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Further to...I want hub gears, I love the idea, but..
If your interested in an e bike then you might consider this kickstarter project. Currently with early bird discount you will get a 40% discount.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/704017625/elbike-the-most-beautiful-affordable-electric-bike
Although gear hubs work well and are considered to be low maintenance when an issue occurs you need to deal with it fairly quickly.I want hub gears, I love the idea, but..
Although gear hubs work well and are considered to be low maintenance when an issue occurs you need to deal with it fairly quickly.
I have just had to replace the hub on a bike which I basically abused. In the last 2.5 years it covered about 5000 miles. The only maintaince was fixing punctures and replacing bald tyres.
Around 4 weeks ago the gears started to play up, but I was too busy with other things to attend to them. On a deurellier based bike slipping gears is a pain and might occasionally result in the chain coming off but often isnt that harmful.
The end result is I probably applied too much muscle power to a fairly delicate mechanism and sheared off many teeth, knackering the freewheel and hub.
The second one looks like it would be more comfortable for a commute. It's also lighter. Got to be worth a punt at that price plus Quidco give you 5% back.And then this pops up!
https://www.evanscycles.com/bmc-alpenchallenge-ac02-nexus-8-2017-hybrid-bike-EV273282
With the cycle to work scheme this could be fairly cheap, may well investigate. That said this one is still a lot cheaper and still has hydraulic discs:
https://www.evanscycles.com/pinnacle-lithium-3-2018-hybrid-bike-EV275573?S2IOD=152796434