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Took delivery today of a new "Dutch Tourer" style Koga. It is very early days and I'm sure that I'll learn all about its quirks over the next few weeks but early impressions are very good. Last two bikes were a Heinzmann and a Sprint 7 so the Koga is a very different beast. A pure pedelec...

Now that I've purchased a spare Ezee battery, I'm looking forward to travelling further afield. Carrying the spare may well be a small problem as the top of the rear carrier is full of dog basket + terrier. Has anyone come up with an ingenious method of carrying a spare? Are panniers strong...

Hi All I've decided to use my Heinzmann kit from my Dahon folder on a new donor bike more suitable for general use. The Heinzmann equipment is first class but I think I chose the wrong sort of bike initially and now need to look at a good alternative. I've found that my Ezee Sprint is a...

Hi All, My Sprint 7 has a very efficient rear hub brake which works really well in the wet, but I don't know how it works. Most of the cycle maintenance books I own mention these items in passing but don't go into much detail. From the Haynes book I have learned how to adjust it and gleaned a...

Hi All I have just received a telephone from a nice 50cycles chap concerning my Ezee Sprint7. It seems that my bike is one of a batch of five with a known frame problem which might make it weaker. Accordingly, 50 cycles are going to replace it with a new one! As I've had a back problem...

I'm seriously considering investing in a cycle storage unit like the one produced by trimetals as illustrated here http://www.trimetals.co.uk/bicycle.php?m=4. I need storage for 4 cycles really, though at a pinch I could use something designed for three. As I don't have a garage or a secure shed...

Took delivery of my new Sprint7 on Monday. Very impressed! Documentation suggests (I think) that the battery should be fully charged, fully discharged, and then recharged. It says, "New battery needs to be conditioned with 2 or 3 full discharge and charge cycles before it comes to the full...

I have about a week before I have to decide whether to buy an Ezee Torq, Cadence or Sprint 7. I live in Durham which is pretty hilly, so some of the posts which suggest the Torq, which appeals to the mountain biker in me, is not a hill climber have concerned me somewhat. I also need quite a...