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Can't really say what has happened there, but it's certainly possible to wear out rims pretty quickly if you ride in wet/gritty conditions, dont keep rims/pads clean - I wore out a pair of 28" rims in a few weeks when I didn't know better, and small wheels on an electric bike will certainly hav...

Absolutely unsurprising conclusion, and that's before you take into account lanes that disappear without warning, shepherd you into the path of traffic or into the dooring zone. Surely the passing distances you quote are wrong though? I mean, I know 4x4s are a menace, but a mean passing distance of ...

Not familiar with that bike, but if it's ally/carbon frame, then it's probably a rivnut type fitting, probably easiest o take it to a bike shop if you don't have the tool for it?

Is that a MTB shifter? If so, that's your problem, MTB and road 10s aren't compatible AFAIK.

Wow, driver attacks the cyclist with his vehicle, then jumps out and chases after him with a fire extinguisher, thoroughly deserved what he got imo.

Surly? In reality, you won't be the heaviest rider out there, and there are plenty of heavy riders riding lightweight bikes. Some brands impose a weight limit, some don't. You may have to accept that you're outside the warranty terms, or just that you won't get as long a life out of some components ...

I think from a value for money perspective, fix up the old one. From a usability point of view, what do you gain from the new bike, presumably similar - more gears, disk brakes?

Careless driving is a potentially non dangerous driving error. Dangerous driving is when the consequences of such driving are potentially or actually dangerous to others or the self,surely. How anyone cannot be found guilty of dangerous driving if their driving is potentially dangerous is beyond me...

. But I would like to think that when current housing needs have been met there might be a slowdown in urban expansion. That can't happen with a migration imbalance. The problem with that is that migration isn't the cause of our housing issues. The real issues are the ageing population and economic...

depends if there is over-voltage protection in the front/rear lights I think, but the B&M lights are designed so that the rear is fed from the front lamp, so that's probably the safest option?

Gattonero wrote:This can be exacerbated by handlebars with a short oversize central section, that's where the levers are fitted,...

Not on mine, they're fitted to the narrower part of the bars, which makes more sense to me

Could be the freewheel pawls are sticking and not re-engaging when you start pedalling?

Brucey wrote: ...If you are going faster than this you have presumably derestricted the machine...

Or you're pedalling without assistance - there's no speed limit for e-bikes afaik?

Maybe the axle broke first - that could cause the rest of the hub to die, put strain on the frame/dropouts, and once those break, the derailleur heads into the spokes. Impressively comprehensive destruction of the rear end.

djnotts wrote:A second hand Hollowtech2 triple on which you CAN mount a 26/24 inner ring and thus keep b/b and chain line and mech? Plus a chain catcher!

Yes, that might work - I'm running 5703 shifters/chainset with 26T ring without issue. Still some 5703 chainsets available I think.