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There a great video that came out today but Grin actually focused on regen but has a mid-drive vs direct drive comparison regarding efficiency about 37 minutes in. It basically shows that a direct drive motor can be more efficient in real world conditions plus you have the greater reliability of...

Metropolitan police in recent years aren't particularly highly regarded, so many news stories that puts their competence in question. I can't see how a drunk cyclist that causes an accident with a non-legal ebike gets to walk away scot free I would of thought they would be prosecuted. I think...

I've noticed on many forums that low capacity battery packs and 24V packs typically supplied with very low end ebikes can have a short life and be problematic even those that haven't had a dip in a local river or canal. They are put under so much extra stress because of the very high discharge...

You may pay a premium for buying separately. I'd say the best value is probably a kit without battery. Yose power are worth a look as they have many products that ship from the UK so no additional tax and their prices are competitive. I've bought two kits and two batteries from ebay, one kit...

On a recent youtube video comparing e-mountain bikes it was stated the Shimano system could take third party batteries. I've not validated this myself but thought that was hugely beneficial. For the end consumer if Bosch or Shimano won't supply internal motor parts then you are forced to take to...

I've got a Bosch drill about 40 years old still going strong and easy to fix with new carbon brushes but I haven't used it enough to wear through the original carbon brushes but its getting pretty close. It was a great product of its day. Nowadays Bosch drills can be pretty poor especially the...

Thats a very interesting design and with 3 speed hubs being strong it seems a very good solution to get a very wide gear range. I don't know how proprietary that setup is and how easy it is to get replacement parts i.e. for the freehub mechanism and how it fits to a 3 speed geared hub. Sounds...

So does the Bavis Beacon have a controller integrated into the battery or is it separate. It does look like a special battery type to fit the frame. It doesn't look the easiest bike to customise electrically. The Beacon may be slightly better than the Impel but still doesn't look ideal. I...

It's a premium product with a very controlled user experience and they are focused on extracting the maximum amount of money from their customers. I personally never buy products like that from such companies. They probably have a high marketing budget because of their high margin and so will...

When you say weird do you mean the battery has an integrated controller because on the Hyena site the other controllers are universal with regard batteries and the hubs look pretty standard. A lot of the ebikes on that ebikes direct site had very low end front suspension forks with small...

Do you need the update? It could be something detrimental like anti-hacking software that is more likely to lock you out of your ebike. I'd want to make sure there are advantages before upgrading. It could be to reduce the likelihood of a fault but could also be motivated by their commercial...

You've stated front hub or mid-drive but you can get rear hubs with a freehub that would take your existing cassette. I had a google for the model and it came up with a speed TR model which has a chromoly based frame and forks which is ideal for a ebike conversion I would say. The mid-drive...

How would they extract more money from you if it had just a standard usb connector? Did you know the Russian tanks invading Ukraine also have Bosch components despite it being illegal to export them to Russia for military vehicles. I also remember they had a spy at Dyson years ago. Bosch...

Fair enough I've had a quick look at their site and I've gone up to £1500 and can't see anything with good quality long life components. The Carrera Impel seems better to me either single speed or multi-gear. It seems to have a high quality freehub based drivetrain rather than basic freewheel...

Also says ' Halfords customers: Please Use Halfords website where our products are available to make your selection, and then either contact ourselves with your LOC number and your home or work address for delivery. Or you can speak to the Halfords cycle2work scheme department to arrange. but...

The single speed Carrera Impel is likely to be a very reliable bike but it only has a single gear. The Carrera Crosscity is also a relatively simple ebike and maybe easier to store safely at work being a folding design. Maybe go for a free trial of the single speed Impel and see how you get on...

How would you buy a ebike from ebikesdirect using a halfords cyclescheme voucher? Halfords don't seem to have as many third party bikes on their site anymore. Also Tredz only seem to do the Pendleton bikes of Halfords with nothing else around £1000.

The eskute seems to have a generic low end fork and a low end freewheel based drivetrain. It looks to be a bike with low end components. The Bafang motor and decent capacity battery are a positive part of the spec so it seems like good ebike components but pretty dire bike components in my...

Buying imports is not good for the economy and if you are going to import a lower value item is obviously better than a higher price item. The UK has a huge trading deficit which has caused huge borrowing and more of sterling to be owned abroad which has meant industries are now foreign owned as...

Yes that seems to be the only way I've seen it done and realise the important thing is it needs to be reliable but I still wonder if there are other solutions perhaps on dual pivot brake mechanism you could mount a small bracket by the brake quick release that angled the button against the arm...