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    Bosch cx or Yamaha pw

    But its a case of stopping and moving chain between chainrings by hand.
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    Lapierre Or Cube

    Cube also have Acid Hybrid Allroad, same bike with lights, mudguards and kick stand.
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    Trek Powerfly 7 2018 hardtail

    B-SOUL Bicycle Mobile Phone Pouch 5.7 inch Touch Screen Top Frame Tube Storage Bag USD5.70 delivered. This just arrived from Aliexpress. Perfect size, takes my 70x150mm phone with quite bit room to spare all round. Comes with rain cover which can be stored in external side pocket. No problems...
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    Tyre width has narrow can you go?

    Can vouch for braking with Allmotions, I have 27.5x2.0 on rear of FS MTB, even with 180mm discs it takes lot effort to lockup rear wheel. Probably 2-3 times compared to MTB tyres. Very quiet and fast rolling.
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    Lapierre Or Cube

    Cube Acid motor is slightly less powerful than Overvolt 50nm vs 60nm, but is lot smoother and quieter motor. For 90% of your ride power difference will not matter, remaining 10% Acid will have to climb at slightly slower speed. Where Overvolt shines is all the extras. Quality mudguards, fixed...
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    Tyre width has narrow can you go?

    The downside of narrow tyres is harder ride due to less cushioning, also less braking traction. If you use 2.0-2.3 road tyre like Big Ben, Big Apple or Allmotion you can have best of both worlds. Low pressure and comfort for commuting or high pressure with more range for touring at cost of...
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    Austria joins th e-bike boom

    More people have them more they spread good word and their friends get try them. I've been accountable for 4 friends buying them, with one plan on another for his wife, but I think its more for him. In two since I've had one commuter ebikes have gone from handful to around 5-10%.
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    Oxygen vs Whoosh for 50miles a day commute

    I've being using 27.5 x2.00 Schwalbe Allmotion on rear. This is touring/commuter tyre, very quiet and quick. Best on tarmac, gravel dirt if its dry. For better puncture resistance set it up as tubeless which is what they were intended for.
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    Specialized Turbo Levo HT Comp 6Fattie 2018

    Hi James Best keep every thing in the original thread, instead of new thread for every bike you test. When you buy a bike start a review thread on it, or add to existing one.
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    Gepida Reptila 900

    Update on bike. 10 weeks and 1500kms later, bike has been almost faultless, just one loss screw on mudguard, easy fixed. Wife loves it which is most important thing, finds it very comfortable, including seat and easier to handle than previous 28" bike. She hit 55km/h on one downhill section...
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    Gepida Reptila 900

    The follow was my first posting from another thread of this bike after purchasing in early March 2018. Just cut and pasted from other thread. Just upgrade wife's ebike to a Gepida Reptila 900, this 26" wheel version of 28" wheel 1000. Features Bosch Activeline, 400wh powerpack mounted in frame...
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    Giant bikes. Opinions on these two?

    Forget charts its how motor feels to you that matters. More importantly how frame feels.
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    Bike for heavy user

    FS are single purpose only, MTBing. Hardtail is multipurpose, MTBing, add rack full mudguards, chance stem and you have comfortable commuter an tourer capable of carrying 25kg. The Giant has dropper seat and most mportantly 27.5+ tyres which are next best thing to FS for MTBing, especially...
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    Trek Powerfly 7 2018 hardtail

    The SKS velo 65 mountain 29" mudguards turned up here photos of it fitted along with rack. Back mudguard was straight forward with excellent clearance. Front is tight fit only just clears front tire. The mounts for shocks are sold separately as I've found out, see photo for PNs. Not sure if...
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    Giant bikes. Opinions on these two?

    There is nothing wrong with Suntour forks, the air fork is not in same league as Rockshox Pike or Fox 34 performance but its far from cheap and nasty. Riese & Mueller wouldn't use them if they were. For riding James is doing it should be fine. The motor is Yamaha PW which James has already...
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    Bike for heavy user

    Nice spec, has plus tyres a dropper seat and OK. Give it a go. If trialing off road ask shop to set tyre pressures up for off road. Try a couple of frame sizes if you can.
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    Bike for heavy user

    James Make sure what ever bike you buy you at least ride. The frame fit is more important than motor type, whether its, yamaha, shimano, bosch or brose, while power deliveries and user interface maybe slightly different you won't be disappointed with any of them.. On the other hand there is no...
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    Support for Specialized Turbo eBikes

    If new bike make sure it comes with 2 year factory warranty on motor and battery.
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    Cube acid one 500

    Gringo how does Plus compare to original activeline on hill climbs?.