Recent content by allen-uk

NO LONGER FOR SALE... Wisper went today to a nice guy who came when he said he would, tried the bike, paid up, and went, making the whole process quick and easy. Allen.

Coming to an end now, my friends. If I don't get a sensible offer by Saturday pm, then the local PDSA shop will be the winners! This is a WISPER, a good-quality Wisper, with TWO batteries (the second one cost me about £500!) Offer me somewhere near the £300 I want, and it's all yours. Till...

Well, let's put a figure on it then. I would LIKE £300, but make a near-ish offer and I'll probably say "Yes." Either reply on here, or to keep it private, click on the envelope above right, start a new conversation with me as a participant (allen-uk) - gord, why is it so darned complicated? -...

Wisper 905se City S, 36V 14Ah 2010 model, plus spare battery, also 36V 14Ah. All supplied by PowaRider of Woking. Very good condition, not much use (maybe a thousand miles), well maintained. All usual equipment, front disc brake, rear shoes. Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres, slimed tubes. Off-road...

Thanks Eddie, that is a sound idea - and if it gets knicked it's only £2.50! A

Only tenuously electric, I'm afraid... I want a small digital clock (to tell the time, just) which I can mount on my handlebars. No, not a computer - and for some unknown reason my fancy controller screen shows all sorts of things, but not the time. Plenty of clocks, but I'd prefer a...

Yes, you have a point of course. When I first started ebiking a few years ago I tried the 'usual' market-leaders in mirrors like Mirrcycle, and the elegant Busch and Muller long-stem version. Some broke with rough-ish handling (that's life in London's hurly-burly), some didn't - but they all...

83 now. Mainly to provoke oldtom... A

Yes, they (the bigger motor-bike-type) mirrors do "fold" right back - I have a narrow hallway, too. And as for the aesthetics, sure, Mirrcycle and the like look more elegant, but I don't think they'll ever make our girt lumpy ebikes look anything like their refined non-electric cousins. Horses...

Again, fair comment. Price has always been secondary to me, (I bought a Wisper, for example!), second that is to quality and in this case safety. But the principle stands. You haven't got to buy (cheap or dear) a cycle mirror because it's LIGHT in weight - there are loads of heaviier, bigger...

Fair comment Tom. I find the VERY much bigger, 'flatter' image worth paying for. And they will survive very hard knocks. A

Most of the recommended mirrors in this thread are specifically designed for NON-electric bikes, where the weight of every item matters. It doesn't matter on an e-bike! I use this mirror. http://classicpartsltd.com/820-halcyon-bar-end-mirror.html Huge image, v.little vibration, a real safety...

I've had occasion to move a couple of ebikes recently, up and down the country, and was lucky enough to find a van courier who only wants £35 per trip (although I give him a bit more). So far 100% reliable. Emails or phones when he's collecting, and when he's delivering, and always on time. I...

Having taught English, perhaps I can arbitrate. The imperial system, based largely on body parts (how big's yours?), can be well described as arbitrary. The metric system, which tried to impose a scientific basis for measurement, is certainly more consistent - at least it's based on tens. Me...

John: I did look on my sidewalls, but fading light (fading eyesight) made it difficult, so I took my figures from various sources on the interweb. Your 85 sounds more realistic, as when my track-pump gauge reads 80 the tyre is rock hard. Yes, point taken d8veh about not having gauges till the...