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Any chance of getting a bit more speed out of the Woosh, can it be de restricted? Not looking to do 25mph but 20mph would be useful. l managed to boost my Mirider by around 2mph by changing the wheel size on the control unit from 16" to 14" and it made all the difference.

Great fun l would imagine though, in the right place, and used sensibly. Although Simon Cowell nearly broke his back when he tried one.

The O/P has moved on, but these 5-10,000w "electric motorcycles" are illegal death traps. l've seen them hooning around the roads here, unbelievably one guy carries a young child on the seat in front of him, neither of them with helmets. Okay on private land, do what you want there, but not on...

That looks great

Thank you l will have a look at that one.

Well, some off road, not the black runs at the local trail centre, but a bit of singletrack fun. So front suspension would be an advantage, it needs to be folding and preferably reasonably light weight. Can anyone recommend something for a maximum budget of around £1,500?

Cargo bikes are a big thing where my brother lives in the Netherlands They need more than 250w though, and it would be an advantage to have a throttle, with a maximum speed of 20mph (although l doubt the speed limit will be raised) This will get a fair few cars out of city centres.

lf you are careful, and use heat shrink sleeping over the repair, it will look okay. Better to replace the cables though if possible

l have a full size ebike, a full suspension Kona and it's fabulous However l also have a folding ebike, a Mirider 1 which is quite small and has 16" wheels. For road riding the Mirider is absolutely fine and l often choose it (over the Kona) when going for a road only ride. Stability and...

Depends on what type of wires they are, if it's just coloured wires they can be soldered and then heat shrink sleeving over the joins. Otherwise it's a case of contacting a Carrera dealer to get the wiring harnesses. Hopefully you won't need to replace the controller.

Never had any issues with my hydraulic brakes when turning the bike upside down, although it's best not to touch the brake levers while the wheels are off.

Can you pay £140-200 for a cable disc brake? l would imagine most choose cable disc brakes for the lower cost and at that price you could get something like a Shimano XT hydraulic disc setup.

Cable discs, at least the single piston ones, need regular adjustments to keep them working well. l adjusted mine less than 200 miles ago, and already they need the calipers re aligned because the pads have worn. My hydraulic disc brakes have done over 3,000 miles and l've never touched them...

Fabulous!!

Modern brakes on bikes are generally very good, whatever type is fitted. The brakes continue to work even with minimal or no maintenance. Remember the days when you had to regularly adjust your rim brakes so the pads aligned with the rim? And if you got it wrong, or didn't carry out the...

l didn't say cable disc brakes were as good as hydraulics, they're not. What l meant was, once l set up my cable disc brakes properly (so the pads were aligned with the discs, cables adjusted, disc as close as possible to the inside pad) they worked well. Before that, they were poor, and l...

Branded cable disc brakes can be good, the Clarke's cable discs on my folding ebike work very well (once l set them up properly)

Just ride the bike and don't stress about the battery

lf you're worried about excessive cell current draw, maybe avoid the highest assist level? My folding ebike has five assist levels and it's perfectly fine on level 3, although l turn it up on hills, only because l want to go as fast as the bike will let me. l never use the maximum 300% assist...

My Mirider has a 7Ah battery, if l thrash it the battery can be empty in around 12 miles. Being a bit more careful (but still riding at the assist limit speed) l've done 18 miles before the battery expired. l guess if you used the lower assist levels and on flatter ground (it's all hills round...