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I've noticed some Decathlon bikes now are much less competitive in price and not worth buying. Same as many European brands but then what is the point of buying a mainly Chinese product that has rested in Europe and has had a chunk of money added. Your better off buying from a UK importer or a...

I bought a controller from aliexpress, the controllers is fine but on arrival it had a receipt inside that claimed the controller was $5 value yet I paid VAT on the item on the aliexpress site which is meant to be paid to our exchequer. Seems like aliexpress is either fraudulently operating and...

You get two piston mechanical disc brakes too and the auto-adjusting of hydraulic disc brakes is not always reliable and you definitely find hydraulic disc brakes more problematic. Hydraulic hoses may not compress but over time contaminants in the fluid means you have to bleed the brakes...

If you keep getting punctures then it could be inner tube quality or the wrong type fitted. It could be lack of rim tape or maybe its a single wall rim that could do with two rim tapes because of the protruding spoke nipples. Also on cheap rims maybe they aren't completely smooth internally...

Is there no markings on the case stating exactly which manufacturer and motor it is? I suspect you'll find the replacements on aliexpress they have a wide range. A quick search shows these but might be the incorrect size but in the same style as yours at least...

Hydraulic brakes are definitely better at stopping but mechanical disc brakes are easier to maintain and still offer great stopping power plus easier to use with ebike kits. Disc brake pads are the same between mechanical and hydraulic disc brakes in fact there are some models that actually use...

It's the heavier riders that are more likely to have issues with mid-drive motors because they put a greater strain on them. If you go to the Rockrider EST520 page you might find a link to the manual which will give weight limits but they are typically low for Decathlon bikes. Better to get a...

Complexity is what is the most common factor to poor reliability and as you go up in a price there are many more complicated mid-drive motors with a lot of internal cogs and even a belt on many models and they have a far higher wear rate on the drivetrain as the power is provided through the...

I sort of suspect they could be the same. I think its about the same as some of the Swytch kits. For a sub 10 mile commute where you can charge inbetween trips I don't see a problem with the capacity, it keeps the bike relatively light and nimble. Also if you need a second battery you can go...

I personally think the Muddyfox is a good cheap ebike purely because its so basic and keeps everything simple. It has 3 assist levels and should be easy to maintain. The big issue is range and how heavy you are and how much assistance you can provide to the ebike for hills. You could buy it and...

I guess middle class is a bit old school to be honest what I really meant was middle income the people with a large amount of disposable income and there are millions of them. I think oligarchs have often based their tax es in the UK to avoid higher taxes elsewhere so that is free money to the...

People will have to adapt unfortunately. Central heating is relatively new, people may have to heat their homes differently or even heat themselves directly, more clothes or even clothes with heat pads using low power battery packs. At least heating yourself directly means you are warm in any...

Again I'd like to see the exact legislation that shows how much over 250W a motor can go legally and for how long. You are writing in vague terms but most laws try to be specific. 250W means something and clearly motors that use 2000W are illegal. I have seen recent police news stories where...

Sadly huge poverty is coming to the UK. We still don't have any politicians with proper economic policies and the UK population are still happy to export most of their wages causing huge debts. We are heading for poverty that none of us would have experienced before in our lives. Even the...

Most bikes we buy here are garbage products when exposed to the harsh working life of Africa for example with terrible roads, dust and used daily as essential transport. Halfords have sent over 100,000 bikes to Africa and transformed many lives and these are the type of bikes that can handle...

The maximum continuous rated power of the electric motor must not exceed 250 Watts. Where are these technical requirements that clearly state the range the motor can go to? I'm not wishing for anything except clear legislation. When I look at definitions of 'maximum continuous rated power'...

I don't know the spec of that bike and the width of the wheel but it might be worth looking out for a rigid fork to replace the front suspension. I always avoid cheap suspension as I don't find it works very well or lasts very long and the cheapest suspension has no way of adjusting it so it...

How many charge cycles is like how long is a piece of string. It really depends on what you base the percentage of capacity as. If you accept 70% capacity of the battery capacity then perhaps you can state 1000 charge cycles but if 80% perhaps 800 charge cycles etc. The thing is the easier the...

That is my point I would normally expect a government site like that to give the correct information pretty much at all times. I've not seen such a site give old or false information on other subject matters but here the government site is wrong but that site is there to give guidance to...

While I agree in principle you get what you pay for as a very rough rule there are products that have much higher margins than others. When you look at the cycling industry there are many brands that give themselves huge margins because their costs are much higher and they want bigger profits...