That's a stock Urban Arrow Tender, they come out the factory like that (have ridden one at the factory before the box is added)

And Gazelle bikes in general are not geared for hills. Less of a problem on an e-bike. You can however just change the rear cog to one with more teeth and your hub gear is now lower. Did this on my previous acoustic gazelle. Any bike shop should be able to sort and the part will be very cheap

Yeah, they aren't really designed to be light, because the motor offsets it. My building has raised racks, but I have to keep it on the floor and awkwardly lock it to the rack anyway. But that's probably going to be a problem with any e-bike

I can vouch for Gazelle bikes in general! I have a Gazelle Orange C7 plus and it has served me very well. Only issue I've had is that I've caught the front mudguard with my foot and broken it a couple of times

331, Ruislip to Uxbridge

Glad to be taken away from this wet and grey landscape now 😅

Lots of passengers actually got off the train today due to the football

*When Birmingham City are playing the station gets a regular service for a few hours. To keep a station open there needs to be a regular service, hence the one per week to fulfil that. I am NOT going to be visiting during the football 😅

All three intermediate stations on the branch are in the 10 least used stations in London. On the one hand, it is a shame it lost direct service but the train paths are much better used by the Elizabeth Line so it was the right decision.

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I think this junction in Southwark has one, but possible it also has a sensor?