Recent content by james@justebikes.co.uk

Dave you've been asking me the same question for many years. The only way you'll get the answer your looking for is if a)you figure it out, b) I'm working for you, or c) you're working for me. I think a) is best for both of us for the time being don't you?☺

Yep those pesky pedestrians and two wheelers, such a nuisance.

...only if someone with a few million quid to loose can be found - check out Madrid ebike hire ...on its knees.

You're have been misinformed Dave. Speed pedelecs are perfectly legal in the UK.

Dave who said you don't need to register an S-Pedelec? I said that they do need to registered BUT DON'T NEED A NUMBER PLATE. This arrangement is not of my invention, it's from VOSA new vehicle dpt.

Spaghetti Yeh! ....then you'll know the bat management wont know what capacity cells you're using so long as V remains same, no? ....so take bread knife to std bat and piggyback additional cells.

...have you got a soldering iron?

This week China banned electric bikes in major cities and Taiwan introduce regulations requiring e-bikes and their owners to be licensed. China link to news item Taiwan link to new's item What's going on? For many years now car manufacturers in China have been lobbying the government to cap...

Yep:) ...a tortoise and hare thing!

Andy Gilligan (London cycling commissioner) wanted to set up public e-bike hire scheme in London. We had lots of discussions on it, I tried hard to steer him away from it but failed. My objection was this: Cyclists ride bikes. They are self selected experienced riders. E-bikes are attractive to...

That looks like a lot of fun and love the tech but I'm a flipflops and shorts e-biker so happy at 17mph. I took a BULLS evo 3 to Cannock Chase; way way way more fun and excitement than an F40 round Silverstone, and averaged only 11mph over the day (6 hrs before back to base with near flat bat).

...eMTB racing is gathering support, maybe in time an un restricted class will be established - then we'do know where the limits are!

Dunno, but recon the wires and connectors feeding an 'over clocked' motor would be the first to catch fire.

Hi Soundwave, the best way to evaluate and compare motor power is to look at their torque figures because motor efficiency varies so much between one make and another. Most makers publish this data, usually in Newton Metres (Nm). 5Nm is equivalent to the turning force at one end of a 1m broom...

Hi Dave max speed is not 15.5mph, it's 17.3 (25kmh + 10% margin, which all mnfs I know take advantage of), and last year VOSA confirmed that unlike rest of EU speed pedelcs don't need number plates in the UK. That said I agree with you, to my mind speed pedelecs really arnt worth the extra...