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    Article Can you trust an eMTB Motor in 2021?

    This is what I've done - and had to re-do today. Their firmware fix did nothing - my E010 errors are back. I've told them it's a new motor or a refund.
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    Just a heads up - Firmware 'fix' for the E8000

    Long story short, back in early April my motor died (W013, E010 errors). The torque sensor was dead. It was confirmed at my local Shimano dealership & sent off to Madison. They had it for over a week before looking at it, and another 2 weeks to 'fix' the issue - not with a new motor, or torque...
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    2019 Motor Distance/Failure Survey

    Update: I've been without my bike for over a fortnight now.... the motor is with Madison & they're taking forever to even look at it, despite my local shimano dealer confirming what the problem is. Just swap the motor for crying out loud!
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    2019 Motor Distance/Failure Survey

    I dropped my Vitus E-sommet off at my local Shimano dealership last night. It had covered 1600kms from new, purchased June 2019, before this failure - the first and only issue I've had with the system (aside from battery degradation). It started throwing E010 errors, and eventually persistent...
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    Spank oozy vibrocore 760mm

    I had the chance to try these bars out tonight at BPW (night session). I wasn't expecting to be blown away. But I was. For the first 3 runs I had absolutely no arm pump whatsoever. And I was pushing. Compared to the OE nukeproof bars it was like someone had given me a front end made of butter...
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    Bike park wales today

    I was chatting regularly with the lad in charge of uplifts today, and apparently there were two guys on EBikes who hadn't paid to enter the park! We saw them on the uplift road. One fella on a Vitus, the other on a haibike. That takes 'cheating' to a whole new level...
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    Article Video: Lapierre eZesty Review

    That's a stunning looking bike. But I'm not sure who it's aimed at. That is what I think the future generations of e-bike will look like in the near future as cell energy density increases.
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    Helmet - yes or no or it depends?

    If I'm going anywhere off road, I always wear a lid. If I'm at a bike park, it's full face (fox proframe). On-road, pootling, I rarely bother, unless it's on busy roads.
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    Article Bike Park Wales on an eBike

    Beast of burden, 15 minutes easily. It's a good warm up / grip check too! I'm afraid I'm a BPW addict now ?
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    Article Video: New Orange Surge

    I like it. Looks very purposeful, like it could survive being dropped from several kilometres in the air.
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    Article Bike Park Wales on an eBike

    Loved the video. Almost as much as I loved the park! It was seriously the most fun I've had on two wheels since I last took my Triumph on a trackday. Oddly, it had a trackday feel to it, but without the smell of petrol or the bother of warning up tyres. A very kind gent named Stewart took me...
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    Article Bike Park Wales on an eBike

    I'm there for the first time tomorrow, as a billy-no-mates. Hopefully it'll be quiet & I won't hold anyone up :D
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    Thule bike adapters for an easybase 949

    I thought I'd ask here; I already have a thule 949 easybase towbar mounted carrier for my transit camper. It came with the bike adapter rails & wheel clamps - but they're not big enough for the 2.8 inch recon+ tyres on my Jam2. I was wondering if anyone here knows of bigger wheel clamps...
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    Carbon Levo on Ebay (3 day auction)

    I reported it yesterday - no doubt many others have as well.
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    Here's what I want to be able to travel with my eBike

    They'd definitely charge something for the additional mass. I doubt they'd let you take it into the cabin, so it'd have to be checked in. You'd definitely need to phone / email ahead.
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    Here's what I want to be able to travel with my eBike

    I have one of those - an ex Netherlands army / Nato ammunition case, which I use to store my RC lipos. It's big enough to store an E-bike battery, but weighs a few KG....
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    Carbon Levo on Ebay (3 day auction)

    bit fishy.
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    Talk some sense into me (HT vs FS)!

    Just took it out for a semi serious ride in my local woods with my dog (!). It's now got mud on it. Having never ridden a full suspension MTB, let alone one with big-ass tyres, I was astounded by how sure-footed it is over tricky stuff, even if the surface is loose. The bike is certainly way...
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    Talk some sense into me (HT vs FS)!

    It's the obligatory 'look what I just bought' pic ?
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    Talk some sense into me (HT vs FS)!

    Loving the leaf. It's my second. Been driving electric for over 5 years now & won't go back :) I opted for an FS & bought Russ's Jam2 that was advertised on here. Yolo indeed ?
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