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Me too Dave, me too...time will tell if its a goer or not!

After my last ride on my Giant Hybrid I had to change the bar grips from the very painful ergo grips that have been on the bike for 17 years, they really hurt my hands badly! So I bought some round grips, ironically called Ergon GE1's...

Back on my trusty 17 year old Giant CRS 1.0 Hybrid while I wait for my new e bike, my legs coped well but my hands were aching due to the flat bars and completely different grips from my Giant e bike! I thought about a 50 miler but I was hurting...it was my first ride on the Hybrid for well over...

Yes its getting mudguards and a rack, no need for lights though as I don't ride in the dark and have rechargeable lights to be seen that work very well! Yes I look forward to riding it and letting you all know how it performs, 8.5 years since my last new bike so it will be good to start anew...

Thanks Jeremy, the bike is full carbon so I don't think I will need to go down the 3 battery route this time! I opted for a range extender at the moment so will have 750wh at my disposal which should easily cover my 100 milers, I will probably go for a second battery next summer for my 150 mile...

The pandemic was worldwide though...

After another day of browsing and frying my brain I decided to just go ahead and order the bike, I decided against the bling candy red and opted for the gloss black! 2 reasons, the black will be less attractive to the thieves and its £199 cheaper...I'm a tight ass Scot! 🤣 Now the long wait...

Interesting Dave, strange how only the 2024 version is available on the UK site! Dave linked the Canadian site which has the Yamaha motor!

Range extenders are almost as expensive as the original batteries and very low wattage, I prefer to have another battery due to the long distances I ride!

I did watch it, thanks for the link Stefan! The battery is integrated though so its a no from me!

It definitely has a removable battery and good point regarding the test ride, they are around 200 miles away so its doable!

Thanks for your input Stefan, I have no desire to ride on gravel and Polini are far from unknown with 10 years in the e bike motor industry! My only sticking point as you have mentioned is the lack of a UK presence and that is why I haven't already ordered! However I have been doing a lot of...

Of course it was, Rás steered me down the wrong path! 😂

Remember this was over 8.5 years so I think you are doing pretty well! I honestly think the motor is toast, I've never heard noises like it before! That Land Cruiser was insane, they tried everything to stop it working but failed! 🤣 I'm thinking about treating myself and forking out on a new...

They repaired my motor in 2021 Dave, I have emailed them and awaiting a reply but thank you! I'm hoping they might have a motor as I doubt mine is repairable...

Cheers Dave, unsure at the moment but I think given I have 3 good batteries a replacement motor or 2nd hand bike of the same model would be my best bet! I know right, bloody useless they are... 🤣 Thanks Jeremy, would you believe around 3.2 million ft? how the heck did it last so long? 😂 See...

I think we have all heard the saying "all good things come to an end" and yesterday it finally happened after 48758 miles...my syncdrive pro motor suffered a catastrophic failure! I got lucky though as it happened less than a mile from home after riding 69 miles! My pedals just suddenly locked...

Being the last day of the month I was eager to get out but the forecast was very dodgy indeed, with a blustery westerly wind around 25-30mph and squally showers around! I decided to just go for it and take my chances, I made my mind up early on not to take any photos and just concentrate on not...

I had a ride planned in my head last night, I was going to head east into the wind and enjoy a tailwind on the way back but I quickly changed my mind this morning when I felt the chill from the ENE wind! So I opted to head south into East Ayrshire instead and I was glad I made the change, yes I...

Amazing day of cycling and motorcycle racing all rolled into one! After almost 5 months of frustration I finally caught a break with the weather and got to cycle to Knockhill Racing Circuit for the motorcycle racing, with the first race due to start just after 9am it was a very early start! The...