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Hi Dom T as a shift worker on a four day week you never know, I could be available. If you let me know in advance the day you are planning it I could see if I am available and would enjoy a leisure ride and a change of scene. I am about a hours drive from Chichester.

I think if you ride it on the road and are careful to keep water away from the bearings when washing it could last a long time. Also if you can keep water out of the motor, it will be the main bearing that will eventually wear and this can be replaced. I have a Yamaha PW system and 400Wh...

Hi Rob, I tend to agree that 10,000 miles is not bad for a rear wheel on a hard tail mountain bike with a heavy rider, rear rack and panniers, used at least 50% off road including stony tracks and small drop offs. My new wheel with the old tyre did its first trip yesterday that in the end was...

Maybe an entry level full suspension mountain bike with air adjustable suspension for your weight with a powerful crank drive motor and a 500Wh battery and hydraulic disk brakes. The full suspension adjustable for your weight will help protect both the front and rear wheels from damage. A...

Those council painted white line and little else to say they have provided a cycle lane are unfit for purpose at best and actually quite dangerous.

As a shift worker I know what you mean about being motivated enough to cycle to work in the earlier morning. I think you might be better off on a simple cadence sensor powerful rear hub motored bike as they are simple and relaxing to ride, set to full assist you add as much effort as you want...

Thanks Eddie, I think Schwalbe Marathon plus mountain bike tyres in 2.25" are the obvious alternative to what I am using. Also thanks BazP, I have heard they can be difficult to put on or indeed take off. I am very happy with the tyres I am using as they are extremely tough with none of the...

Hi Deere John, assuming that you have a five bar meter and they all decline in a linear fashion you now have a range of 350km or 217.48 miles and if you can maintain an 18 mph average it will only take 12 hours to deplete your battery. I hope you have a comfortable saddle!

Thanks for that recommendation soundwave, they look like they would be great for my off road stuff.

I currently use Specialized Crossroads Armadillo 650B 27.6” Wired Clincher Tyres in 1.9” width that have covered 5278 commuting miles to work and back. I do a 12 to 14 mile off road route to work and 10 miles back on the road so roughly two thirds of the miles covered are off road. I have never...

Washed the bike today and inspecting the rear wheel found some damage that is not so easy to fix and will require either a new rim laced in or a ready built replacement wheel. This wheel has managed over 10,000 miles. This was the second rear wheel after I destroyed the first one after a tree...

I have not used them myself but others on the forum speak highly of them https://www.brightonebikes.co.uk/

I rode to work on Tuesday and although it was fun I felt like a quick change artist in a panto,first no waterproofs and sunshine, then within a mile into waterproofs, then out of waterproofs, then into waterproofs by which time it had stopped raining but I stayed in them for a few sunny miles...

That looks a bit unlucky as your oversize tyre might have protected the rim from taking the hit.

Sorry that is what I meant ie assist level zero, I do not turn the system off.

I tend to turn my Haibike sDuro hard tail Yamaha off on many downhill sections I ride both on and off road. I have just got into that habit after all it is very easy to change from assist to off and back again. I have been riding the Haibike to work and back since I got it in 2015 (Off road to...

In fairness once I had fixed this problem I stopped researching if there might be a dealer somewhere who was prepared to fix the problem but I did approach mine and another non local one at the time and was told the same thing by both that they could not. Now it is a year since then and at that...

The point is that whether you are in or out of warranty you will be given no support to fix the connector if it breaks.

I just checked and I am 11 days short of a year since my connectors broke. I have completed 1924 miles since mending my connectors with the battery and charger showing every sign of lasting a lot longer still. The battery and charger are obviously high quality items and it would have been...

I just checked and I am 11 days short of a year since my connectors broke. I have completed 1924 miles since mending my connectors with the battery and charger showing every sign of lasting a lot longer still. The battery and charger are obviously high quality items and it would have been...