike!!

    It would be a bigger waste of money if you had to buy another bike because you haven't used a good enough lock it would be a lot more easier just to buy a good lock in the first place to stop this from happening Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    Puncture

    After this youtube i am going to carry a spare tyre with me "Folding version" and spare tube just in case because you never know what you are going to encounter on the roads i do very much depend on my bike to get me around places and sometimes i do need to get to appointments and this would...
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    Puncture

    That piece of metal that came out of that tyre should of been weighed in at the scrap dealer for the size of it
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    Puncture

    I haven't had a puncture for 2000 Miles Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    I just bought an electric bike!!

    i would suggest getting a gold rating lock a good all round lock so you don't have to worry about your bike been stolen Another thing i would recommend if you are leaving your bike for a long period of time is some "pin heads" for your seat post and your wheels to stop people stealing them Not...
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    Puncture

    i don't think one puncture in 18 years is nothing to write home about even one puncture every 12 months is not bad really. Someone i know who used their bicycle for work daily told me a couple of weeks ago that he had 5 punctures in one week i did tell him to put some joes no flats in the...
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    Looking for a reliable ebike to do the London knowledge on, please help!

    8mm Allen key i should of thought would sort your pedals easy to carry around with you too Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    Looking for a reliable ebike to do the London knowledge on, please help!

    If someone wants to steal your bike it doesn't matter what brand it is they are going to steal it. If you are going to paying 2000 for a bike just make sure you get two gold rating locks for your bike and make sure you lock both wheels to something and that is the best chance of your bike not...
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    Looking for a reliable ebike to do the London knowledge on, please help!

    https://www.e-bikeshop.co.uk/blog/post/bosch-ebike-12v-travel-battery-car-charger/ That would help you out when you are charging up Just be careful your car battery might go flat quick Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    Looking for a reliable ebike to do the London knowledge on, please help!

    The bosch Car chargers are about £150 to buy
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    Does your bike have a name?

    Mine is called "The Iron Horse" which i very much depend on i use it for everything i will never have a car i have two batteries with my bike so i can get to anywhere i want get too with ease if i needed to go any real distance anywhere then i would just get on the train
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    Podride: You'll love this one.

    Great for keeping the wet,cold, off you when you are riding around