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It's probably more like higher power/torque needs a heavier motor. The weight of their drive + battery is apparently 3.5kg. It uses a 250W/hr battery and unless they have come up with a way of packing more power per kg into a battery than Bosch that accounts for c.1.3kg (a Bosch 500 is...

Hi. My bike IS the Touring One. It's just that the Iridium editions (which don't seem to cost any more than the black and blue ones) come with Intuvia, suspension seat post and fully integrated rack. It was a nice bonus as I wasn't expecting that. The next price point up has the 11 speed...

OK 400 mile update. Bike has been very solid. Not even a squeak. One puncture but that was before I swapped the stock tyres out for Marathon Plus Tourings (slimed) so I don't expect any more issues on that front. I have moved the bell over to the right hand handlebar (so I don't accidentally...

With panniers (including gold u-lock and a secondary link lock) mine comes in at 30kg give or take. Heavy enough that when I took the old Marin MTB out for a spin down the river this week I felt like I was riding a Mitsubishi Zero by comparison!

Great to hear. I Have a Cube Touring One Iridium with 400 mostly off road miles on it since Xmas and it also seems bomb proof (motor is the Activeline Plus on that one). Not even a squeak. I also use the assist mainly to keep my HR under control in conjunction with an HRM. I swapped the Road...

This morning I got out my trusty old Marin MTB, pumped some air into the tyes and put some lube onto the chain and did my quick morning constitutional ride down the river and back up again on it (6-9 miles depending on when I turn around), leaving my new e-bike in the shed. A couple of days ago...

Plug it in the evening before your next morning ride (or in the morning if you are doing an afternoon or evening ride). Just try not to leave it 100% charged for days on end. If you are worried it being almost dischargd then charge it to 3 bars now and leave it stored at that until the night...

It does sound a poor show. This does not bode well for the e.bike community. How many of us can afford to scrap a £2000 bike every 3 or so years? Well it's 5 years so the cost, even if it's a total write off, is £8 a week. Quite a lot of us can afford that I imagine. But also most controller...

I think I use my e-bike differently from most. I use it mostly for flat off-road trips - down rivers, canals and cyclepaths... I use it as a normal bike (with assist off) most of the time and use the motor to manage my heart rate at around 150bpm max. I will quite commonly finish a 30+ km...

"Where an owner chooses to ride, and what laws they choose to abide by, are their own prerogative." I'm not sure that you get to 'choose' what laws you abide by and then claim immunity from criticism on that basis. Can a thief or paedophile say 'you can't criticise me because whether I choose...

£6500?! Wow! That's a lot of money for an electric moped. Why did you buy it and why are you selling it so soon?

A 7% gradient shouldn't really be an issue for any e-bike to be honest. Especially as you are relatively light by ebike user standards and won't need to pack much kit for a 2 mile commute.

I think Turbo on the CX is 300% at 75N and on the ActiveLine Plus it's 280% at 50N - but on the flat from a standing start on Turbo both go like **** off a shovel basically... I also cycle almost entirely 'off road' (river and canal banks, old railway lines, forest tracks etc.) and the...

Well Halfords were selling their Crossfuse (not the Crossfire but the one with the Bosch Activeline Plus motor) for £1280 last week (and apparently also knocked another 10% off for British Cycling members). Even if that has ended they will probably have it on sale again soon. The Cubes tend to...

I'd agree exactly in respect of the ActiveLine Plus on my Cube. But the bikes are quite heavy so you're unlikely to get over 30kph out of them easily on the flat. That said I think there is a good case for saying that the Activeline Plus 2018 model was a gamechanger for Bosch powered Touring...

Ah - not a lycra clad roadbike one! I potter around with a community cycling club a couple of times a year - if they look like they can teach me a new off-road route or it looks like a nice ride. http://www.sccc.co.uk/ As it's an all-abilities club and the ride last weekend turned out to be a...

I have done it but don't usually get much above 28km/hr or so, It is a heavy bike (with all the stuff in my panniers probably 26kg+) and I rarely bother to try to cane it as I'm not a commuter or regular road rider. The real benefit of the zero resist Activeline Plus on my Cube Touring bike for...

Depends how you use your ebike. I went for a 35 mile with a community cycle club last weekend. I use power assist just to keep my heart rate under 150. If my HR is less than that I just pedal it with the battery off. I think I used assist for all of 2 minutes total over about 2 and half hours...

"Also, if anyone with a cube touring sees this, whats the level of shake and rattle with the Cube Touring." It's very solidly built if that is what you mean - no rattles or squeaks at all after a couple of hundred miles. I have been over some cobbles with it with no isssues but to some extent...

Orbea Gain Review The motor doesn't give anything like CX or even ActivelinePlus levels of assist on hills by the looks of it. It will only help a little on the hills. It has low rolling resist and 6-8kg less weight than a lot of standard ebikes and its main purpose is to let you pedal at at...