Recent content by Georgie

  1. Georgie

    Newbie from Cornwall

    Thanks TinKitten I agree I am sure I would wobble less if a mirror was fitted. I am so busy looking out for potholes in front and trying to stay upright that turning my head and taking my eyes off the road in front me nervous and wobbly.
  2. Georgie

    Newbie from Cornwall

    Thanks for your comments / advice GloveMakingMan, your name has given me an idea!! I always wear thin gloves when cycling, why can't mirrors be fitted on the on the back of gloves, just attached flat so that all you would have to do to see behind is to glance at you hands holding the handlebar...
  3. Georgie

    Batribike Dash geared too low

    Thanks for all your advice RobF, Arrow and Neath, I guess that I will have to be content with the present gearing of my bike until the warrantee runs out. I understood that electric bikes were limited to 15.5 mph but I didn't expect that pedalling would be limited at a certain speed on a flat road.
  4. Georgie

    Newbie from Cornwall

    Thanks for the advice JohnCade, unfortunately my bike has not got open handle bar ends.
  5. Georgie

    Newbie from Cornwall

    I am thinking it maybe safer to go back to sitting on my sofa watching telly :eek:
  6. Georgie

    Batribike Dash geared too low

    I am very happy with my Batribike Dash folding bike except for the gearing. I think it is too low geared. Even in sixth gear on minimum assist, when I get to a certain speed my legs are treading air. Has anyone else had this problem? o_O I read in a bike review of the Batribike Breeze that this...
  7. Georgie

    Newbie from Cornwall

    Thank you Tom, RobF and Phill for the greetings and advice. I think the helmet mirror sounds interesting Phill. Is it fragile? is it easy to fit and what's the best one to get? At the moment when riding in traffic we tend to pull into the kerb and stop in order to check the traffic before...
  8. Georgie

    Newbie from Cornwall

    hi, I am from Cornwall and my wife and I have just purchased folding electric bikes. My bike is a Batribike Dash Pro 16 and my wife's one is a Batribike Dash Pro 11. We are both retired and decided to get electric bikes in order to improve our fitness whilst ironing out the many Cornish hills...