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15 mph is a lot faster than someone on a standard bike when going uphill. A driver sees a bike and thinks 7 mph max up here I can get past no problem before that car coming the other way and takes twice as long to get past! When riding downhill most tend to sit further out into the road as they...

I'm not necessarily on about sport, there are plenty of people having serious accidents on roads with relatively shallow gradients. Sadly a few weeks ago a German lady holidaymaker was killed when a car underestimated the speed a couple of ebikers were going and cut in to avoid an oncoming...

Agree with all of that, however London isn't the whole of the UK. I cringe when I see some of the ebikes and ebikers around me in the UK. So many people both here in Austria and in the UK can now get into situations that they can't handle because the powered bike gets them to the top of the...

Really! My overall perception of a lot of the bottom end ebikes is how terrible the brakes are. My MTB stops a lot quicker from 25-30 mph than my Haibike despite a 203mm brake upgrade. The MTB has 180 front and 160 rear but weighs nearly 15 kg less.

@EddiePJ that looks big enough to be an extender;)

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/chainrings/32-thorn-104mm-bcd-4-arm-reversible-single-chainring-332-inch-black/

Today's little jaunt after a week of rain. Just checking progress on the new lift again, won't be long till ski time now!

I'm sure it would invalidate the warranty. If you are careful it is possible to do this with little trace, if I removed mine I doubt any bike shop would spot that it had been there. If I had been at home with more equipment then I am sure it could have been done with even less trace.

I bought the battery a 10s3p with Samsung INR18650-35E cells from Akkuservice Dellinger in Germany (info@akku-dellinger.de) complete with BMS and fabricated a housing for it ( I know of someone who used a Rosswheel frame phone bag to contain the battery but theirs was 10s4p). It is connected...

What you need is an extender battery like mine, 378Ah just over 1.5 kg and fits on top of the motor. (Must get round to painting the mounting brackets)

The sensor is held on with a tight fitting neoprene chainstay protector. If I remember correctly there may be a tywrap under there as well. To be honest I don't know why I have left it like that, where I usually ride it is of little use as it is usually 10% + up or down so 25kmh isn't applicable...

The diameter of the magnet is smaller than the threads. A normal pedal spanner is used to tighten the pedals.

Over a year for me, the magnet is epoxied into the end of the pedal where the hex for the allen key is. No problems.

I'm not about to call either Geraint Thomas or Mark Cavendish seconds. It all depends on season goals, not everyone is a G.C. contender, there are plenty of classics riders and recovering injured or maybe prepping for the world champs riders in there!

I think that is probably what I will end up with next, I already have 2.3 / 2.4 tyres but I'm sure a bit more volume will be perfect.

I've never ridden a good FS bike, every one I have ridden up to now has failed to impress ( mainly hire bikes so maybe not the best comparison ). It has been a few years since I tried one but my normal riding is fine on the hardtail, when it gets a bit lumpy I just drop the seat and use my legs...

They have one in their shop in town sitting there on a turbo doing just thay all day!

Not got a Giant but I have noticed this on my Yamaha Haibike.

It would appear I don't do moderate exercise

Yesterday a 2 hour ride on my unpowered MTB average heart rate 138, max 173. Last ebike ride 3hrs 10 mins average heart rate 126, max 161. This was unusual for me, I normally ride the ebike harder than the MTB but yesterday was a downhill finish (it was actually all just about flat)