My tip is ,every beginning of a new month I oil the chain with some secondary oil with dry oil or wet oil , with the bike turned upside down on the grass !, wipe the chain until it shines like new , clean the gear and jockey wheels etc . This month I removed the back wheel , which is very easy to do , removed the cassette and wash off in petrol or paraffin , clean wipe the hub & before replacing the cassette I apply a thin film of waterproof white grease. I must admit that I don't take it out in the wet as I have 2 steel bikes that are 50 year old , Ellis Briggs , bob Jackson , and a Ribble with a treble chain set on (alloy). Occasionally I get caught out with the rain , but I try to keep it dry with my rides. I am 26 weeks into full knee replacement and the e bike as really helped me to get going again . Mye bike is the D10 with ultegra groupset on , I bought it off eBay for £1500 , I have done 8,000 miles on it and touch wood I have not yet had a big problem so far , new chain , new tyres , new brake pads. I bought it because got a 2018 model it looked spot on , & 20 months on it looks the same 5 years on , other than a few blemishes you would expect.
Well done, very informative video thanks. Im still in 2 minds about getting an e bike ive looked at the Orbea gain d20 but can't make my mind up, might get one for my 70th birthday next month. Enjoy the rest of your week
Great Video and some valuable lessons learned and passed on. Biggest tip is not to use chain cleaner/degreaser on your cassette as it will degrease the free hub bearing and cause it to fail prematurely for sure. Just clean the chain say once every 5 rides or so.
I've got the Ribble Endurance SL e (carbon fibre frame) & I ride so much over the cut off speed, I got home from a 100km ride on Tuesday (Cat & Fiddle road area) & climbed over 4500ft. Got home with 43% battery left, these Ebikes are just spectacular fun.
Leon Brookes: I have question which occurs from your comment. I think of e-bikes as being an option for maybe the older rider, or those whose fitness capacity has somehow been compromised. I actually went e-assist last year at the age of 90, when I finally decided that the hills where I live were getting to be too much, but it was a long time anyway since I had done as much as 100km, or maintained a speed of 25km/hr.. You are obviously pretty fit, so my question , and I mean no offence, is why do you ride an e-bike at all?
@@vincekerrigan8300 hi no offence taken at all & yes I can actually maintain speeds over 30kmph on decent flat roads, but I was after a new bike & I live really close to the Peak District (8 miles from front door I'm deep in) & on my other bike I found the steep inclines really draining, so I thought if an assist bike can help take the edge off the hills, I will be fresh enough to venture further afield & deeper into the Peaks. Also you are my idol & I can only wish that I'm still able to ride at all when I'm close to your age & I wish you even more years of good health.
@@Brookes79 Thank you so much - a very kind, generous and explanatory reply. I'm sure you will have many years of enjoyable cycling in the future. Best wishes.
Enjoyed your video. Very honest and informative without any hard sell. I wondered though about ebikes with internal batteries, what happens when the battery reaches the end of its lifespan? Does the bike have to go back to the manufacturer for replacement?
Hi the batteries are easy to change on the x35 system just a few screws, but the batteries which come with these should last you a long time. 500 cycles of charge and you should still get 90% capacity which is unreal for a battery, I’ve done 52 cycles in 18 months so going off that time scale could get at least another 5-6 years before I need to worry about changing battery.
Handy tips. I'm hoping to get a Gain this year and I'm a Blue Light Card holder. Just wondering where you were able to get the discount using the Blue Light Card?
