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The highway code says cyclists must stop at red lights, and so I do. The Highway Code The Highway Code However, there are cear situations where it makes no sense for a cyclist to stop at a red light, and the fact that this doesn't seem to be taken into account by the law is frustrating...

Hello, I just thought I would suggest some basic good practice guidelines for the classifieds forum. When an item listed for sale here has been sold, it would be a good idea to indicate this to other forum users by changing the title of the thread so that it says sold, rather than for sale...

DailyTech - Lenovo Recalls 208,000 ThinkPad Batteries Cheers, Q

I'm thinking I would like to get a Challenge Mistral or something similar: Challenge Recumbents (preferably in the red!) I am wondering what sort of electric kits one could fit to this, and how well they would work. For reference, the Mistral has 20" wheels. I think the cyclone kits...

Any chance of this happening this year? What do people think? The original has been out for a while now.. Cheers, Q

I have seen the cyclone drive-through-the-gears kit mentioned here, but am not sure if the Mk II version is the same one people have talked about already. MkII Cyclone The road-legal 180W version is rated like this: Elsewhere on the egopt site, there is a which kit? page (it doesn't...

When I was out on my bike earlier today, I started to think about fairings. Surely they would make a lot of sense on pedelecs, I thought. I know they are more commonly seen on recumbents, but you do get upright fairings. I have found a couple of companies selling them so far, but they are both...

Hi all, I thought I would start a thread on new battery technologies that are emerging. Some of these are bound to find their way into Pedelecs sooner or later. I will list a couple of companies, and the claims they make for their batteries here. Hopefully, we can add to the list, and build...

Hi, I just spotted this article on gizmag, about a chainless bike from dynacraft: gizmag Article: Bicycle design eliminates chain, derailleur and sprocket More images here: gizmag Article: Bicycle design eliminates chain, derailleur and sprocket I've never seen a chainless bike...

Hi everyone, I am new here and looking to get into the exciting world of electric-assist bikes. I've recently been looking into the giant twist bikes so highly regarded by A to B magazine: http://www.atob.org.uk/Electric_Buyers'_Guide.html. As I am sure many of you are aware, the range was...