Recent content by Ray Breen

Hi Bud, Similiar to yourself, i am from the warrington area, commute to salford, and have gone to a whoosh big bear. got it a few weeks ago. Excellent bike and has great range.

Hi Bud, Did you happen to pay over £100 of the purchase on a credit card? if so, your credit card company is jointly liable, so it may be worth exploring this avenue with them.

Welcome to the forums Josh

Yes, my ideal aim is to get to work without working up a sweat(difficult in the uk weather atm due to it being so humid). I did notice towards the end of the ride that my hands were a bit numb, no doubt due to be me holding the handlebars too tightly. Hopefully it will improve :D

Hi All, I applied for a ebike through my works cycle scheme and have been eagerly researching what would be most appropriate for my daily commute, and finally decided on the Woosh Big Bear LS. The reason i went for the LS version is so that my other half can also use the bike. The bike...

another feature worth investigating is to cater for the winter, and people who use indoor power trainers.

Dont see that being an issue to be honest bud.

Yes I agree, all things considered this is a very minor possible flout of the law. In the scheme of things and being pragmatic, the powers that be , have other more important things to prioritise.

ah, you didn't mention that in your original post, so I had assumed you were asking with reference to the electrical side of the bike. Will it be hanging up pretty much its in normal horizontal orientation? end of the day, the back wheel takes your own weight , when you are cycling so don't see...

to be fair, the law on this point is confusing, although there are parallels in the car industry in which emissions are tested under factory conditions and return one value, but in the real world are significantly higher.

i have been reading this thread with interest.. Yea, no reason why you cannot test drive the bike(prior to e-fitting) to confirm that there are no mechanical issues ;) then afterwards fit the electrical components. Granted that this approach while strictly speaking is legal, it does go against...

Yes, are you talking about long term storage, or just say at the end of the day? The battery tech in ebikes is pretty much the same as is in your phone, and imagine the positions/orientations it ends up during a normal day.

I totally agree but the additional cost of this bike is due no doubt to its unique selling point - the heart rate feature. Makes me ponder if a raspberry pi(or other sbc) connected between the battery and motor on a normal e-bike could do something similar.mmmm

I am relatively new to ebikes but my take on your question, is that if a manufacturer mentions anything about 250w it is by definition not road legal.

Hi Doc, I have just watched your kickstarter video. Interesting concept by tying into a heart rate monitor. Am i right in thinking that the lowest assist with be none? For example, if someone is very fit, and they are cycling along and want to be in their intensive HR zone, will the motor...