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Covering the 'computer' - display - will have no impact on its temperature when stored overnight. Assuming you are in the UK, condensation is your enemy, not low temperatures. A cover will promote condensation, so is a bad idea. The bike needs to be kept dry - your shed's roof should take...

The studded tyres grip very well on black ice, to the point where you can ride carefully on a surface on which you cannot walk. They don't offer a lot of grip in snow, not a lot more than a chunky mountain bike tyre. For that you need Schwalbe Ice Spikers, which are studded tractor tyres for a...

The Cube/Bosch bike will be just the job. There is no evidence that quality crank drives, such as the the Bosch, are particularly hard on transmissions. There is some evidence some of the less refined Chinese crank drives are. Some mechanical empathy will be required, changing gear on a steep...

There's not that much difference between the three Bosch motors. Or put another way, a CX would not make the tandem suitable for couple when the Active was not.

On my 2012 Bosch Intuvia you have to go into the set-up menu to view the odometer. I never bother, partly because I'm not interested, but also because the bike has a dongle so the odo reading won't bear much resemblance to the total mileage.

Bosch describe the system as splash proof. I've used my Bosch bikes in heavy rain, only problem was a bit of damp got under the display unit/connector at a cafe stop. Cured by a wipe dry. I've ridden through crank deep water on a cycle path a couple of times. Motor was fine, I adopted the...

There is a money no object option - his and hers Riese and Muller Delite tourers. About ten grand for a pair, but you won't get better specced and made ebikes. The full suspension is tuned for touring, not mountain biking, which adds comfort and also makes the bike hold the road or trail a...

The Evo Integrale I looked at had the rack secured to a fairly heavy gauge metal mudguard. Downward weight is taken care of by the carrier legs, but 25kg+ is a lot for any rack, although I believe the Tubus on my Rose will take it. The OP already has a child seat, but a better solution would...

The Raleigh Forge is a basic front hub motor ebike. Nothing wrong with that, it's well-proven technology. Climbing ability of the motor is hard to say without knowing its exact make and how it's set up. I doubt it will climb quite as well as the BPM motor fitted to the likes of the Woosh Big...

I can hear the pilot/stoker arguments already. "Pedal harder." "Get lost - you've got the motor."

Good offer from Eddie. The guy is as honest as they come, and he's also a highly skilled bike mechanic, particularly on the Bosch system. Whatever you buy, you could do worse than ask him to look after your bikes.

Your wife likes the Gazelle, so I can't see the point of looking any further for her - you won't find a better made and finished bicycle. One example, Gazelle fit a chain tensioner for the hub gear. Not strictly needed, you could tension the chain with sliding dropouts, but that's a poorer -...

Nyc-ewheels still seems to be retailing ebikes from their shop in Manhattan. http://www.nycewheels.com/

Relax those typing fingers, Fingers, no one is saying the G-tech is a bad bike - certainly not me. But it appeals to a very limited market, which is very few people given that the ebike market itself is tiny. The ebikes that survive tend to have a wider appeal. A lot are what the Germans call...

Seems to me most unlikely the price reduction was part of a pre-planned marketing strategy. Like so many before them, G-tech thought they could shake up the stuck in the 19th century bicycle trade, and turn more than a grand a bike in the process. They couldn't sell more than a handful, so...

So it's plus import duty and VAT. Perhaps you get 10 of them.

A generic Chinese 20" wheel step-through for £1,449. I reckon a realistic asking price would be less than half that. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-New-Modern-City-Ebike-Electrical-Bicycle-36V-10AH-Lithium-Battery-26-/171539685091?var=&hash=item27f08fdee3:m:mwHyXCS9G7ziRDywH0l3LAw

KudosDave won't like it - I'm sure the guy in the video is wearing a Paul Smith jacket.

Presumably the little wheels helped. I agree torque figures are meaningless, far too many variables in terms of measurement and interpretation to compare like with like. The OP mentions 22NM for the Oxygen, Bosch quote 75NM for the CX motor. Both figures may be correct for all I know, but in...

Decent spec naked Bosch mountain bike for about £2,000. Similar spec Cube bikes are available for similar money from UK dealers - a couple of members on here have them. I can't see the point of buying from Germany in this case.