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    Home insurance recommendation for ebike cover

    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...
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    New battery for Freego folder

    I have a Freego folding bike purchased in 2011 and the battery is completely dead http://freegoelectricbikes.com/electric-bikes/freego-folder/ Freego have quoted me £499 for a replacement 10ah battery. Apparently the battery design has changed since 2011 so they've also quoted £15 for a new...
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    Options for transporting ebike by car

    I currently transport my Haibike by removing the front wheel putting it in the back of the car (Honda Civic) with the back seats folded down. It's tight but it just about fits with the handlebars angled down into the rear passenger side footwell. My dad who is about as paranoid about health and...
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    Brand new Haibike, two broken chains in first 35 miles, and other problems, advice needed

    I picked up my brand new Haibike SDuro AllMtn 6.0 on Saturday. The bike is fantastic but I'm having some problems which I need to some advice on. The chain broke after only 15 miles. I wasn't riding the bike hard, it is brand new after all and I'm the sort of person that really takes care of my...
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    eZee Forza review

    I’ve had my Ezee Forza for close to two years now and I’ve been using it for my daily commute for the past 11 months so I thought that now would be a good time to write a review of the bike. I've seen the bike that I have - which comes with mudguards and rack - referred to in some places as the...
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    Navigation and route planning - what do you use?

    Just wondering what people here use for navigation and route planning. I use http://www.iplanmyroute.com/ for route planning on my iPad, it's the best route planning app (for cycling) that I've seen, it has a number of maps available including Open Cycle Maps, and allows you to plan your own...
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    Does the Bosch Purion display have a USB outlet?

    Does anyone know if the Bosch Purion display has a micro USB socket for charging a smartphone like the Intuvia and Nyon? I'm looking at buying an eMTB and somd of the bikes I'm considering have the Purion but if it doesn't have a USB socket then that would be a deal breaker.
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    eMTB buying advice

    I have an Ezee Forza ebike which I bought two years ago and I've been using it regularly for commuting for the past year. I love the bike, it's a hybrid style and it's perfect for commuting but I'm now considering the purchase of a second ebike, an eMTB designed specifically for off road use...
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    CTC vote bike campaign

    I would encourage all of you, given that we're so very close to the general election, to participate in CTC's vote bike campaign. It only takes a minute and if nothing else you'll find out which of your prospective MPs have signed up to the campaign. http://votebike.org.uk More info here...
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    Is it possible to derestrict Volt bikes?

    Does anyone know if it's possible to derestrict the Volt Pulse X / Alpine X models (for off road use)? The bikes have an LCD display type control so I was wondering if it may be possible to derestrict via the LCD panel as it is on some other bikes. The chap at Volt who arranged my test ride says...
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    MTB or Hybrid with full throttle, up to £1500 ish, for short commute

    I'm looking to buy an MTB or hybrid style ebike. Details, requirements and a list of bikes I have shortlist can be found below. I'm planning on test riding all of them if I can and I already have some test rides booked but I'm hoping you guys might be able to provide some guidance and help me...