Recent content by DBCohen

Duty and VAT are certainly due, Flecc, unless the items were purchased in the EU. Ownership is merely a matter of who gets the bill - it is immaterial as to whether a bill is due or not. As far as getting billed in the first place, HMRC has limited resources, and I suspect is far more...

Now, now - live and let live. There's plenty of people who feel the same way about computers and the Internet. Or electric bikes, for that matter.

I tend to wear synthetic stuff so you get the fast drying, sweat wicking and wind barrier effect when worn in layers. Loose tops and trousers/shorts are often sold cheap in outdoor shops when the sales are on. It gives you all the benefits of lycra without making you look such a berk.

A cheap eBay pannier bag set and either bin bags or rucksack liners are just as waterproof as the expensive ones, Jon - that's the way I went. I got lightweight nylon bags in dayglo colours, and they come off the bike easily at my destination.

Barry, recently took delivery of an Oxygen Emate City and I like it very much - a much nicer bike than my previous eZee Cadence. It does have a pushbutton control on the handlebars to change it from throttle only to pedelec mode - so you can use the throttle mode to get up to speed from a...

I am not sure a bell or horn would help that much. That sort of jaywalking is a particular London affliction (though Manchester City Centre seems to suffer to a lesser degree), and I have had it happen to me even when in the car. It's an ignorance/arrogance thing - notice how the people at 1:00...

Yes, it has. Social respect has plummeted, drug use has gone up, and the Chinese dragon economy means that getting tooled up to go robbing has never been cheaper. Ever see a door get sledgehammered so that car thieves could get the keys? Happened to a neighbour of mine, with a nice threat of...

Not many actual suggestions so far... so here's what I use. On the bike, a Kryptonite New York 3000 U-lock. This comes with a bike mount (that is OK but not great), and is a heavy beast, but appears to do the job. I carry this with me and put it through the bike when I get to the office, and...

I just took delivery of my Oxygen Emate City this morning from 50Cycles. I previously had an eZee Cadence, which is most definitely an all-Chinese design and build, so is a good comparison, I suppose. The Oxygen is very nicely built - all of the cabling is well routed, and the fit and...

I agree with the others who have pointed out that forcing commercial stuff into the blogs only will mean it may be missed. I have a toolbar link that brings me straight into the forums - as Flecc said, with the amount to read here I don't really want to jump somewhere else too. I suppose I...

The AtoB site does a lot of that already, doesn't it?

Jon, I live in Manchester and should be taking delivery of an Oxygen Emate City in the next week or two. You are welcome to come up and give it a go if that helps. Thanks, David.

Well, I have done the Cyclescheme dance and I have an Oxygen Emate City in white on order from 50Cycles. Anyone want to buy a low-mileage eZee Cadence with a six-mile battery?

Well, I am sure that Flecc will weigh in with an expert opinion, but I always thought it was purely a measure of the electricity it consumes, rather than a power output (due to efficiency losses and other variables). Even if not, you can probably NOT count on the figure being an average...

I would observe that I find it incredible that Plod can't track the guy down, given that his car was caught on camera. Are there NO shots of the number plate as the guy drives away?