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You can't wash any waterproof jacket twice a week, they'd all die! I hose mine off after the ride, it gets rinse washed every 2-3 weeks, proper washed every 6 weeks or so, and re-proofed every quarter. My older Paramo is 15 I think? The zip's buggered but the jacket's fine.

He's a coil fanatic, he fully coil converted my Enduro and it's lovely. Wish he could do my Rail, but I've got a Fox e36 on there and the internals are 34, which can't be converted. I might still do the shock at some point though.

Talk to Fin at FullFactory. He'll know where you can get it / get it for you. https://fullfactory.bike/

Yeah, when I was replacing my chains and anchors after a burglary I was advised by the specialists not to go for anything heavier than 13 mm 'gold' chain (here). I've got two lengths tied to these ground anchors. The bigger stuff is harder to cut through, but so heavy it can damage the bikes...

Paramo handles the mud better than a hard shell IMO. I do find that I get hot when I stop as I'm relying on the vents to control temperature when moving, but that's probably a +ve not a -ve.

I've never found a hardshell jacket that works very well for biking. I use an Endura hardshell if absolutely necessary in the summer, and it's fine but it's sweaty. For UK winters I can't recommend Paramo enough. A 100% waterproof soft-shell, I just wear it all the time. Ignore their marketing...

As has been said, all legal UK pedal-assist bikes are 250W nominal. That's all your insurer is asking.

I have a mild preference for XT-12 over GX Eagle, but not enough to have spent any money to move my Enduro to XT from GX. I think XT is a tiny bit nicer, but only a bit.

Surely the point is that in order to use a car you need to be appropriately trained, licensed, and insured? Safety factors of the car itself are quite tightly regulated, and if you abuse the rules you can lose the right to operate that vehicle. You can legally buy and operate a high-powered...

As long as you use an elastic towrope then the force you put on the post from towing will be a small fraction of the force you put on it by sitting on the saddle.

If you're keeping the car for a while then towbar is 100% the way to go. Secure, easy, better fuel economy, and for those of us who ride in mud, it keeps the muddy bike out of the car. I paid £505 for a removable Tow-Trust bar to be fitted including electrics and coding. Would have been about...

I certainly agree about the feel. The Bosch feels like you've got a punchy motor strapped to your bike, the E8000 makes it feel like you're incredibly fit.

I'd not noticed your spelling TBH. I disagree with you though. I'd like you to be right, in an ideal world you'd be right, but in the current world the motor is the most expensive, most likely to fail, most ride-critical component on the bike. If the motor isn't working then the bike is...

Kinematics is the right word, isn't it? It's describing the layout and design of the suspension. Single pivot, virtual pivot, four bar link, high or low pivot and so on. Once paired with geometry, layout (reach, bar height etc) and with the particular suspension units installed, it will control...

I know what you mean, but the difference between a bike with a dead motor and a bike with a working motor is larger than two different Enduro-style bikes, for example, could ever be. I probably preferred the Shimano motor when it was working, but I'd never get another Shimano bike because of...

I'd avoid Shimano just because of the terrible support here in the UK. Look at the recent thread with a guy with a 2.5 year old Santa Cruz that he can't get repaired. I had horrible battery problems and ended up in court-ordered mediation to get it sorted. Bosch sort things with no questions in...

If it makes you feel any better, my intermittently faulty E8000 went back to Madison and they replaced it within about 10 days, shipping both ways included in that time. I'd hope you'd experience similar, albeit less likely to be free.

Exactly. If it is settled in arbitration then you're not allowed to disclose the specifics of the settlement. A bit of a shame, but the alternative was waiting 12-14 months to possibly be outgunned in court and left with significant costs.

Having read this whole thread, I'm struck by the similarities to my problems trying to get Madison and/or Shimano deal with faulty batteries. In the end I went to small claims court and it went to arbitration when the supplying dealer (a big corporation in my case) fought it. I am not allowed to...

Bike Park Wales have facilities for Shimano too. £5, but I am fairly sure you need to remove the battery. You don't need to bring your charger, they have a whole wall of them.