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The lock for the Bosch battery pack on my Zobop has been getting more and more awkward and stiff recently. Yesterday it took me a good ten minute's wrestling to get the battery off. I've dismantled the lock assembly and given it a good clean and lube with dry chain lube and it moves a lot more...

Made a minor upgrade to my Zobop E last night: fitted a Brand X 1x dropper post lever* in place of the XC version that the bike came with. What a difference! Much, much better located and easier to use: (Gosh, that bike is crying out for a proper clean...) Unfortunately I also noticed this...

Just noticed that the Zobop E has disappeared from the Halfords web site. Google finds it, but you can't navigate to it via the product selector on the Halfords web site and the in-site search facility doesn't find it. Are they discontinuing it, or is it just a site glitch?

Having returned this afternoon from an outing on the Zobop E with my *ss and back encrusted with rapidly congealing Edinburgh hills crud, I'm wondering whether anyone has had any success fitting a larger rear mudguard than the RRP Enduroguard that I've got on there at the moment? (To be fair, I...

More highly satisfactory slowing down this weekend just gone :) Have also acquired a used set of M615 brakes from eBay. Those have basically the same levers as the ones I swiped off my hardtail (bar having alloy master cylinder covers vs plastic) so I can put the robbed ones back on the...

Rear brake done at the weekend, and front brake bled again for good measure. I adjusted the cockpit a bit as well: I had the levers pointing too far down, and too close to the grips. 16km test run confirmed the joys of single-finger braking, although there is a bit of shudder from the front...

Phase 2 complete: front disc rotor upgraded to 203mm and M6000 caliper fitted. Bleeding was more straightforward than I expected. A bit surprised at the yellow brake fluid that came out of the level bleed port, compared to the jolly pink Shimano stuff. Made sure that that the yellow stuff was...

Phase 1 complete: brake levers swapped between bikes. No obvious sponginess noticed on either bike subsequent to the operation so no immediate need to bleed either just yet. The M506 levers seem to have spiced up the response and modulation of the Zobop braking already :) Next step: fit the...

David, can I ask about fitting the caliper to the in-situ rear brake hose? Since I've bought calipers on their own, they have no brake fluid in them. I'm assuming that there will be minimal leakage of brake fluid from the caliper end of the hose so long as the lever bleed port is shut. The...

Thanks for that info. I can't justify the cost of something like the Hope brakes at the moment, so I'm planning a cheapskate upgrade: Shimano M6000 calipers (which are compatible with the BH59 hose fitted as original equipment to the Zobop E, provided you use the right connecting bolt) and some...

I see what you mean about the rear brake hose routing. I think you'd need some kind of microscopically-sized, highly trained ferret to get a new one threaded through the right way. I assume that the M315 brakes fitted to the Zobop E as original equipment use Shimano's older, larger internal...

Mine does the same thing. I think Halfords are correct: it's the motor disengaging at 25kph. Or maybe swithering about whether to disengage or not. Anyway, I think it is more or less normal. One thing I noticed yesterday is that there seems to be some kind of epicyclic gear between the...

The Zobop E comes with a dropper post, the cable is routed through top tube.

Anyone know why there are two holes on the left hand side at the top of the downtube, but only one cable (the derailleur control cable) routed that way? I did wonder whether it might be a hangover from the non-electric Zobop frame but on closer comparison the two frames are really quite...

To answer my own question: they seem to be a clone of the original version of the DMR V12. The Wellgo part number is LU-A52. They have a sealed bearing like the V12s. It's possible that the Wellgo K004 bearing replacement kit is intended as a service part for these pedals but it's by no means...

Before summoning up the courage to shell out ~£300 on new brakes, I decided to try sintered pads. I bagged a pair of 180mm Shimano RT66 discs for less than £12 from Amazon, of all places. Pads came from Noah and Theo. I took a bit of time to make sure they bedded in properly and I have to say...

Out of interest, which Hope brakes did you fit? (And was it just the front, or both?) I've found (largely by accidentally embarking on a previously unexplored descent which turned out to be much longer and steeper than I had anticipated) that the OEM brakes tend to fade. I might be OK with...

Picked up the Zobop E today and went for wee stravaig. The 20" is a perfect fit :) Reach to the bars is spot on; seatpost could probably be raised a cm or two but that'll come with fine tuning. It's only by riding a full sus bike around some of my familiar my local routes that I properly...

Took advantage of Halfords' 10% off all bikes one day flash sale today. They were happy to give me a further 10% off the discounted price for my AA discount voucher, giving 19% discount. I paid the balance using Halfords e-gift cards which I can buy at 8% discount through my employer's...

Hi David (again) how complicated was it to build your Zobop E? Did it come with all the relevant documentation for the Bosch, Shimano and SRAM components? I have built up a boxed bike before - and I upgraded from a triple to a compact the groupset on it earlier this year - so I know my way...