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I just tried this but even at 100% as soon as the pedalling stops the wheel very quickly slows down. Maybe as long as the motor is on cycling is drag free but not the cruising.

I finally purchased an Orbea Gain and have now been using my D40 for two weeks for commuting. So far I really like it. I cycle between 16-26 miles a day depending on the route I take. I use either 70% or 100% assist and the battery lasts 4-5 days. I do still put effort but I no longer arrive at...

Agree with this. I don’t understand why the bike manufacturers have decided to do the policing on assistance. All the cars on the market can exceed speed limits and the responsibility is with the drivers. For eBikes for some reason manufacturers are very strongly imposing these limits. Does...

So I had the chance to test orbea gain d20 and focus paralane2 carbon with Fazua so far. I only tested them for about 20min so it’s hard to make a full judgement. My impressions are orbea is faster to react and kick in the motor for stop starts or after slowing down. Fazua takes a few seconds...

This is utter nonsense. The UK government (Tories) decided to harmonise the electric bike legislation with the EU law in 2015. This was due to demand from industry because UK legislation was even worse. UK government could and still can diverge from that legislation if they wanted to. Similarly...

I can’t be 100% sure but all the above bikes have models suitable for mudguards. I will most likely use a seat post pannier rack with my backpack pannier from Decathlon. Works great for carrying a laptop and lunch and because it splits with a zip gives a very good balance in comparison to one...

Absolutely. There isn’t a bike that would tick all the boxes. At the moment I am using a carbon Trek road bike that I bought used which is about 9kg. It’s been a fast bike for my daily commute of 3-4 miles. But Now I need to commute a much longer distance. I can do it with my current bike but it...

Thanks for the replies. I did try Gain D20 briefly on a small stretch of road. It works great for stop-starts or accelerating around corners. However, I could also reach the assistance limit very quickly and when the engine cuts off it feels hard to cycle because I am on the highest gear. As...

Hi, everyone. First post here. I’m thinking about buying an e-road bike for a 22 miles commute. Initially I was looking at orbea gain or Ribble e-bikes but having read the forum it looks like it is very hard to hack the speed limit. What are people’s thought on other systems like focus paralane2...