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Ask Flecc: Battery meters – how accurate are they?

  • HelenJ
  • Posted onJan 30, 2014 at 10:24 AM
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The apparently unpredictable behaviour of the battery meters on electric bikes often causes puzzlement, so here is an explanation for the reasons, together with tips on how to interpret them. In fact it’s not possible to accurately measure what electric current there is stored in a battery since they are chemical devices, the electricity existing …

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How my electric bike changed my life: Nina Taylor’s story

  • HelenJ
  • Posted onJan 28, 2014 at 10:26 AM
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My electric bike really did change my life, it gave me my independence and freedom back. I have never owned a car, I simply cannot afford one. I wish I had discovered electric bikes years ago! A year and a half ago, I moved to a new city for a new job – I have …

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How to choose an electric trike?

  • HelenJ
  • Posted onJan 24, 2014 at 2:08 PM
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A Pedelecs reader has contacted us requesting advice on where to start with finding an electric trike. He wrote ‘I am now 84 and used to be a keen cyclist. After hip and knee operations, I purchased an electric assisted bicycle which I have used very little – my maximum in one day was 25 …

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Ask Flecc: How do I get the most out of my electric bike battery in winter?

  • HelenJ
  • Posted onJan 23, 2014 at 10:27 AM
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Batteries of all types hate the cold; low temperatures reduce their chemical efficiency with a resulting drop in capacity and corresponding e-bike performance and range.  They operate at their best in the 20 to 40 degrees C range but perform badly as the temperature drops near to freezing point.  However, there are steps that can …

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Ask Flecc: How do I winter-proof my electric bike?

  • HelenJ
  • Posted onJan 22, 2014 at 3:04 PM
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Flecc is a long-term contributor to Pedelecs and has kindly offered to answer readers’ questions. If you’d like to put your question to him please get in touch here. The electrical components of an e-bike can make them far more vulnerable to water-caused problems than ordinary bikes, so some attention to this can be desirable, …

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How my electric bike changed my life: Eaglerider’s story

  • HelenJ
  • Posted onDec 13, 2013 at 12:04 PM
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Pedelecs’ member Eaglerider tells us how he accidentally lost over 12 kilos while having fun. I guess it was all rather circumstantial really. I had been troubled with a bad knee for some years and thus my cycling activities were restricted to an occasional trip to the pub and little else! Anything over five miles …

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How my electric bike changed my life: Paul Rogers’ story

  • HelenJ
  • Posted onNov 25, 2013 at 1:06 PM
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Pedelecs member, Paul Rogers, tells us how stumbling across electric bikes four years ago has changed both his personal and working life: “My introduction to the world of e­lectric bikes came by pure chance, when I spotted one for sale on eBay about four years ago. Until then I had no clue that e-­bikes existed. …

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Let’s kill the “C” word

  • HelenJ
  • Posted onNov 11, 2013 at 1:13 PM
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Ray Wookey challenges the views behind the dismissive ‘cheat’ stereotyping. Straight up I have to say I have an axe to grind. I run a specialist business selling electric bikes. To really get things on the table let’s set the scene. Sale of e-bikes is the fastest growing sector in the UK bike industry. In …

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How my electric bike changed my life: Mike Killay’s story

  • HelenJ
  • Posted onSep 11, 2013 at 11:54 AM
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Pedelecs member, Mike Killay, describes how his Tonaro gave him a new lease of life: “They say that age does not come alone. In my case, as I reached my late sixties, I was already a widower and ready to settle down into a more sedentary form of life. But, I still loved to be …

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Interview with Momentum Electric

  • HelenJ
  • Posted onJun 16, 2013 at 4:18 PM
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Ying, of Momentum Electric, talks to Pedelecs about Momentum’s products, target market and their plans for the future. Momentum have just been selected as finalists for the ISPO BRANDNEW award in the e-bike category, which recognizes innovative start-ups in the sporting goods industry based on market potential, degree of innovation and design and marketing. For …

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