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    range completly naff with 13.4ah battery

    tried recharge+30mins have done 22 miles display jumps between 1 and 2 bars out of 8, but range still poor. have now met 2 people same ebc battery but running 500w rear moters about 30miles range approx. I am out of warranty as regards battery I did get nearer 40miles but on lighter bike mode 1...
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    Insurance for e-bikes

    looked at a you tube video (how secure is your bicycle lock) it took about 90seconds with angle grinder to cut through decent locks but this was in a studio rather than outside I believe. watched bbc1 thief trackers where they put a tracker on a bike,secured to railings with a decent chain and...
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    range completly naff with 13.4ah battery

    last year I purchased a yospower 10.4ah bottle battery and used this with my Carrera subway with tdz 250 moter have now covered about 2100 miles. range 30-35ish one journey 12 miles outward fairly hilly return journey 2 steepish hills did 25 miles battery showed 4 bars out of 8, next day 6...
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    Insurance for e-bikes

    according to my phone guide there was a local Bradford and bingley, but searching the high street there was no such outlet, and was told that Bradford and bingley were taken over by Santander? I was asked wether my ebike had to be peddled to engage assistance, assume they were referring to...
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    Insurance for e-bikes

    I have home insurance/contents with swintons renewal premium was just over£200 including £20 for cover of unpowered bicycle, but I wanted to cover my ebike so dropped the the £20 cover for unpowered, with ebike cover £210 for £1200 value did not seem to be too bothered about gold secure...
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    what do members think of the swytch kit

    i can see this being very popular, but wonder what the front hub moter actually is and what the power output is in nm, and is there just one assist mode? because its light and say being fitted to road/flat bar bike it would be fairly easy to ride if battery was depleted. but not sure if there is...
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    Stop me buying a Woosh

    i went on a coach trip to southend on sunday with the intention of trying rio mtb and fatboy I thought I read somewhere woosh was open sundays?phoned hatti Thursday but she could not get anyone to be available sunday. rio and mtb look quite nice. whilst in southend I did not see one woosh ebike...
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    NEC Cycle Show 2017: Wisper e-MTBs, Swytch & other highlights

    talking to a local ebike dealer who attended the show and looking at the ebike range pampflets there seems to be far more battery integration into the frame and streamlining than just bolt onto front tube approach. saw a pic of new ktm macina with new bosch moter with the big front chainring
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    Haibike Trekking/Cross?

    are the trekking/cross bosch powered, looking on ebike shop they are quite expensive, I have ktm macina cross bosch active/400w battery get near to 60miles if using eco on the flat, emo rider has yours got a double chainring hence 20 gears. theres a post re cube bosch cx 500 watt just below...
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    how do you switch between ts and speed sensor modes on wisper?

    new local dealer has a wisper not sure of exact model but top of the range with 570watt battery, I mentioned that there was a function to swap between torque mode and speed mode but do not know how this is done , I was offered a demo but want to try both modes. looking on amps site there are pdf...
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    looked at haibike tried a marida emtb

    hi all whilst chatting to a local cycle mechanic , he knowing I had ebikes mentioned a new dealer in Watford selling haibike/whisper. the new vendor is in Watford market and called www.ebike.town so of I went for a peruse, first time I have seen haibikes in the flesh, found them appealing an d...
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    which insurance companies cover home and ebikes for theft etc

    hello all my home insurance /contents will be due for renewal soon. my present insurer swintons does not do ebike cover, nor does Aviva who I was with before. I would like some kind of cover as regards theft from home ,or away from home. advice on which companies do home and ebike combined...
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    News: Hovis boy finally conquers Gold Hill with an e-bike

    as he rose to the occasion , and achieved a slice of fame, I would give it a full page spread
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    orbea shimano steps 6010 specs/info please

    thanks all local lbs sells the orbea its the keram 30 mtb model orange £1699 I did ask the specs some months ago and I believe dealer said 60nm for e6010 and 80 nm for the e8000 mtb but I could be mistaken? cant see the nm value in the manual or online.
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    New Halfords Carrera Vengence E Bike £800

    from the display it looks like 3 pas assist levels so I assume its speed sensor? but its 3kg heavier than crossfire/Vulcan you could swop say front mechanical disk for hydraulic for about £20
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    orbea shimano steps 6010 specs/info please

    hello all just found out someone I see occasionally has just purchased orbea mtb which has the shimano steps e6010 moter , cannot seem to find all the specs/info online. I would like to have a chat with the orbea owner so I can compare how the shimano system compares with my tdz equipped ebike...
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    Was considering a Halfords bike and suddenly now looking at a Scott Ebike for the wife!

    i spoke to a woman who had just purchased a freego step through, with which she was very pleased and had also ridden a whisper. as far as I recall it had mudguards etc and was £1200 bought from the far earth dealer in hitchen, also said customer service was good
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    one of those annoying bike events

    hi all yesterday about to go out on my kudos I notice a rear flat tyre, so pump it up and use another bike. on my return the tyre is part deflated, so I remove the wheel and while inspecting the tube ,my right bifocal lens come adrift from my specs, so hunt round for spare pair. after all this I...
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    Is this crazy?! High mile Bosch motor

    hi solerbake I assume your bosch pedelec is generation one ? and owners can get them recelled as you have done. but if I am correct gen 2 batteries 2014 onwards (I have 2016 400w) cannot be recelled and are at least £600 upwards.