Pure Flux One Electric Hybrid Bike £824.25 at Pure Electric

I've one of these and was told when I bought it a year ago that spare batteries would be available soon. Still waiting. Without this my 15 mile commute requires battery recharging each way. This would be okay if they sold a spare charger to keep at each location, but they don't.

Other issues are that the one size frame isn't a great fit (I'm middle of the target range), brakes squeak a lot, the single speed gearing is too low to enable you to get max speed for downhill and too high to assist with a steep hill. The low power means uphill is harder than it should be.

On the plus side, the belt drive is low maintenance. Probably good if you want something for short flat commutes and not a bad price.

The Electric England M1 plus has a bigger battery, better build and £100 off this weekend. it's £749 right now. With Free delivery and UK stores.

electricengland.com/product/m1-plus-250w-electric-mountain-bike/
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I’ve had one of these since mid-June but I haven’t really started using it until late July, just kept postponing the commitment to start cycling. I’ve done around 600 miles since. I’m 6’2” and above the recommended max weight limit of 105kg that is stated on the frame. Called Pure prior to ordering asking for the weight limit and they said it can easily take 120kg rider. I was never mentioned the actual limit, only saw the sticker on the frame 1-2 wks after delivery! A bit dishonest but pretty sure I spoke to a salesperson and what he said holds truth as of today sooo so far so good!

Things I’ve done to it:

- had to replace the seat after 1-2 wks with a £15 one from Amazon that had good reviews as the OG one was murder

- fitted the £25 SKS mudguards which needed adapting but in the end they do the job.

- fitted £10 back & front LED lights from Amazon which need charging every couple of weeks only

- bought spare tubes and Fincci tyres just in case but the Maxxis ones fitted so far took a lot on the gravel paths and I would’ve bought those as spares instead of the Fincci most-sellers.

- after a week of use I pretty much had to slacked and retightens each screw as the entire bike was starting to get loose everywhere but thunder sort of break-in/bedding in period checks are advisable and wise to carry out regardless

Things I will do to it:

- brakes are loud and inefficient. They only get worse, can live with them if readjusted every 2 wks but will replace the calliper with the BB5s soon. This is supposed to impress the confidence when braking greatly.

- after fitting the mudguard the rear wheel is out of true, ordered the spoke tensioning tool and will try and fix that this weekend.

What I use the bike for:

5 mile commute each way, always charge it daily, never risked it but I’m ok with frequency of charging. Takes ca 3hrs to charge it to full book says 3hrs from 0-80% and 5hrs to full so not sure if I am doing any favour to the battery charging it 100% every evening but the battery level indicator fluctuates depending on more on the current situation. It is more of a live MPG display without and other factors so one second you can have 1 bar, the other 4 out 5 left.

Again, I do 10 miles daily 5 times a week and 50% of it is on loose gravel on valley paths and woods with a couple of steep hills in between between the home and my office.

Will be buying a nicer gravel bike next season once I get in a better shape but probably will leave this one for my 5’7” partner on weekend rider with our son or on lazy day commutes as I am kinda lucky as far as the nice picturesque way to work I can take. I get to see horses, sheep, deer and dog walkers for 10mins each way!

Edit: forgot to add that the bike looks really nice out of the box… until fitted the mudguards!!!

Any questions let me know, I probably got some myself.

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Battery is tiny but you get a carbon belt. This bike is great for commuters as requires no maintenance. Heat (edited)

That’s the only thing putting me off buying one. A neighbour a few doors down had his nicked from his garage. The followed him home discreetly and broke in during the night when a loud house party was going on a few doors down. I am worried about the same thing happening to me.

Cool looking bike but I’m in south west London so it’s going to get nicked

7Ah battery is the key spec.
Small. You'll be recharging every couple of days or so if you have a fair commute distance
and relying on it to do a lot of the work.

I am only 5'6". Would this be suitable for someone my size?

Underpowered with a tiny battery.  

I would pay a bit more and get a real electric bike with a throttle and at a minimum 750W which will not slow down traffic In 20mph zones and can pull away at the lights quickly.  

You will also slow down all the Uber and Deliveroo cyclists with this on the road. 

Also you won’t have to worry about the battery running out after 5 miles. 

As someone who commutes, these so called commuter bikes are a load of rubbish. Firstly the roads are destroyed so you need full suspension or you get bored of cycling really quickly. Secondly you need a big seat or the you know what goes numb, doing that every day isn’t good. You will want to be in a more upright position, bending over putting so much weight on your wrists is tiring. You will also need gears as having no gears is hell even if you’re on a flat, the first bit of wind and you’re going 5mph. Our electric bikes in the UK are so powerless that they struggle so bad in wind or uphill. So anything with a small battery like this means you’re charging at work….. so make sure you can.

Anyone happen to know if they do this on the cycle to work scheme? Couldn't see it on their website. Cheers

Why is the price of ebikes skyrocketing? Not heard about this

I SOoooooooooo want an electric bike just for the fun, but I just don`t see how they cost so much? Basic bike on most is £200 so a motor/battery/controller/charger is anywhere from £600-£1000