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https://m.facebook.com/MTBandB My son has started a new mtb bike hire business near Buxton. He has a few Scott E Genius 720 ebikes, ideal if you want to try the hilly trails in the Peaks. https://m.facebook.com/MTBandB

I went tubeless about a month ago when I put some trail tyres on my new tubeless rims. Found it easy to fix the new valves and add the Stan's no tubes fluid using the syringe through the valve with the core removed. No punctures, but yesterday I removed a thorn from the front tyre. Heard a hiss...

Interesting but expensive!

Well I've had 3 thorn punctures over about 3 months regular use of my ebike, with Schwalbe Marathon Plus. To be fair, I've been getting less than normal in the narrow hedgerow lined lanes that I use, but their puncture restance is obviously limited. Next step is to try tubeless.

Quick update on chain wear. The replacement KMC X9e chain is showing 75% wear, after doing an estimated 900 miles. So that's 50% better than the original X9 chain. It isn't slipping at the moment, but I guess I won't get many more miles out of it. Still not great, and the X9e chain is about...

Living in North Wales there are lots of hills! I have been out a couple of times into the Clwydian hills with my son and going up steep hills the ebike is much quicker than his Cannondale. The fact I am climbing faster surely means I am putting more torque and hence more load into the chain and...

Some very interesting feedback. The following made me laugh

Wow that's a very expensive cassette. A friend recommended a Shimano XT cassette as a replacement, and it seems very good. Silly me, I thought biking would be a cheap hobby after I'd bought the bike, lol.

Just noticed the KMC X9e chain is heavily discounted at the moment, at CRC. Bought two as spares lol. http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/kmc-x9e-hp-ebike-9-speed-chain/rp-prod120637

I must have done over 700 miles on the KMC X9e chain I bought. As I said, I accepted chain replacement was a wear and tear item, so I didn't try to claim. Having said that, surely ebike designers need to consider beefing up the drivechain components. The e motor can put a massive torque into...

With 100mm of travel, this hard tail electric bike for 2017 is the entry level model within the Haibike sDuro range. The HardSeven 4.0 2017 eBike is built on cost effective components without compromising quality. It is designed for the eMTB'er who wishes to take on some of the local trails. It...

Looking forward to your feedback on the cheaper battery, obviously too soon now.

Good to hear your Haibike Sduros are still performing well. I bought my Haibike Sduro Hardseven 4.0 from Evans at the end of May 2017. I've been very happy with the bike, doing over 1300 miles on local lanes and various forest tracks and bridleways in North Wales. I've been less happy with the...