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I was actually tempted to buy this years version of my bike which had a package of features that really appealed to me. But my size has sold out now and I think I dithered because it would have been a bit boring to essentially buy the same bike I already have. Anyway, I have't finished...

Just finished 5 days of late shifts. I rode my crank drive Haibike to three of them completing 72 miles on it. It performed very well, and the off road route is spectacular, if tough! On one day I took the car due to the deluges of rain we are getting at the moment. And last night I took the...

Three 24 mile return trips to work and back on The Haibike, so 72 miles in total, and approaching 36 miles off road. The conditions off road were energy sapping, with a lot of standing water, generally soft ground, wet leaves and mud to contend with. I have a section that with my old back...

Indeed some nice views. I am at work as I write but enjoyed a very nice ride to work on The Haibike, with similarly nice views . The Haibike is behaving itself at the moment, and my 2.35 mud tyre worked a treat in the slop.

Well today is the end of my 20 day cycle of early shifts and I rode to them all except one which I took the car due to the forecast of very heavy rain. So the final total was 220 miles over the 20 day period. The £100 ebike is a truly excellent commuter bike. I have two days off before a...

Its counter intuitive, but less/very careful washing of the motor when washing the bike, making sure to keep water away from bearings is I am sure the right approach. I was lucky to have my first Yamaha motor replaced under warranty when it developed play in the bearing, right on the 2 year...

Well I wimped out and took the car today. The forecast was terrible and my start time was very early and I was cumulatively tired after 3 very early starts. I love my job but shift work can take its toil. I would have been riding home in torrential rain, so I think I made the right decision...

The thing that worries me from what you say is that the battery is supposed to be new, when it aught to be delivering its best performance. I would consider trying to get it replaced from where you bought it. The last silver fish battery I bought was quite cheap off ebay (under £200 including...

I am up to 10,800 km on my 2015 Yamaha motor. So far so good, but I wonder if Performance line bearings have any data on how far they go before they need looking at?

Looks just as cool as your last one which I really liked. Do you still commute on the other one you did and how many miles have you put on it?

My year end for total miles ridden is in March and I think you Dom T and I will be neck and neck.

Hi Nealh, I have a old optimate trickle charger that I use on a number of old motorcycles I own and a sorned car on my driveway, as well as occasionally a car that is on the road that I bought for my children to learn in and now is insured for my son and I after he recently passed his test but...

Using a timer plug it is with a little trail and error very easy to partially charge your battery to somewhere in the 50% to 70% range if you have depleted most of it on your ride. Bring your battery in the house, connect it to your charger with a timer plug to limit the time of the charge to...

Heavy Lifting My shift pattern meanders between periods of early shifts and periods of late shifts. Late shifts allow me to use my Haibike for a daylight ride cross country to work, but early shifts are the domain now of my £100, circa 2011 second hand Oxygen Emate. At the moment I am in...

Interesting what you say Fordulike as my Yamaha Battery is lasting incredibly well and I take it indoors after my ride 10 mile ride home from work and leave like that at about 60% charge until I next need to use the bike and then charged up close to setting off. It does get charged back to...

Another great video.

For leisure riding a good range is important. A lot of commuting to work might be around 10 miles. My route to work on the road is a 20 mile return trip and I can charge my battery at work. I bought one of these batteries of Ebay in March 2018 complete with charger and although I am sure it is...

I assume you are talking about David the £100 ebike Nealh.

You can get wide range 9 speed cassettes. I just looked on amazon and there was an 11-40 cassette for £29.99...

I have not bought any cassettes since Jan 19 when amazon were selling my preferred 9 speed cassettes for £12.95 delivered, so I stocked up. Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L. Return window closed on 3 Mar 2019 £12.95 At around the same time I bought 2 KMC 9 speed chains for £18 delivered. I have...