Dr Alan Workman

Hi It’s just been sold. Regards Alan

Dr Alan Workman submitted a new listing: [plain]Cube Touring Hybrid EXC 500[/plain] - [plain]Cube Touring Hybrid EXC 500[/plain] Learn more about this listing...

Thanks and Happy Birthday. Hope it turns out better than mine. Was 58 last Wednesday and spent it having surgery to both my ankles I note what you say about how the motor multiplies torque. I still don’t understand how that works. There again I always was rubbish at physics.

Hi Gringo Could I be a bit cheeky and ask your your body weight as this obviously has a bearing.

Thanks all for your very informative replies. I think I will be going with Gringo’s advice and following the Active Line Plus route. Halfords still seem to be advertising the Crossfuse as Active line. Wonder how many sales they miss because of a typo ! Will feedback when my ankle has healed and I can actually buy /ride a bike.

My intention was to buy a Cube touring bike with a CX motor. However when I tested it on the flat I was surprised how noisy it was. In contrast the Active line plus was much quieter and I felt, a greatly smoother . My problem is that I live in a particularly hilly part of Wales and have not been able to test the Active line plus on a proper gradient. I'm intrigued why so many of the bike firms put the CX on touring bikes if the Active line plus is capable of non MTB slopes. In short would a touring bike with Active line plus with 11/46 gearing be suitable in a hilly region? I weigh 12.5 stone 6ft 1 and reasonably fit (apart from currently having a broken ankle, hence my initial interest in ebikes} I would greatly appreciate any comments from Active Line Plus bike owners who live in hillier areas. Again I'm not interested in MTB use, possibly a few forestry gravel trails at the most.

Spent my 58 th birthday having a major ankle reconstruction yesterday. Hence my days of standing on the pedals of my trusty Claud Butler tourer are over. Someone mentioned these pedelec jobbies to me and I have been fascinated reading about the various options from my hospital bed. My aim is to be able to get back on my bike by xmas. I have a few queries which I'm hoping someone on the forum can answer. Great forum by the way. I already feel a lot more clued up.