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Without getting into it :D I really don't think we are - aaaaanyway, I don't know the reasons it was set at 25KPH, seems like an arbitrary round number to me. The argument to change it would probably have to disprove that reasoning to stand any chance right?

It's an EU wide directive isn't it? Maybe we can get Farage to do something useful after all :D

My name Is Miles so this makes me smile :) So - given the three bits that have broken so often are the chain, the cassette and the chainring - what, specifically, is rated for durability over weight and I'll just put those on and see what happens I do have the bike booked in for a service and...

Well - they're wrong, innit. That weight weenie attitude matters for racing, sometimes, but it makes no difference when you have - a motor and a battery. You might as well start making special light weight socks it's laughable.

I'm going to quote myself :D

Having a poo before you ride would give you more range mate :D

It's all in Kilometers :) But - why is it unsuitable? The path is flat. Ish. But there are some potholes a mile wide and my ass will get pummelled to death without the full suspension. The bike is great for what I'm doing. My argument is that parts have been far too over optimised for weight...

Also unrealistic for most people to do that though - I want to point it and ride it. I ease off on the pedals when changing gear, now, and try to change down gears, but fiddling between power modes, nah. Unless I'm out on the downs it's 100% and forget it.

50K, totally flat, bike path almost the entire way yes, on the road proper for about 4K of it I suppose? Do you think your replacement parts list is truly reasonable for anything other than the well funded hobbyist? Because I just don't :D

That might be true but given we have a motor, shouldn't we be able to get parts truly aimed at bikes which prioritise durability over weight?

Oh I'm definitely not "into" the hobby - but I do enjoy it and I like to take the bike out over the downs as I mentioned. I'd never get two bikes, like I'd never get two cars, too much cost and space and all that. This bike seemed ideal (and it is, to be fair, except the running costs) to give...

It's not a rant or an attack, it's a comment. Don't get the knock because you think I'm attacking your hobby. I'm saying, quite clearly, that given we have motors, we can handle a few extra grams :)

Well in my opinion the fact we have a motor on the bike means that the parts supplied with an EMTB, should be the more durable versions :)

Well the motor was replaced after 7,500 odd KM, so with luck this one still has some life in it. I know they're bloody expensive to replace wholesale

Even better they do an XXL version which is pretty useful when you're 2.02M tall. Shame it's 9 grand though :/ I don't think my personal skills are up the conversion process there!

I think that's my beef - seems perverse parts are made to fail so early! Clutch went after 9 months of use, replaced under warranty without too much beef. I don't know if they have an expected lifespan or max milage, but it's not as high as a cars :D

Ah you see now this is great to know - if it is indeed possible to replace parts with harder wearing items (I have no idea, I ride for fun and to commute, I'm not too mad into the detail) then I am glad to know it - I can mention that to the shop when I get them to do the next service (ext week)...

But if my experience isn't unusual - and I can accept it's not - it still doesn't seem right, the bike has a massive motor in it, the parts I've replaced have obviously a great deal of load on them, why aren't those parts made to last longer? How have riders let themselves get into a situation...

Realistically - would the wear and tear on a dedicated road bike actually be any less? Nothing I listed was MTB specific was it? As far as I can see, the parts that have been replaced would be the very same parts for say a Specialized Turbo Vado right?

Ooo I did replace the grips as well forgot that. OK - so why does that have to be the case? Why can't components be made from more durable materials? I'm speaking as an utter novice here (but thats what happens when riding becomes more accessible thanks to motors being more popular). Is it...