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    Orbea Vibe (User Club)

    in the uk you are required to have a steady front and rear light when riding at night. There have been quite a few changes in regs but in the latest flashing rear lights are also allowed. see https://www.cyclinguk.org/lighting-regulations personally, I use an additional flashing rear light in...
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    Orbea Vibe (User Club)

    The dealer from whom I bought my bike, also fitted the mudguards and the rack. I cannot be 100% certain (I will go back and ask him sometime) but I think these are the guards I have fitted. https://www.wiggle.co.uk/sks-bluemels-road-mudguard-set If these are the right ones (and they should fit)...
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    Orbea Vibe (User Club)

    The Vibe is the replacement for the Gain F25 which I believe is no longer made. The F25 has an 8 speed Claris rear derailleur and 2 speed on the front. I tried the F25 before buying the Vibe. The two bikes weighed almost the same and the ride was similar. I chose the Vibe partly because it...
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    Orbea Vibe (User Club)

    the battery extender is a Mahle accessory and is available for all bikes that use the ebikemotion rear motor (e.g. Orbea, Ribble). it costs a huge £500 in the UK, so if you are planning very long journeys it is probably worth getting a different bike!
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    Your experiences with the new Mahle MySmartBike app (replacement for Ebikemotion)

    I agree totally that the transition from ebikemotion app to the MySmartBike app had been very poorly managed. Since we all had to give an email to register the first app it should not have been beyond imagination to have contacted existing users and ensure that details are transferred. I guess I...
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    Your experiences with the new Mahle MySmartBike app (replacement for Ebikemotion)

    The new app is indeed very much scaled down. However, the old ebikemotion app seemed to sap all the juice out of my phone, so maybe there is something to be said to keeping it simple. it seems to pair well with Strava which does have much more information. The app seems to encourage you to...
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    Ebikemotion App, Mobile Phone Battery drain

    I had exactly the same experience. I made the mistake of downloading a local map (free) onto the app and my battery died within 50 minutes of the ride. I wrote to Mahle (who now handle queries about the app) to complain, and they tell me there will be a new version of the app ”before New Year”...
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    Orbea Vibe (User Club)

    looks beautiful scenery there (and the bike)
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    Orbea Vibe (User Club)

    On the discussion about resistance, I too wondered at first if there was a sort of braking effect when I lowered or turned off the power. I realised that this is a psychological effect simply due to the return of the normal pressure when the motor is off. I did a little experiment and with the...
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    Orbea Vibe (User Club)

    Hi all. I am a new contributor to this site but have been reading it for many months. I bought my Vibe H30 in July, but due to a mishap was unable to ride it for about 8 weeks. Nevertheless, I am really enjoying the bike. I like the fact that I can lift it up steps, that I can ride it like a...
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