Recent content by MDJO

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    Best under £1000 bikes for 14 mile roundtrip hilly mon-fri commute

    I bought a Ezee Sprint Primo (Ladies step through version of the one John has recommended above) for exactly the same purposes as you describe. 14/15 mile commute with some gradients. It's been a fantastic buy and does the job with ease. I'm a similar age (ok, ok a few years older) and similar...
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    Lights again

    Does anyone know if any of these Cree lights can be bought as an all-in-one rechargable unit i.e without separate battery pack. I've already a light on my bike (connected to battery) plus various other wires near the handlebars and am limited for room so would ideally like one of these but as...
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    First Electric Bike - which one?

    Hi - just a quick update to let you know I bought a Ezee Sprint Primo (low step through) which arrived on Friday. Have taken it for a couple of rides already, 9 miles on Saturday and 20 miles today down to the coast and back, with a mix of roads, cycle paths and bridleways. Today's journey...
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    First Electric Bike - which one?

    Hi everyone Firstly thank you all for the advice you've kindly provided so far. I've done lots more research and narrowed the 'spec' as follows Step through or low cross bar Front hub Pedal Assist plus throttle (not torque as I originally thought) Front suspension fork Min 36v/10ah battery...
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    First Electric Bike - which one?

    Thank you D8veh and Hoppy - I did like the Raleigh, so that's definitely an option. I've seen 2 x Raleigh Velo Trails, once priced at £1,000 (http://www.raleighebike.co.uk/Range/Product/?pc=1&pt=198&pg=7609) and one a bit more at c.£1,350...
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    First Electric Bike - which one?

    Hi everyone I've recently got a new job which requires a commute into the City Centre. At present my commute is disjointed and costly. Typically I drive to a metro station (c.4 miles), park (£1), metro (£3.60) then 10 mins walk at the other end. Overall this can take anything between...