JasonB

Thanks for the replies, chaps. I am now leaning forward a heavier duty one, purely for peace of mind.

Hello all, I have a bit of a quandary. I am going to buy a tow ball mounted bike carrier for 3 bikes. Now, I only have one eMTB (my Haibike XDuro), one ladies hard tail mountain bike and a youth sized mountain bike. There are carriers specifically for e-bikes but these are for multiple e-bikes. If a carrier has a total capacity of 60kg but a single bike limit of 15kg, would having my Haibike at 21.5kg plus the two others present a problem? As the total weight would be below 60kg but one bike exceeds the single bike limit. Hope you get what I mean. Jason

Admittedly, I've never done anything like this to a bike but I have upgraded many aspects of cars and motorbikes. I assume it is the same for a MTB as it is for any other mode of transport in that upgrading the motor requires upgrading of all the supporting parts first i.e. suspension, brakes etc? I would not be keen of a bike, capable of nearly 30mph on my current set up.

Top tips, thanks, soundwave.

Thanks soundwave, there is certainly money to be saved but I am also going to see if my company offers a cycle to work scheme. If they do, that might work out a similar price. But otherwise that site does look to be a great saving.

Hi all, my name is Jason and I live down south near the coast. I am extremely new to the world of pedelecs and in fact only heard the term a few days ago. I had a quick go on a Haibike at a local show recently and I was smitten. I received a back injury whilst I was serving in the forces and I find that riding any distance I tend to get back and leg pain. From what I've read, the e-mtb could be just the ticket. It will be a considerable outlay (that I have to justify to SHMBO) but I hope it will be worth it. I am also expecting regular MTB riders to be a little stand offish, I don't see that bothering me too much to be honest. So next week I am going along to www.e-bikeshop.co.uk to have chat and a proper look at them. Is there anyone else from around these parts? That's all for now. JB