Recent content by Live_Steam_Mad

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    Insurance for e-bikes

    OK so I phoned up Cycleguard and a person called Ruby said that they will cover me if I e.g. leave my electric bike locked to an immovable object outside around town, even if anyone can access where the bike is, and they will pay up if the lock is forced violently or broken and the bike is...
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    Insurance for e-bikes

    Oh dear. I would draw your attention to this small print in the contract with Velosure ;- https://www.velosure.co.uk/assets/pdf/06-2016/velosure_cycle_wording_v12.pdf "2 Security requirements where the cycle is away from the insured location Accidental damage or theft of the cycle whilst away...
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    Insurance for e-bikes

    In fact, thinking about it, does anyone know of ANY e-bike insurer where the bike is covered when away from home, when it is locked to an immovable object, and when the public have access to the bike ? Regards, Alistair G.
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    Insurance for e-bikes

    I was just getting ready to buy this insurance and was filling out the online form when I noticed the Insurance document as a PDF so I read the small print, and it states the following ;- https://www.cycleguard.co.uk/Content/PDF/2016/CycleUrbanPolicyWording.pdf "3.2 Security requirements when...
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    Ongoing reliability of Kalkhoff/Focus Impulse 2 motors

    I was just going to reply to that more than 10 years of reliability out of an e-bike comment above, looks like you beat me to it! Yes we also have a Giant LaFree Comfort Twist ST 5 speed model with Panasonic motor and Panasonic NiMH batteries and it's about 10 years old, done quite a lot of...
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    New C5

    It is the 5 speeds Comfort ST with internal rear hub gear and rear roller brake and front drum brake (the top model of the year it was made). Best Regards, Alistair G.
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    New C5

    Whoops forgot the weight of the rider to be included. Good point! AG
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    New C5

    I am more worried about it's crosswind sensitivity when someone is in it and I am trying to overtake them in my car. It's hard enough trying to stay upright on a normal bike / ebike when there is a strong crosswind, and can you imagine the forces on that etrike with it's enormous surface area on...
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    New C5

    Ahh yes thanks, my Brother's LaFree Comfort Twist ST is from 2005 and cost 1200 GBP back then. That explains the early power cut off (9.4 MPH)! Even at that speed the pedal cadence is rather high, the gear ratio is too high on his bike on the top speed gears. Acceleration of this e-trike at...
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    New C5

    Ahh that's a good point actually, since the etrike says "potential up to 25 MPH". I tested my Elops 500E 2 nights ago cycling to the end of Moss Bank Road then up the cycle path along the A580 East Lancs Road towards the traffic lights at Carr Mill dam, then along Martindale Road to Main Street...
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    New C5

    Yeah that just ocurred to me too. I live 1/2 way up Moss Bank hill, St.Helens, and I'd swear that in places it is steeper than the official "10 per cent" gradient street sign that is outside #113 Moss Bank Road on the side of the road that faces down the hill that can be seen easily in Google...
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    Brexit,actually the UK has come out rather well.

    One thing I have noticed is that Decathlon just today put up their price on their entry level Ebike Elops 500E (an old model which they called "Bebike 500") from 530 to 599 GBP, and their new model Elops 500E has also just gone up from 560 to 599 GBP, I imagine this has happened because of our...
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    Help needed to find new bike £500 or less

    Today Decathlon have introduced their new model Elops 500E. Price has gone up by 30 quid to 560 GBP compared to the old model that I bought recently. I'm not so keen on the new model's black finish or the 2 frame tubes instead of 1 at the front, but that's a personal preference. I don't like the...
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    Help needed to find new bike £500 or less

    I see that the Coyote Classique got droppped a couple of weeks back from the Halfords website and now they have just introduced an almost indentical (just different colors) alternative called Coyote Classique Heritage (blue and white), same price at 600 GBP. Decathlon still haven't introduced...
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    Where Do You Live V2.0

    Please add me to the map, I'm in Moss Bank, St.Helens, Merseyside, NW England. Ta. Our 2 bikes are ;- mine :- Decathlon Elops 500 E (Bebike 500) 24V 8Ah Li-Ion my Brother's :- Giant Lafree Comfort Twist ST 24V 6.5Ah NiMH Best Regards, Alistair G.