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Nice. If you were into gaming you could build yourself an awesome system. TBH all I really need these days is my iPad. I have a MacBook Pro but I can go months without even switching it on.

I don’t think ebikes are particularly expensive when you consider the cost of lithium batteries and motors etc. Yes you can save a bit of money by building an ebike yourself but few people have the time, inclination and skills to do it. Most people want an off the shelf product with a guarantee...

Yep, several times I’ve had my chain come off on the way to or from work. Instead of spending 20 minutes taking my chain guard off and getting my hands covered in chain grease I can just keep going using the throttle and fix the chain when get home. There’s lots of talk on this thread about...

It’s not a pancake, it only looks that after you’ve eaten their mushrooms....... or so I’m told. :D Although come to think of it, a pancake the size of Holland is exactly what I’d want after visiting one of their ‘coffee shops’ :D

The law is complete nonsense, in my opinion. The cadence sensor on my ebike is such that I can waggle my legs around putting in virtually zero effort and the motor will give full power. As such, it does not and should not make any difference whatsoever whether my legs are moving or not. Have a...

They wouldn’t have to be classified as scooters / require licensing and indeed they weren’t until the law was changed. A decision which was most likely based on ignorance and/or a desire to protect the motor industry as opposed to what is or isn’t classified as a bicycle which is in any case...

I’m just glad I bought my Ezee Forza with full speed throttle before all these stupid new regulations were brought in. I rarely use the throttle but on those occasions when I do use the throttle it gives me a lot more control than would otherwise be the case. As such it is safer for me to have...

On the original question from the OP. On my ebike that I use for commuting I have a cadence sensor. I much prefer this, for commuting, as I want full power with minimal effort. Effectively I want an electric scooter - it just happens to be bike shaped and has pedals. My e-MTB on the other hand...

I went with Aviva in the end. All they wanted to know was the value of the most expensive bike I owned (£3500) and I got them all covered for an extra £23.

Thanks for the recommendations, I will check those out.

If you’re talking about a seperate policy specifically for an ebike (as opposed to cover via a home insurance policy) then it very much depends on the value of the bike but typically an ebike worth £1500 would be about £100 per year. For my Haibike, which is valued at £3500 the cheapest I could...

Please could the good folks on here recommend home insurance providers that offer a good level of cover for ebikes. My current home insurance policy with The Post Office, which is up for renewal, excludes ebikes from standard cover and even as a named item on the policy they won’t offer cover...

I have an Ezee Forza and I've test ridden the Ezee Sprint. I haven't ridden the Oxygen S-Cross but I have tried Oxygen's previous MTB which I think had the same motor and controller as the S-Cross. I'd say the Ezee was marginally more powerful than the Oxygen, certainly in terms of torque. It...

Noticed today that the puncture that took me two hours to fix has deflated again. Couldn't face the prospect of having to remount that tyre again so took both wheels to my local bike shop. They're converting them to tubeless for me. Guy in the bike shop says I won't regret it - apparently he's...

I think you may be correct. The side wall of my rim does look quite deep. I also think in my case it's probably this particular combination of tyre and rim which makes the fit extra tight. It was incredibly difficult just to get the tyre lever under the tyre to begin unmounting it which suggests...

Rims: XLC Evo Disc Hubs on Rodi TR40 Rims, Front 15mm, Rear 148x12mm Tyres: Schwalbe Nobby Nic Evo Snakeskin 27.5+ x 2.80

Yesterday I got my first puncture on my new Haibike SDuro AllMtn 6.0. I was 12 miles from home but not a problem as I had all my kit in my backpack and I have fixed dozens if not hundreds of punctures in my time. 10 minutes and I'll be back on the road. Or so I thought! To cut a long story...

To The Electric Transport Shop- Thank you for the response. I saw this post a couple of weeks ago but I've been so busy with work and other things in recent weeks I just haven't had time until now to reply. So just to give you a quick update. The independent mobile bike mechanic fitted the...

If the figures you have quoted are correct they're nowhere near Dutch spending levels on cycling. £24 million divdided by 6 million Londoners is £4 per person per annum. That is well below Dutch spending levels of £20 per person per annum, in fact the Dutch will soon be spending nearer £25 pp...

The CWIS is a welcome step in the right direction but the amount of investment as a proportion of overall Transport spending is still pitifully small. The Dutch spend around £20 per person per year on walking and cycling infrastructure whereas the CWIS at best will provide no more than £3.33 per...