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My 1951 Raleigh Superb-e has a four speed Sturmey Archer and a Yose e bike front hub set up. The saddlebag contains the battery etc. I have only done a few hundred miles of mainly twenty mile trips. I rather enjoy it.

It's an excellent ding ding bell and still made and I think the modern ones are only a tenner on eBay.

It's been a successful conversion and it rides very smoothly. Weighs about half a hundredweight but when it's rolling that's ok. Had to file the fork dropouts a little to get them to fit. Lacing up the motor into the matching rim went well. Had to fit a longer bottom bracket axle to fit the...

I have a Volt metro folder on my boat. I managed to snap the key off in the lock so deep that I couldn't remove it. After talking to the really helpful folk at Volt I posted the battery to them and they replaced the two locks and sent it all back really promptly with three new keys. I know this...

A group of us went yesterday on the Monsal trail in Derbyshire. About 17 miles on our vintage Raleighs. (Yes we did all dress up too!) .....not an electric bike day....just a bimble along ride with lashings of lemonade and cake at the end. The trail, an old rail line, was absolutely packed with...

Try googling "Tweed cycling helmet"

Most campsites will let you plug in and charge up your battery......usually for free when you ask nicely!

No need to remove wheels in a Berlingo or Doblo. Both fit 3 full size bikes upright. Berlingo rear seats are a doddle to remove.

I have used folding e bikes on boats now for the last decade. When you lift them in and out it's most annoying if they begin to unfold as you lift them. The Brompton has solved this whilst the Volt needs a tight bungee. Maybe yours has some sort of device. Mudguards and maybe lights are useful...

Aldi cycling clothes for me too. Third winter now. Cheap....wash well....reasonably long lasting.....so far...

I should have also mentioned that the display only shows kph and not mph so I solved this by buying an aldi cycle computer for a fiver. It's slightly easier to reset the odometer also. I imagine that three years on Volt will have sorted this issue for the UK market.

I have a Volt Metro folding bike. We use it extensively on our narrowboat. Three years old now with no problems. Good range for me. I can confidently plan for twenty to thirty miles knowing there will be some left in the battery as a reserve. The bike is well made and quite well put together...

It's not quite answering the question but many of us living on narrowboats also have e bikes, often folding ones. My charging is always done with the boat engine running usually as we travel along. My set up is fairly typical. There are four 110 a/h leisure batteries charged by the 70amp...

It was from Electric Bike Conversions in Stoke on Trent. Simply advertised as a Cyclotricity 250w rear hub kit.

I have fitted one of these to my Marin hybrid. Do any of you know who the manfacturer is and any further specification? No details came with the 700c supplied wheel and motor and there seems almost nothing labelled on the motor itself. Thanks.

A Volt Metro folding bike works well for us. Folds to very approx Bromton size and sits in the corner of of the engine room in our narrowboat.

What about a Carradice bag. Good traditional stuff.

Yes, but the cost increased from that with the bigger battery option plus the more advanced handlebar display. Still worth it I feel.

Yes, I bought the 250w rear wheel kit. It was a straightforward fit. The battery might appear a bit bulky at first sight but I've got used to it now. I live on the edge of the Lancashire plain and so most of rides are without big climbs. The wind can be a factor though here. My Marin seems to...

I recently changed my 17yr old Marin Sausalito hybrid to an e bike using a rear wheel kit from electric bike conversions in Stoke on Trent. I am very happy with it indeed. I bought the 15ah battery ad this gives me a comfortable range. So far I haven't done more than 50 miles in one trip and the...