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Muggles term came from new member, I like better than unassisted. Ebike really are like magic bikes.

The high gearing on eBikes is more factor than weight for unassisted climbing. Typical eMtb would come with 38T chainring, compared to 28-32T on muggles bike. Try climbing steep hill in 3 or 4 gear with extra 10kg and you will have some idea of how it feels.

FS far more capable and comfortable at speed. Go for 140mm trail or better. As for any FS maintenance is higher and more expensive, but pleasure factor is higher than HT. The FS definitely comes into its own at higher climb speeds. Bosch and Yamaha displays are vunerable in crash and Bosch...

It works on Shimano Steps for 5 minutes then error14, ie "caught you tampering". To clear put things back to original and ride with err14 displayed. Heard same for Bosch. With newer Bosch and Shimano drives going for magnets on disc brake, tampering is going to become harder.

Test ride a few different bikes in different price brackets including Bosch or Shimano middrive. NB these are typically £2k each.

The CX drive should have enough grunt with 9-10 spd 11-40t cassette to haul a fully load touring bike up any sealed road hill. Of course if you are serious about touring then rolhoff hub is only way to go. The advance of rolhoff is any hill can be tackled in Eco for when battery range is critical.

Dropper posts were designed for MTBs, dropping seat so you can get you butt and weight over rear wheel on steep descent. As I've discovered along with lots of others is they also allow you to lower seat when stopped, a nice bonus. Typically they have remote leveler on handlebar, push it while...

Add a dropper seatpost and you can always have your feet on ground when stopped. You will have to forgo a suspension seatpost. Fat tires and coil sprung seat should help.

Buy decent derailleur eg deore 9spd should do it. Sunrace do 11-40t cassette if you need to climb steep hills. I've upgraded from altuis to deore, huge difference in quality of shifting.

We can thank ecar industry especially tesla for a massive cash injection into battery technology. Ebikes, eHelicopters (yes they have finally made it to commercial production) and ePlanes will all be possible with new battery and engine technology.

Not all comments are bad. While waiting at lights with couple of other bike commuters, one looked at my ebike and said I should go first as I'd be faster up hill in front of us. Ebikes are becoming part of commuting scene here, see more a more every month. Quite few conversions. Daily slogging...

Middrives are more energy efficient as they use bikes gears to maintain their optimum rpm. Hubs only have onr gear while asking motor to run at large rpm range. Its like comparing cars with 5spd gearbox vs 1spd gearbox.

He is going for 250W so front wheel might be OK especially if it has rigid forks. Makes for easier installation. Would also help balance weight of kid on back.

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The Moustache Samedi 28 may a bit more exspensive but it does have few nice pluses. 1) 500Wh battery 2) Performance drive which 60nm compared to Steps and Active 50nm. 3) SLX gears, quality gears are a must on middrives. 4) lights, mudguards, rack. Small things but they make a big difference.

Bosch Active or Shimano STEPs with 500wH should give 80km no problem in eco if there are not to may hills or you are willing to turn assist on the flat. I've seen a a couple STEPs bikes with 500Wh, up to now it has been 400wh. Same goes for Bosch Active. Maybe able to negotiate an upgrade on...

My issue is donor bike, 15yr MTB with Vbrakes, front shock is likely to be shot. Kits are great if starting with good donor otherwise factory new eBike might be better way to go. Larger wheels 700c or 29inch will be better at speed than 26". Test ride a few new ebikes with different drives and...

Modifying a FS MTB may not workout. The R&M a designed for long distance touring in comfort, FS MTB are not.

Try a Bosch CX drive in Turbo, I'd be surprised if you still think a throttle is needed. £2000-2500 would get you OK hardtail eMTB with CX drive.

If you can hold off buying another ebike till next year, the new bikes with latest quiet Bosch Active drives will be out. Kalkhoff will be sure to have some in their range. Other plus they should have new 500wh battery inside frame. Kalkhoff make great bikes unfortunately Impulse drive has let...