I think I'll try on my regular bike for a while and see how I get on. In the past I've done the commute for a few weeks and I've felt a bit run down and then gone back to the car. Since thats not an option hopefully I'll get fit enough. I could buy a lighter bike because mine is only a middle of the road aluminium road bike.
The Wisper and the Torq are very interesting but the Wisper is very expensive to risk buying without a test drive and I've searched a fair bit and not found any Mk 1 Torqs for sale. Cyclepoint sell the Torq but its more expensive than the Wisper and I'm guessing its not the Mk 1.
I'm also interested in one of the pre-built bikes from Cyclone in Taiwan. They do a 500 Watt mountainbike with a 25-30mph top speed and a 1000 watt folding bike with a ridiculous top speed for about $1000 + $250 deliver (about £700). I'd probably buy one but they seem to make a very loud screaming sound in all the videos I've seen and I think the Police would probably stop you if they happened to be passing!
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