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  1. Old Fart At Play

    Trek Allant+ 8 for touring

    Touring is my favourite kind of cycling. For years I rode a steel tourer, with racks front and back to mount 4 panniers. I like the weight distribution front and back, and I have a lot of stuff as I camp. When I started looking for an ebike (the hills had become less appealing), I struggled to...
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    Kiox not reporting GPS data

    Hello there... I recently got a Kiox equipped bike. Paired the kiox with my phone, and the bosch ebike app reported rides very nicely. But I had to get a new motor, and when I got the bike back, Kiox wasnt talking to my phone. I had a big palaver getting it to work again, but basically after...
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    Recommendations for android smartphone that is waterproof enough for use on bike, or good usable phone case

    Hello there... I'm a long time user of Garmin GPS both on and off bike, and I've been very happy with it. But my current phone is on its last legs, and it occurs to me that I should consider getting a phone that I could use as a replacement for my even more ancient Garmin. In the past I have...
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    Tingling hands

    Hiya... After riding a steel-framed drop-handlebars tourer for many years, I've just bought a Trek Allant+ 8 ebike, which is basically an eMTB with no suspension and smooth tyres. I love it (apart from the noise - separate thread). But, since riding that, I am getting tingling hands every time...
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    Bosch Performance Line CX motor sounds like a loud milk float. Is it normal?

    Hello there... Thanks for adding me to the community. I've just bought a Trek Allant+ 8 with a Bosch Performance Line CX motor. The bike is lovely, but the motor makes a really loud whine, a bit like a milk float. Particularly bad at my normal cycling cadence of about 90 rpm. My wife has a Trek...