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  1. georgehenry

    Considering an Eco Voltz Dart - Looking For Advice

    This one looks good value and well liked by a pedelec member https://www.piratescave.co.uk/seago-folding-electric-bike.html http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/seago-city-lite-folder-reviews-anyone.32757/#post-461839
  2. georgehenry

    eMTB owners photo and ride thread.

    Well after my required post operative interview with my occupational health department they have decided that I should be brought back to work gently for the first two weeks on restrictive hours. This has allowed me to set off to work on my Haibike sDuro at a civilized 08:15 from home and ride...
  3. georgehenry

    eMTB owners photo and ride thread.

    Eddie, oversize tyres at low pressure and loads of mud, whats not to like! That little water course looks loads of fun. As I have said I do cry off my road to work if it is forecast to cane it down but made an exception on Friday as I have not been riding much following my minor operation...
  4. georgehenry

    Commute and some off road?

    Andy McNish said E-bikes are already heavier than normal bikes. And ebike users are often heavier than average road cyclists. Mass x velocity = potential for damage. Up their speed to race bike levels that only light bikes with fit riders can usually sustain and then ride them in cycle lanes and...
  5. georgehenry

    eMTB owners photo and ride thread.

    Hi Eddie, my KTM was bought on a ride to work scheme remotely from a shop in Wales and I did not get a chance to try it for size. I ordered a 19" frame and have found it very slightly smaller than I was expecting but have got used to, and like the agility that a less stretched out riding...
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    eMTB owners photo and ride thread.

    I so enjoyed being out on my non assisted KTM 1964 yesterday that I decided to give myself more of a hill climbing challenge today with one really difficult and technical climb to the top of St Marthas Hill on the Pilgrims Way. I started by climbing from Wonersh common via Rosemary hill up onto...
  7. georgehenry

    eMTB owners photo and ride thread.

    I did a circuit yesterday on my non electric KTM hardtail aiming to include the gully that I found on my previous ride and failed to climb on my Haibike sDuro Yamaha and then pushed up with some difficulty, only this time to come down it on the KTM. I think that my difficulty getting up that...
  8. georgehenry

    After eleven years....

    I picked up what I thought was going to be a spars and repair second Oxygen Emate City at the end of the summer from the classified ad section of the forum for £100 and quickly realized that it had been very little used and would take very little to have it working and now use it along side my...
  9. georgehenry

    After eleven years....

    Not as old at just 7 years old but you can see the similarities between the Wisper above and my old Oxygen Emate below showing that as a workhorse these generic Chinese rear hub machines were tough and worked and still work very well. I still use mine a lot for all sorts of tasks including an...
  10. georgehenry

    Bosch CX pedal resistance

    My Yamaha 2015 PW can be ridden with the motor off with apparently almost no obvious resistance although any ebike without assistance is still a heavy bike so best cycled with the motor off on level or only slightly uphill gradients rather than anything too uphill where the weight quickly makes...
  11. georgehenry

    eMTB owners photo and ride thread.

    Yes Dom T it was all good, and that gully looks more possible to climb in the summer but I am still not sure if I would get up it, but fun to try. I have also up geared my bike to be quick on the road when coming home from work but still have a low enough bottom gear (just) to climb the steepest...
  12. georgehenry

    eMTB owners photo and ride thread.

    I went for another convalescence ride today which went OK but could have gone better. I was going to go out on my non electric mountain bike but then decided to go on the Haibike sDuro with the consequence that the battery was only 95% charged, I set off a bit late while waiting for the battery...
  13. georgehenry

    Bosch Cx motor noise

    It is good to see services coming available to keep crank drive motors going when you are out of the warranty period. The dealer where i bought my bike (ebikeshop Farnham) is now offering a main bearing change on my Yamaha PU motor for £80 same day turn a round and now I also have The bearing...
  14. georgehenry

    eMTB owners photo and ride thread.

    Deere John where is "The lady of Shalott" in your rather marvelous barge? If that motor lasted 15000km and you were happy with the way it performed I would be inclined to get another one.
  15. georgehenry

    Commute and some off road?

    Ebikeshop have 20% off Haibike 2018 models. I like a hardtail for commutting for their reliability and simplicity and also easy to fit a sturdy rack to for panniers also very useful for commutting. They have a Haibike 2018 trekking model that comes with lights and mudguards that would be...
  16. georgehenry

    The tale of a £100 second hand electric bike.

    If anyone has an idea what model year this bike is I would be interested to know. Also if there is an instruction manual for LC Display showing how all the functions work. Now that I have managed to get the lights on who knows what other exiting functions I am unaware of!
  17. georgehenry

    The tale of a £100 second hand electric bike.

    I was on a family holiday in Devon when I spotted an Oxygen Emate City electric bike in the pedelec classified section close enough to where I live at a tempting £100 asking price. Now I have owned an Oxygen Emate city since 2011 (My first electric bike) and really like it but it has led a hard...
  18. georgehenry

    The problem with E-bikes in the UK.

    As I said I really liked the Passat GTE estate, and it is a clever hybrid giving you potentially the best of both worlds, so no range anxiety and about a 30 mile electric range that for a lot of local journeys should be fine. I just could not justify the extra cost. In fairness to VW I...
  19. georgehenry

    eMTB owners photo and ride thread.

    You love it Eddie. To be honest I don't mind getting wet myself. It was great just to be riding to be honest.