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Thanks. I think I've concluded that the bike is faulty and am going to send it back. Something's causing the power to cut out and be erratic. At first i thought it was my noobness to electric bikes but now i'm convinced its more than that.

OK thank you for the reminder - is complicated Aye - its a geared hub motor. But my sense is its the controller not really using the motor well. And if there's any way of disabling all the pointless limiters that would be good too ;)

Thanks - people on this forum know what they're talking about! So this, basically - https://custombuilt-ebikes.co.uk/product/bafang-rear-hub-motor-kit-250w-26-27-5-700c-wheel-sizes-and-up-to-9-speed/ Looks like it would be pretty easy to install it as an upgrade.

It just seems to be very erratic as to when the assist comes on. The thing with the Bosch's is they seem to get a lot more torque out of the 250w than the bafangs.

Have had a go and the assist is just really catchy, which reflects the price of the bike i think. Maybe a bafang would solve that? Or maybe i just need to pedal more! I thought the assist was more down to newtons than wattage? If i could find a rear drive Bosch kit i'd go for that but i think...

Thank you! I'll have to find a bike shop to see what they say

Could i use this one maybe...

I've just bought one of these and i'm really happy with it, except that the torque is pretty poor. I'd happily fork out a bit more for a decent rear wheel motor if it was compatible with the existing battery and controller set up. I don't need to go far...

Difficult to say. Thanks to all those who have commented on the post. It seems like a high risk option - it might do me for a couple of years then be a problem. I'm going to do the cycle scheme and get a carrera vengeance, much safer. It definitely is a good looking bike though, and light.

I've been making enquiries about this bike https://www.ebikes.co.uk/ebikes-ranger-electric-mountain-bike-orange.html but apparently the manufacturer doesn't make replacement batteries. I'm told this is not a problem as the battery should last ages. Is this true? The bike has a range of 25...