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There may be some variations in that model but a quick look online shows a small geared hub motor in the front fitted to very low end suspension forks. Some rigid steel forks would be stronger and lighter. Looks to be a threaded fork with a quill stem. Disc forks tend to go for more money than...

I've broken one or two chain tools myself in my time but they were mainly the little chain tools on multi-tools. I normally break the pin on single speed chains or perhaps 7 speed chains. I never seem to have problems with high speed chains like 10 speed as I guess they have thinner plates and...

That Marin should have some decent parts but no denying that some might need replacing but a general £20-30 bicycle tool kit should suffice if you don't have one already. This sort of thing but it would equally be needed for your Indi bike which will have lower spec components too and could be...

I would definitely go down the new ebike kit and s/hand bike route. You'll be getting a fresh battery and motor but be able to get a decent bike secondhand to use with it. The Yose kits can be good. I think somewhere around £350-400 they do kits with batteries and these can be purchased...

Mid drive and hub gears can be less than reliable option over the long term. Bosch typically supply low power mid-drive motors for that combination to protect the hub gears from early failure. So you may find the hub motor is only outputting around 40Nm at the crank which with the losses through...

I'm 55 and was in hospital 4 times with covid as I have a aggressive immune dis-order that means I over-react to infection this resulted in my body clearing out covid completely on multiple occasions so I never tested positive but being left with lung damage and needing oxygen. Last September I...

Why would a throttle assist all the time? Seems a very strange thing to write when the whole point is you control assistance very precisely with a throttle. Once any ebike is turned on it takes I guess a baseline amount of current just to power the electronics but the whole point with a throttle...

While not disagreeing with the overall sentiments here. There are many reasons to choose folding bikes; Easy to get on and off public transport Quick and twitchy steering to move in and out of urban traffic Typically low geared so easier for stop and start riding Easier to store in a flat or...

I think in some ways cycling is ideal for health because roads vary up and down and this means the requirements for the human body vary too and this seems to be ideal for maximising fitness and health. I.e. you struggle up a hill and then when you get there you have a pleasant flat bit or enjoy...

I totally understand the benefits to the drivetrain compared to a derailleur setup but lifespan of the Nexus 8 has been put at between 8,000-20,000 miles on a standard bike but with a significant percentage of early failures. The Nexus 7 is significantly less than that. I've seen quite a few...

I think the worst I've seen is a 6 mile range for a full charge on a e-mountain bike which was used for extensively steep up hill sections off-road. I think it was a 300Wh Bosch battery and it only lasted about 30-40minutes of riding but was an extreme test. However it's clear in those...

Likely this will get far worse sadly, we are heading for recession and have huge debts which are getting harder and harder to service, the government has sold off many assets and liberally spent money and we have had a large trade deficit for many years. International banks may lose confidence...

I don't agree with your comments but I'm hoping that when they removed the batteries that wasn't just for separate disposal but to sell on because those are probably the highest value item in these bikes which often cost thousands. In recycling centres staff just put good stuff aside either to...

We are running a large trade deficit as a country and as more money is sent abroad the government borrows more money that we all have to pay for. Last I heard the government was spending £83 billion on interest payments alone which equates to almost £3k per year for every working person. The...

Looking at the spec it appears to be a motor that peaks at 40Nm which is quite low for a mid-drive motor. It seems to be tuned more for reliability rather than performance. You need to bear in mind that 40Nm is at the crank and because mid-drive motors deliver their power through the chain there...

I assume the batteries are removed due to risk of explosion. I have to say this really annoys me when the state crush stuff. They have crushed perfectly good cars in order to punish people and these are high value items that could have been resold. By crushing them they create more imports and a...

Why would you want a mid-drive motor and a hub gear as a preference? Bosch typically lower the power output on their mid-drive motors when used with hub gears as they aren't as strong. Nexus 7 is probably one of Shimano's least reliable hub gear mechanisms. I'd give the opposite advice and say...

Depending on your viewpoint this is either good or bad. Seems an awful waste but I guess no obvious way of re-using them but I would of thought there would be some useful spares there for legal ebikes. No way to fit legal motors to them?

If you went for a cheap kit they are set up for V and mechanical disc brakes out of the box and steel is easier to deal with and denser and stronger plus the cheap kits seem to be mainly 26" wheel based. So if you were going for a low cost ebike, you might end up with a cheap steel 26" mountain...

Even the experts would need guidelines how to assess a bike and whether it complies with the pre 2016 rules etc. I think most laws make sense but the European ebike laws don't make a lot of sense to me. I feel now that we are out of the EU should split from their legislation and come up with our...