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torque gearing i have been looking for a solution to the gearing on the torq,even if the bike will not go up hills in electric mode. i would like low enough gearing to cycle up the hills myself,what i came up with was a 44tooth triple chainwheel with an extended bottom spindle this would be...

thanks for that Flecc you have certainly wet ted my appetite for picking up a secondhand twist.

hi the main reason for posting this new bike was the price,maybe there is now a hope o f lithium batteries being reduced in price,also the press on there lastability is not very encouraging .

Just a line about a new elec bike i have seen , a Synergy Minstrel ,with a 36 volt , lithium 10 amp hr battery at a price of £499 at synergiebikes.com

hi does anyone have any info on the Yamaha easy, i know it has an auto gear change but does i have the same drive as the giant twist ,is it any good ,and has its stopped production .How would you class the twist against say a sprint or torque power wise seeing the twist is only 24 volt i know...

This i s addressed to 50 cycles have you tried to fit , or the manafacturer of the Torq, tried the Torq with the Sprint motor, do you think this would be a better option for long distance biking, even though there is a two inch difference in wheel size with the Sprint Sorry did not mean no one...

age limit Sorry you all seem to be missing the point,74%of the bike riders killed on the roads where in the 10 to 14 age group, so by lowering the age limit for electric bikes you will add to the problem, and yes elec bikes are no different from pushbikes except they can weigh up to 40 kg ,a...

age limit Just a line to drag up the old chestnut of doing away with the age limit for electric bikes,RoSPA issued a report this week stating the most common accidents involve, young children cyclists,also the Department of Transport also reports that children aged 10 to 14 yrs of age having...

From what i have read the EU issued directive92002/24/c stating electric bikes if below 250w no faster than 16mph,and the bike must stop when you cease peddling to bring all European legislation into line with each other.I was under the impression that Britain had to comply-or am i missing...

hi Flex a bit of a negative response ,your torq only does 22 mph because its deregulated ,so who is to say this bike can not be.You must have more money down south than up north because in my book, if indeed the bike is any good the saving of £250 over the torque is well worth having.It will be...

hi- read with intrest your artical on home pageof the new chinese lithium bike tdeo12 it might be of interest for every one to know, it looks as if the bike is avaiable in Britain it is advertised as being the lightest electric bike in the world,19.92 kg-250v-10amp hr lithium battery- disc...

hi -i would have thought bio fuel which i believe is already on sale in some parts of the country could help and what about America maybe it could stop dumping thousands of tons of cereal and grow the ingredients for bio fuel the excuses for invading eastern countries might stop, and we could...

hi interesting point of view from 50cycles but not unexpected as you have a vested interest in selling electric bikes, and really that must be at the heart ot the matter the lower the age limit the more bikes you sell ,but are you acting in a responsible manner? as to, say letting a 10 year...

hi Flex i think we must agree to disagree,you surely do not mean you would remove the age limit from electric bikes completely, the greater good you speak of must be the protection of our children from themselves.Most young people who live in built up areas ride on the pavement for safety...

could not agree more Flecc we all seem to be on some sort of a green trip at the moment ,but if we cut our pollution to zero in this country it would make no difference at all ,because China and India are battling to become the next superpowers ,and will not take any notice of the rest of the...