Recent content by bissona

Some of the negative FB comments are definitely coming from shill accounts but there's still some folk out there that will deliberately join closed groups just to trash-talk a given brand. Takes all sorts to make a world.... Not a lot matters other than the ownership experience, and that's...

2018 Focus Jam² Ltd - everything from snowline mountain rides to commuting when ill / shitty weather. 6,000 miles on it now and it's still a great bike. New battery last month, treating it to some Float 36s and Magura 4-pots this week. New lease of life for the nipper to join me on rideouts...

Two rideouts with the PL Pro over the past couple of weekends. I know I'm coming from an aging Jam2 but jesus wept these Amflows are great bikes. Front end floating over bumps, amazing toque up the steepest of climbs and light enough to forgive you when you fudge the take-off or landing. Just...

^this Any tiny percentage differences between actual motor efficiency will be insignificant compared to differences in rider weight, terrain, temperature, tyre pressues, topography, conditions and, most importantly, effort put in by the rider vs engine assistance. FWIW I don't believe any of...

Did a back-to-back comparison yesterday with my son on the Focus Jam2 (with a brand new main battery), over 25 miles, only 330m vert, 99% of the ride was in Eco on both bikes. Drained the 378Wh Focus to within 2 miles available range and the Amflow was at 44%. Given that I weigh about 12kg...

We had a similar issue with my Focus Jam2 when they first came out and ended up driving halfway across France (from the UK) to the only dealer in europe that was willing to swap a battery out of a stock bike. Painful drive but it was sorted in 2hrs and we turned it into a week of riding around...

Agree with all comments on the modes - definitely needs changing. With Eco too weak I'm finding myself using Auto / Trail, which is draining the battery faster than I'd lke to see. A slightly stronger Eco with access to Boost every now and then woudl be perfect. Ideal world, the phone app would...

Received my PL Pro yesterday and managed to get out for a shakedown ride in good conditions. I'm coming off the back of six years on a Jam2 (which I bought because of weight) and a few rides on various friends other models, none of it very hardcore, but have done some time in alps/pyrenees. I'm...

We do this, makes for a very strong mount and only takes the same time as bungies.

We paid €449 in France in 2018.

Will be my next bike if the 1st year's reliability turns out ok. 240w is pretty much perfect for me, as is the expected range. Better start saving now.....

I doubt I'd change as the ROI when chopping between ebikes is not good, and the difference in enjoyment between a 160mm/24kg eMTB and a 140mm/22kg eMTB is likely to be minimal. The only exception would be to check out something like the Lapierre eZesty which, at 18kg, is getting a lot closer to...

:ROFLMAO: except for this year's Focus Jam2 9.9, weighing in a lowly 19.15kg.... Not that I can afford either!

Looks like Continental are throwing their hat in the central motor/gearbox ring.... Continental Bicycle Systems - Drive Units ETA: that was quick, wasn't there this morning!:

I would probably want to speak to the designing engineer at Focus before swapping anything. I can imagine that higher rated cells have less room for expansion, and/or are designed for low loads than our bikes have. Ambient operating temperature ranges from 0C to 35C, for me at least, which would...