Recent content by kangooroo

I have several folding bikes. One lives under the bunks in our caravan, another on my car's passenger seat and a third is in a remote cabin. When it requires maintenance it is carried home by car. I couldn't do any of this with a non-folder. I have 2 full-size bikes used for rides from home...

I've had 4 batteries and none were keyed alike.

I have a step-through bike without cross-bar and my bikes also don't have any accessory holes drilled into the frame. I carry a water bottle on the seat downtube, secured via wrapped-around Velcro, lock wrapped around the seatpost or on rear pannier rack and a simple bracket fitting for a front...

@StuartsProjects I've never heard of a map of public USB points but there won't be any here - we're far too rural and it's about 6 miles to the nearest (small) shop. I carry a manual pump too but normally use the USB pump for speed and ease. If flat, it can be powered via the bike battery...

I dread punctures or anything going wrong, especially if I'm +30 miles from home. I also live in a rural area miles from any bus routes so getting home would be tricky and even taxis tend to be booked several days or weeks ahead. If I did get completely stuck then I'd have to leave the bike at...

I have a similar pannier set, currently £15.35 on Amazon. The bag is very easy to fit with Velcro straps reaching up the sides rather than having to fiddle with fittings beneath the carrier rack. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0BY8MJ2GZ

@Saracen No - that's a US store reviewed with two Z in the name!

The above shop is Ebikerz with just one Z, so this isn't even their review!

Operating from a private home in Chorley (4 Grove Cres, Adlington, Chorley PR6 9RJ), possibly drop-shipping orders. I would have concerns re honouring any warranty along with longevity of the company. It has only been running for a month, no company registration and domain registered...

Another vote from me for the Briskmore range. I've been offered review samples of most from the range and find them excellent on our touring and folding bikes.

I know someone who ordered one of these, not believing for a second he would receive it and did so for his own amusement. Instead of the promised bike, he received a pair of cheap, Chinese broken sunglasses instead. He paid via PayPal and despite a lengthy dispute, failed to receive a refund...

I've never heard of any of this. All of my bikes are step through including folders and an Oxygen E-Mate which has covered about 10k miles in all weather, on roads and rougher paths and we live on the hilly Welsh borders, on the top of a 2 mile hill. I've never had any bike wobble, flex or...

I find it very comfortable and have a dodgy back myself from an older injury. I replaced the saddle with a wider, sprung saddle and find it very comfortable on 40mile rides. The handlebar height is adjustable too so you can vary your sitting position from leaning forwards to nearly-upright to...

I emailed at the time and was advised by AH that the long seat post option gave an overall height of 36.5" to the top of the saddle which would be too short - I need 38.5-39" to accommodate ankle flexing. We also talked about adding a chunkier saddle with thick padding and a gel cover over the...

I have a folding Basis Finch from eBikes Direct and this uses a 'universal' battery which can be bought relatively cheaply from eBay and shared with my bigger eBike. It offers good performance, accommodates a +34" inside leg (which the Rambletta disappointingly doesn't) and cost about £749 at...