Warwick

I've fitted something like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/18034933790?var=463968195034&iid=164355102907 to several of my bikes and found it the ideal way to address issues like yours. Easily fitted and perfectly safe. The only caveat is that they also effectively move the bars back slightly (how much depends on your fork rake angle) and this can affect the weight balance of your bike. I fitted one to a front hub-driven machine that ended up having a lack of uphill grip because so much of the weight was towards the rear of the bike, but that had a rather a sit-up-and-beg riding position. Having said that, I corrected my latest wrist soreness problem by moving the saddle forward about 2cm.

No, it simply slides over the sensor and is a push fit over the round pick up. They recommend that you move the magnet a few mm from the sensor and turn it round 90 degrees, but that's also easy. My BadAss 3 has a rubber band securing it. I think the latest version is even simpler.

My suggestion would be for the Cube you listed above. I've recently sold a bike with a very similar drive train (an Ortler Wien 7-speed). The Active Line/Shimano Nexus combination worked very well together. The PowerPack 400 battery should see you achieve your range goals. I've got a Cube now and it is a very well put together bike. I would very happily have kept the Ortler, but a bargain presented itself, so I yielded... One thing that might be irrelevant, but just in case: a low step over bike and an upright rising position is very comfortable, but it does not suit a front hubbed ebike IMHO, especially on hills. Most of the weight will be on the rear wheel and that means that such a bike could be a bit skittish on steeper hills.

No, just irrelevant...

I blame Bosch...

Why? Sounds a bit dog in the manger-ish to me...

I have exactly the same 'perk' at my work. My MP - a very good one at that - used his bike for constituency duties and claimed what he was entitled to, only for the Scum/Sun to harangue him for doing so. There's no story here - move on...

The battery charge display is one of my few Intuvia gripes. If I have two bars showing, that could be anything between 40% and 21%. That's quite a disparity. Why didn't they just put a percentage display, or have 10 bars?

My only advice would be to steer you away from a mountain bike. The ride geometry will have you leaning more forward than you might be comfortable with and you'll need to hold your head up more, putting strain on neck and shoulder muscles that won't have had that strain put upon them for a while. Go for something with a more upright riding position.

The bike isn't easily accessible, I'm afraid...

My Oxygen eMate is fine mechanically, but was always flaky electrically. As a result, it's sat unused in a garage for 2 years. To get it going again, I'll need to replace the entire electrical system, of course. I want to get it going again to use off road. My Cube Kathmandu Pro is a superb machine, but it's not happy on bumpy trails for which it wasn't designed. I've been looking for a controller and display to start things off. The eMate has waterproof, quick-release connectors to the hydraulic disc brakes, display & PAS, so a new controller should be able to reuse those to make the change-over easier. I've found a controller on eBay here but there is one cable that says '1to4 cable (8 pin) (for throttle, ebrake, display)'. I don't have easy access to the bike to check, but will the eMate have a suitable connector for the brakes and display? Whilst I'm here, is there a compatible display available on eBay?

I've just had an eBay help person ask me to 'bare with him'. Luckily, I'm only wearing shorts...

I doubt whether there are many on this forum of that age, and those here should know the difference between pedal and peddle. Textspeak is intentionally lazy and I expect short cuts there - I have teenage kids.

It irks me that on a cycling forum so many people cannot spell 'pedal'. 'Peddle' and 'peddling' mean selling stuff. No big deal, I suppose, but then it's not that hard to get it right, either.

In my pre-ebike days, I was riding along a country lane in Warwickshire on a commuter bike with a dynamo front hub. I was fitter in those days and able to set a fairly good pace. I was passed, slowly, by a group of mature club riders on expensive bikes and clad in club colours. One of them dropped back to check out my bike. This was either out of interest, or - more likely - because he thought I was 'cheating' on an ebike. It took quite some persuasion that the dynamo hub was indeed just that and not a motor. A Deliveroo rider once took exception to me overtaking him and stuck fast to my tail. I allowed him the luxury for half a mile, then upped the power level on my Oxygen and left him for dust. On the Cube, I doubt many club riders could match me for pace if I wanted a race. I don't. If the word 'cheating' is mentioned, I just innocently say 'Oh, is there a rule book?' and blank any follow up.