One of the great things about my electric bicycle is that is uses a belt drive instead of a chain. Carbon belts have numerous advantages over chains, such as being quiet, clean and virtually maintenance free. They don’t rust, they don’t require lubrication, they don’t stretch over time, and typically last a lot longer than […]
I had a mechanical failure on my e-bike the other day. I was riding into the centre of Dublin to go to the theatre, and my gears failed. I was able to keep going, but my hub gears were stuck in first gear, so I wasn’t able to go very fast, even when I was […]
For the last couple of weeks I found that the front roller brake on my bike was locking whenever I had to brake suddenly. It led to some unfortunate incidents when I almost went over the top of my handlebars! I initially thought that the brakes must be faulty, but after a couple of internet […]
The double kickstand on my Dutch bike broke off a couple of weeks ago. It seems the welds that attach the base plate to the actual stand came apart, and as I’m not into welding, I thought it was easier just to buy a new one. This is the one I bought from Amazon: VGEBY […]
