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When I was looking to buy a purpose built bike for my home to work commute that could cope with the cross country stuff I wanted to do the sDuro seemed the best value (£1750) quality hard tail bike I could find at the time and so far so good. I actually preferred the torque and instant power...

Miles now 4556 Miles on the Shimano Alivio HG400 MTB12-36t:12-14-16-18-21-24-28-32-36 cassette/42 tooth chain ring now 580 with no slipping problems. With this new gearing I may have cracked the premature cassette replacement I had been suffering but I would like it to last around 1500 miles...

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I re-set my display before heading home and although very tired as it was the last of four early starts on the trot I tried to keep a good pace and at the end of the journey noted that my average speed was just over 21 mph for the 10 mile journey completed entirely in eco and using 28% of the...

Hi anotherkiwi, I set the display to rpm, and found that around 85 rpm in my 14 tooth gear 8 with the 42 tooth chain ring equates to just over 20 mph. My comfortable cruising pedal range seems to be from 80 to 90 rpm and if the rpm start to fall much below 80rpm I want to change down a gear. The...

For getting over bridges with steps my Oxygen E-mate city with a throttle is surprisingly capable if a little undignified as you could spin up the back wheel while lifting the front over upcoming steps and kind of bounce your way up, I still use the Oxygen for general shopping trips including...

I have a bell and use it all the time and find it strange that so many bicyclists do not. I get a lot of relieved "So nice to hear a bell etc comments". Like LeighPing I was riding on a canal tow path on my Oxygen E-mate city yesterday in a world of my own enjoying my surroundings in bottom...

Hi another Kiwi, I started with the standard 38 tooth chain ring. I found that on cassettes with an 11 tooth top gear they could quickly start to slip/jump or play up. I went to a 40 tooth chain ring with a 12-14-16-18-21-24-28-32-36 cassette and found this gearing was very good for my...

Another update as my mileage now stands at 4148 I have put a new Schalbe Smart Sam Plus rear tyre on after mine failed at 3800 miles and made me realize that I should have changed it a bit sooner! I have finally had to change the battery in the LCD display unit. After doing so I got a bit of...

I weigh shall we say at least a 100kg and carry two loaded panniers so my rear tyre had certainly soaked up a lot of punishment. I guess you could say that my rear tyre was tested to destruction and on this occasion it was 6000km. If when they eventually fail they do so in the same way as mine...

Pride comes before a fall! The side wall on my Schalbe Marathon Plus failed at a mere 3800 miles on my off road route to work. It could have had a nick from something but I think it was just time and the punishing wear and tear I inflicted on it. I do check my tyres quite often but had...

I have now completed six days commuting and have done 234 miles since putting the 42 teeth chain ring with the Shimano Alivio HG400 MTB 12-36t: 12-14-16-18-21-24-28-32-36 cassette on. My first ride to work using this gearing was on the 28th of June and it is working really well. The gearing is...

Hi Tomtomato, I bought my Oxygen E-mate from 50 cycles old store in Richmond when they were selling Oxygen Bikes. It is some time ago now but I remember that when I contacted 50 cycles and spoke to their mechanic in Leicester about my noisy motor they had stopped selling Oxygen bikes and said I...

I have been a bit slow to pick up on this thread but thought I might comment as I bought my Haibike sDuro HardSeven SL 2015 Yamaha on the 20th of March 2015 from Martin. I did a lot of research before buying my bike and found Martin to be helpful and knowledgeable whenever I spoke to him on the...

I think they are expensive but mine allows me to commute to work and back carrying two heavy panniers and getting a good deal of exercise at the same time. I suppose you could think of us as early adopters of new technology. I have not replaced my car but now hardly ever use it to travel to...

A bit early to judge whether I now have a cassette/Chain ring combination that will allow the cassette to last longer but the gearing seems to give me the gear range I need for the hills I climb off road on the route I use and 20mph cruising on the road. I put on a 42 tooth chain ring with a...

Hi D8ve, I considered going hub geared but worried how the reliability would be effected by the power of a crank powered bike and not wanting to be stranded en route to work or indeed back again late at night. When a gear on my cassette plays up I can just change down a gear to get me to work or...

Sounds interesting. What did you fit.

Hi Mossie, I am commuttiing on a 2015 sDuro Hard Seven Yamaha and have found that I wear out the top gear (11 tooth cog) quickly as well. I do put on cheap steel Shimano Alivio HG400 MTB Cassettes when they start to play up but it is always top gear that plays up and I need to change it when it...

Hi all, Must be me then! I do ride my bike in a way that could lead to faster wear in my transmission and for me it is the top gear cog that starts to be troublesome rather than any of the others. I just use my bike to get me to work and back and this often involves a 13 mile predominantly...