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Who ever said that? :D It certainly wasn't my take on things at just after 7.00am this morning when it was raining hard, with wet long grass brushing along the side of my bare legs, and mud being flung everywhere. I'm enjoying every second of turning a two mile drive, into roughly a ten mile...

In some respects I consider the Active Line motor to be the best of the bunch. It doesn't obviously have the torque of either the Performance Line or CX motor, but it does excel at your proposed role, and is really pleasant in use. I also found it to be very frugal when it come down to battery...

I came close to buying Defy 1 a few years ago. It certainly felt a relaxed geometry and an enjoyable ride. It accelerated blindingly fast as well. The Genisis Croix De Fer catches my eye more these days, but I already a have a Mercier road bike that I don't ride and am about to list on Ebay...

I'd forgotten that it even had any. :oops:

I so love that these children are willing to get off their backside and do something productive with their lives. Hopefully it is by their free will and not being pushed by parents. Sorry to go off topic. :)

I'd rather air caution when it comes to deep water. I was caught out in this poor quality clip if you skip to the 4.30 point, but if water approaches crank level/ wheel bearing level, then I'd sooner get off and carry the bike. You are going to get wet feet pedalling through it, so carrying the...

rArtstu, as you already know I am big fan of how you are helping the children and their cycling quest, and enjoy reading about how they are getting on. You have also prompted me about something that I also do, but have never even given any thought to, and even forgot to mention in my first...

Dave, this isn't in any way a criticism, so please don't take it that way. From reading the start of thread I got the impression that a rear hub motor would have been the owners preference, but couldn't be done because of the through axle and the carbon potentially not taking the stress. I'm...

I made a school boy error today, by leaving the van at work whilst riding home from work off road. It looks like I might well be getting wet and muddy tomorrow morning on the way back in again. :D It was nice and chilled ride back though, and I spent a bit of time carrying yet more rocks to help...

There is a difference though. :) You haven't taken an eMTB costing roughly 3k plus, then wrecked the off road functionality and use of the bike. I just can't see the sense in taking an expensive bike, then making it more vulnerable to damage, and adding extra weight. The functionality of both...

The green light is the only gripe that I have about the light.

LeighPing, hurry up and get this thread to page 7 My eyes can't stand the mess that adorns Phills and SW's bikes. The pain is too much to bear. :(

Even better if you remove the yellow top section and swap the mounting plate brackets top to bottom, get a second unit and bolt it to the first, turn it over and bolt the section that held the yellow end to the ground, and then you have a ball version. It could then evolve with a covering, to...

Thank you Tillson. I'm far from skilled though. My dream job would be to own and run a delicatessen. I'm going to let that one remain a dream. :)

I need to convince my wife that we need to move. :) Don't worry, they always come as a welcome relief. I guess that is the good thing with any mountainous region. The going down is pretty much equal in distance to the climbing up. :) I've been playing with the details of the Top Of Europe...

90 metres is fine. :) What sort of ride distance do you have to do to get that elevation gain?

Motivation, goals and targets. First my ramblings... A post by Woodsy in relation to riding up Snowdon and a comment a short time ago by NealH in relation to elevation gain during my recent Swiss trip, has further fuelled my interest in elevation gain of rides. Since returning from...

Up until the age of twenty I was employed as an overhead linesman working on 11kva and 33kva. But full time employment was not for me, as I couldn't hack the laziness and apathy that sets in when people become institutionalised, so have spent the last 30 years being self employed. I've built up...

I decided to grab the chance today and ride to work. My usual 2 mile road journey, today stretched to about ten miles each way, with most of it off road. Shame that I can't do it more often. :( Crap phone photos.

Chris, I have just discovered a ride to do next year. :) I stumbled across it whilst researching another ride that I am trying to plan. The last 5.7 miles of the planned ride are through a railway tunnel, which has an elevation gain of 4,609'. I'm currently seeking permission to do the ride...