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Mazda gave their cars superior long term reliability simply by avoiding turbo's on most of their engines. They went for high compression petrol engines which mimic some of the engineering of diesel engines to create a much more reliable long term product. To many that makes Mazda's inferior to...

Yes front hub motors can lose traction but that is more about high power hub motors or very thin tyres. A front tyre should always have less pressure than the rear as there is less weight at the front and on fairly wide tyres should be decent. You still have to steer going up hills which...

I personally don't think Bosch have a strong reputation for ebike motors. Despite featuring on high cost niche ebikes they seem to make up a significant number of issues on forums for ebikes. The average price of a bike sold in the UK including ebikes is only about £400 this doesn't allow for...

You are definitely right. The warranty direct site did highly accurate reliability ratings of car brands based on actual failure rates on the cars they warranted. Pretty much all German stuff is at the bottom as unreliable junk really. Back in the 90s there were some quite reliable German cars...

Why do you keep writing such nonsense? Most kit mid-drive motors and many hub motors exceed the 250W rating, that is only 7A at 36V. Almost everything is illegal in the ebike kit world they just restrict it to 15.5mph and give a fake 250W rating label. How many people have a ebike restricted to...

Such a simple rule that is easy to remember, implement and police. Just feels something like this should be a priority for us. I personally would only set this limit to where cycles pass pedestrians and other cycles. I would allow higher speeds for open areas. The other issue is passing distance...

I think it will be more expensive than most yosepower kits despite having a much lower capacity battery. The benefit here is easier fitting but this may not be the case for all bikes. Decathlon bikes typically have low weight limits and Rockriders have had some recalls for frames breaking. I...

I think the cycle2work scheme should provide you with ample tax benefits a lot better than cashback and giftcard reductions. I think if they all worked together they would be paying you to take the bike away ;):D

I can't see that happening at all with such a large market share for ebikes. Halfords are absolutely huge in bike retail. It would mean a huge drop in turnover and mass redundancies. I can see them re-assessing cycling a bit with the downturn since covid maybe look for a higher margin on some...

I don't know much about Radpower bikes but they do look like you can fix them with non-proprietary parts to a degree. I wouldn't have a chance with a Van Moof bike but I reckon I could sort out a RadPower bike if one came my way cheap. I was looking at a Dahon video on youtube the other day and...

The biggest retailer of ebikes in the UK by far is Halfords. They are just about everywhere for warranty repair and support and also offer great value for their own brand bikes like the Carrera, Voodoo and Boardman models. I've heard good things about the Carrera Impel with derailleur gears. I...

Probably need to replace the chain which is pretty normal when you replace the crankset. The crankset I have linked to should be easy to use for a front derailleur designed for a much wider range 3x crankset. Mine only has a 10 tooth difference between the two rings. I don't think a basic...

I'd never buy such a product myself, highly proprietary, environmentally damaging due to short lifespan and being uneconomic to repair fairly quickly. We need to buy bikes that have an easy 5 year life and perhaps last 10-15 years ideally. I wonder how much the founders paid themselves and how...

I personally think a new crankset is a better long term solution. Those DNP freewheels aren't that high quality and if he is the 11t all the time the freewheel teeth will wear out quickly and he will have to replace the whole unit. A new higher teeth crankset either 2x or 3x means he can still...

Every wheel has some drag and the weight of the hub motor may not be completely balanced plus sealed bearings can have drag at the seals. I think compared to direct drive hub motors and most mid-drive motors a geared hub motor is typically drag free effectively. Although I personally don't see...

I'm sure legislation can be written or amended to allow an exception for ebikes if that is desired. I don't know much about mopeds nowadays but when I was a kid it seemed like mopeds were doing 25mph easily and mph was the legislation. My brother had a Puch Maxi. 25Kph sounds like another...

Doesn't surprise me the assistance is so poor. The Tranz hub motors are tiny and the ebike only comes with a 250Wh battery. A lot of the cheaper 20" wheel ebikes aren't really even 250W, they are more around 140-180W and only peak just over 250W and those ebikes look to have similar size hub...

It's absolutely moronic legislation. While a rating plate on a mid-drive motor makes sense as the controller and motor are combined in one unit on a hub motor ebike it is the controller that dictates power. A hub motor just takes the power it is given, on a direct drive hub motor this could be...

I must admit I've followed news stories where ebikes/e-motorcycles have been confiscated and crushed and from what I've seen so far all have been e-motorcycles. Maybe others know of exceptions to this. As the department for transport statement has said featured on this site ebike kits do not...

Looking at their text; What are the rules on ebikes? Ebikes must show the power output of the engine and maximum speed of the Ebike. The power must not exceed 250 watts and the speed must not exceed 15.5mph If the Ebike does not comply with these rules then it is classed as a motorcycle or...