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Certainly a good idea to back off when changing gear, especially when you've got so much torque available. It's not just the sprockets but the freehub is quite a cheap model not intended for ebikes and they fail quite easily. Ideally change down before hills, as that's when you're likely to...

I had a full-sus Marin MTB that cost £250 in suspension bearings 10 years ago, never again! Great fun though.

Depends what you expect and your previous experience I guess. You can't escape the bike's weight, so as standard, I found the bike crashes over the bumps (rather than skipping over as a light MTB might). The Big Bens I had have similar volume to the MTB ones, but I punctured early on and...

Tubeless G-one left (the wheels are tubeless-ready) and Big-Bens right. G-ones are so comfy, I had to keep stopping to check they weren't flat.

Reaction has Schwalbe Smart Sams, my Kathmandu came with Big Bens. Much more roady.

The Kathmandu is quite a similar bike, made commuter-friendly for a bit more money. Slightly different frame. Adds lights, mudguards, rack etc. It's very nicely done too, I'm impressed by Cube. I got the Kathmandu Pro 625 on a cycle scheme for ~half price.

I'm using a Cube Kathmandu for my commute on a mix of roads, cycle paths, grass, gravel and rutted chalk trail. 25 miles each way. It's a hardtail and was bumpy on the original road tyres despite a spring seatpost. I've just changed to tubeless tyres, run a lower tyre pressure and it's superb...

You need an energy monitoring plug to tell for sure. But probably not. My Bosch charger doesn't. More significant is leaving your battery at 100%; this isn't helping battery cycle life at all. https://batteryuniversity.com/article/bu-808-how-to-prolong-lithium-based-batteries See Table 4...

Really struggling to see where they've spent the extra £400 to be honest!

I got a "Kat" Hybrid Pro 625 in the controversial colour scheme a week ago - very impressed so far. I've commuted on a hybrid route; Ridgeway, small roads and tracks with some tarmac and cycle paths. Will be 200 miles by the time I get home this evening. What I really like are: -lights that...

Thanks, that bag looks really useful. As I already have a rack time mount I'll see what similar options there are. Don't want to add any more weight than I have to!

Thanks that's good to know. Just the kind of tip I was hoping for!

Thanks, I've a 625Wh battery and todays ride suggests that'll do unless my fitness drops. Not sure I can fit a smaller powertube, the latch position in the frame is fixed for the longer 625.

I've done plenty of cycling, mainly road, for fitness rather than commuting. Use Zwift through winter to maintain fitness. At work we have showers and good bike parking so that's no issue. Hope to commute at least twice a week by bike, weather permitting. The route is either Ridgeway trail or a...

Just taken delivery of a Cube Kathmandu thanks to my employer's bike to work scheme. I've driven pure EV (cars) since 2016 so I'm no stranger to battery vehicles. Here for tips on the bike/Bosch drive systems, long distance commuting (20-25 miles) and luggage.