Recent content by MikeW

Anyone know if this is coming to the UK? The Shadow ebike the first wireless electric bicycle ebike. Made in Canada Looks "interesting" and I'm sure wireless brakes are perfectly safe...

My daily commute is 8.5 miles each way. I can do the round trip on a single, full charge, with a little left in the tank by the time I get home. Because the charger weighs next to nothing I tend to take it with me and charge the battery in the office most days and repeat the process at home...

Agree with many of the comments here. My commute on the Aurora is 8.5 miles each way. It will do both ways back comfortably on a single charge even in high power mode (using a mixture of throttle and pedal-assist) so would probably be OK for you in terms of range, but 20 mph on the flat is all...

If you have to go out on a bike and don't normally wear a helmet, make sure you do. Hit an invisible patch of black ice last year and my Brompton promptly rotated 90 degrees and I whacked my head on the road. It did at least 'knock some sense into me' as my father used to say...

I've done a couple of hundred miles on mine now (bought largely following Old Timer's recommendation). I'm very happy with it. It does my 17 mile round-trip commute without straining itself and I don't find it particularly noisy compared to other e-bikes I've tried (but, yes, the squeak is...

You may be right, but the barriers to bikes being an accepted and viable means of personal utility transport (ie, as a genuine, routine alternative to cars, etc, rather than just for enthusiasts) in the Netherlands and some other mainland EU countries are far, far lower than in the UK. Some of...

Getting back to the original topic - the discussion of illegal bikes on the forum as opposed to the issues surrounding their use - I think it's a good thing. Laws are there (or should be) to balance the protection of society against the freedom of the individual. But laws change as society's...

Reviewer: Mike W Purchased From: Alien Bikes Purchase Price: £999 (incl. delivery) Time Owned: 1 week Local Terrain: Moderate Hills ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Strengths: Range, (off-road!) speed, torque/hill climbing ability (in power-assist...

FYI - I bought the Aurora. Took it for a short spin today. First impressions: very good. It's sturdy, well laid out and it's got some poke, but it weighs as much as two bikes and you definitely wouldn't want to run out of power part way through your commute... Review to follow once I've put...

I tried the Oxygen at 50cycles. The shop was great - very helpful, knowledgeable and in a great location for test rides into Richmond Park. However, I found the E-mate underwhelming. It is a bit small for me (I tried one of 50cycles' Kalkhoffs for comparison and it was a much more comfortable...

Thanks for all your help - it was very useful. I'm off to Richmond to try the Oxygen, but it sounds like the Aurora might be worth a punt.

I thought they were pedal-assist only (correct?), which I have ruled out on my way to the shortlist...

I've been researching e-bikes for a couple of months now and need a bit of help arriving at a final decision having eliminated a lot of models/companies due to issues with build quality, aesthetics, reliability, range, weight, modes of operation, customer service, etc. I live in Hampshire and...