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You don't need a dropper, but there is no going back once you've used one. Make sure you get right length, they vary from 100-200.

Eddie hows chain lasting with EX1?. Currently getting around 800km out of kmc e11spd on XT drivetrain. That is lot offroad riding with big climbs. The extra low gear is big plus, having gone from 15t chainring and 42t cassette to 14t chainring and 46t sunrace cassette. I can now plod happily...

Have you considered fitting dropper seat post, would allow her to have both feet firmly on ground when stopped. There are some that easy fitted with wireless remote fitted to handbars.

I've spds but didn't persist with them as I had knee issues at time, not related to spds. Use cages till recently, now switched to flats. Not had any problems with flats with FS eMTB, even on roughest terrain, did loss contact on big jump (for me) luckily they reconnected before touch down...

Cutoff is more noticeable in high assist levels which you shouldn't need on flat. Try using eco cutoff is less noticeable. The other thing to try is covering up the display and enjoy the ride while not being distracted by numbers.

Take it for ride at night on unlit lane. Don't be surprised it you need to add more powerful battery headlight. The only down side to that bike is cable vbrakes, not good choice for ebike especially if commuting.

Finally did some MTBing with new drivetrain. What improvement, replacing chainguard with locking nut makes cleaning so much easier. Lower gear works treat when riding with unassisted riders, managed quite a few kms of unassisted climbing. Should increase life of cassette as spend less time in...

If consisting ebike for wife as well then get both bikes with same battery that way you will access to spare. I've no experience of Levos but they tend to be overpriced compared to Cubes. All you need to do is compare component specs. Cubes use mainly Shimano components which are easy to come...

Quite few members are buying Cube Reaction Race 500. Has excellent Bosch CX drive with good component spec level.

If it is 10spd sunrace do 11-42t cassette. Do some research first as derailleur may not be able to handle larger sprockets.

In local MTB park found rarely used up hill track, great track in tour. Was probably main uphill track to top of park before shuttle made it redundant. Great find as it allows me to bypass 2kms of boring forest road plus save bit battery. Saw a party of older riders doing forest roads on...

They should pressure for weeks if not months but good to have one for varying pressure. Lower/softer for commuting, harder for offroad. You spray this around top tubes to help them slide, protect from corrosion and also cleaning. I'd recommend doing weekly if commuting or after every MTB ride...

Most ebikes are geared so there is 2-4 gears available above the 15mph cutoff. Either you are going lot faster than 15mph, which is impressive without assist or pedally very slowly.

Don't forget shock pump for front shocks and shock lube, shop or youtube should be able to suggest suitable one.

That is very tall gearing if assist cuts out at 15mph. I switched Shimano Steps from 44t to 38t, with lowered gearing can now tackle steepest hills in Wellington but have to work a bit on steepest hills. Changing rear 9spd cassette from 11-34 to 11-40t should make those steepest hills even...

These drives were designed for MTBing, how you choose to use a ebike is definitely not market E8000 is after, neither is Bosch CX. So no loss for Shimano. You may struggle to fit a dongle to E8000 anyway due to pickup and magnet design.

You won't get a decent/capable hardtail eMTB with factory middrive and airshocks for <£2000. Might be able to build one for lot less using BBS middrive but it doesn't have controlled torque sensing power delivery of factory drives, a must for tight single tracks.

With most MTBs their seems to be a best value spec which gives you capable bike that will last. For Cube Race is that spec level, in case of my son's Giant it is Trance 2.

If E8000 overheating issue is just motor shutting down or reduces power to protect its self, then that is not reliability issue more performance issue. If overheating results in dead cooked motor that is definitely reliability issue. Given none of many reviews I've read from experienced eMTB...

I've found overshoes help, shoes(trainers) still damp on wet days but not sodden. Overshoes are also good for frosty morning. I wear my jacket hood under helmet, dry and warm head.