davetez

I think the lesson I learned the hard way was pay more attention to your chain’s condition, clean it, lube it, take note of how the transmission shifts, noise etc. mine had started to become troublesome, often skipping a tooth, & would randomly self shift to a higher gear! after watching 100 YouTube videos on the art of derailleur adjustment & getting nowhere fast, I decided to book my bike in for a service & let them sort it for me. Thinking the chain had stretched, I suggested this to the guy in the cycle shop who measured the chain & declared it fit for purpose! Ironically it was while cycling home from the shop that it snapped. A new chain from Wiggle online transformed the bike “like a new one” again. Examining the failed chain revealed a single seized link which had caused the problems. It snapped as I was taking a shortcut up a rather steep banking. The previous day had ridden 28 miles so potentially could have been a 14 mile walk home instead of just 2. You win some................

1st 1000 miles completed today riding a Cube Touring Hybrid One 500 Been fantastic, really enjoyed being out on it. No major disasters, no flats (not sure I should have mentioned that, will probs get one now) only failures being chain which snapped at approx 750m (only had to walk about 2 miles home phew! ) (now upgraded to KMC E9 EPT 9 Speed E-Bike Chain) & front lamp bracket snapped due to it being a poor design/construction & just failed on a poorly surfaced road (replaced foc by dealer) done 1 or 2 mods, shorter stem with a stem raiser to reduce pressure on hands, 2nd set of grips (couldn’t get on with the Ergon GP1s, have reverted to Cube Foam grips. 3rd saddle, tried a Selle SMP TRK & now on a squidgy Respiro Relaxed. Only generally use it for pleasure rides (about 30miles is usually my max) usually ride in “Sport” & find battery range good for 2x 25 mile rides between charges.

Thanks for your replies guys, hadn’t considered the bar option

I’ve had my Cube Touring Hybrid One 500 for about 4 months now, OK haven’t put a vast amount of miles on it (approx 270) Finding it difficult to avoid “numb tingly hand” syndrome, my dealer adjusted the positions of the brakes & shifters so my thumbs could correctly wrap round the grips but I’m finding I seem to be exerting too much pressure onto the bars & have to often relax to alleviate the numbness. I’m tempted to change the stem to an adjustable one & experiment with the grips , I’ve fitted the Ergon GP1s but not really getting on with them, anyone had success with foam/gel grips?

Seems correct from their website

Looks like they are correct, the big spoon shaped part to the rear?

Not sure, seem ok, had them fitted when I bought the bike. Will look into it. Thanks.

Just taken the plunge & bought this, a Cube Touring Hybrid One 500. Really pleased with it so far. Took it for its 1st decent ride today of 29 miles. Discovered the hard way that the standard saddle isn’t very comfortable on long rides. Any recommendations? First rode a Pedelec on holiday in Lanzarote, hired a couple of bikes for a day, I chose a conventional bike, my girlfriend tried a Pedelec & I just couldn’t keep up with her! We were both impressed with it & decided to look into buying some back home. It rides really well, motor quickly spins the bike up to 15mph silently & effortlessly, I found myself regularly riding in the 16-17 mph range on leg power alone! Slightest bit of an incline, speed dropped & motor assistance cuts in to keep up the pace seamlessly & very discretely giving a reassuring push. Gearing is quite low, bike is able to set off from a standstill in the upper gear ranges & once in 9th downhill can sometimes run past the 105rpm? limit the motor can cope with. Range-wise, after my 29 mile ride, the indicator was showing 47 remaining in eco, 27 in tour 20 in sport & 18 in turbo so 76 eco, 56 tour, 49 sport & 47 turbo total range, rather less than the optimistic 100+ miles quoted for eco when the battery was 1st charged. (Obviously depends on how & where it’s ridden & by whom) Cube’s range of machines is rather bewildering & I think I made the right £/spec choice. Basically the more you pay, the better the spec, you can see where cost cuts have been made, cheap grips, saddle, seat post, Purion display, non lock out forks etc After demonstrating the bike to a friend we swapped for a while & I rode his non electric Gazelle Dutch style machine, couldn’t believe just how much better mine was to ride. A poor comparison perhaps, no doubt a thin wheeled lightweight would feel different again but I’ve chosen this route & glad I have. Yes, very happy up to now (just need a better seat)