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Interesting. I saw none (e-bikes or hills!) in Belgium on a long cycling weekend this August. We read about the Dutch market being way ahead in adoption, so its surprising it appears not to have caught on in what are probably the two most similar markets

You're assuming 'Dienamics' was the alias of the employee not the company owner, or (less likely but possible) another person not registered who has access to their computers.

I can't say I'm too surprised; most crimes are committed by people known to the victim! Why would a complete stranger have a motive?

Yes - I noticed that in between the nonsense he let slip a couple of interesting and knowledgeable comments! But, after one exchange, it was clear that he was a troll so I just ignored him until he went away! I have to say that I feel that Russ has shown too light a touch in dealing with...

How could I monitor this? Would I need a cycle analyst, or is there an easier way? Possible, but it took < 3 hours to re-charge in the evening. Will try to give it another proper test next weekend. I hope some of the guys clamouring for Tongxin kits read this!

Is that your Tongxin, John? What controller are you using on it that gives 30A? The battery has had only light use so,in truth,I was a little disappointed to have the cut-out. I bought it in March but it's only had, I think, 8 charge cycles. On the other hand, my first Tongxin set-up was...

I originally bought it for a different purpose (2nd battery for my Wisper, taking the range up to 60 miles), when I'd given up all hope of getting the Tongxin back on the road. At that time the larger Ping batteries were significantly more expensive than the 10Ah ones, and I didn't see us...

Thanks Flecc, Nick, My battery is 36v; I think it was about half discharged, perhaps slightly more. So - do back off the throttle on long hills, and if I get a new battery, definately go for a 15Ah or higher!

We experienced the first cut-out from our Ping LiFePO4 yesterday. It happened near the top of a long, slow hill (half a mile, perhaps 1 in 12). My wife was riding with the throttle fully open and the power faltered, then cut out. The battery was about half discharged, and we'd just had a...

We went for a ride in the country yesterday. A lapse in route-planning on my part meant we ended up having a couple of miles of bridleway to negotiate - with on-road bikes. Most of it was fine but there were a few rocky sections and some muddy bits. My wife didn't fancy some of the dirtier...

Not really! The wheel will be weaker with a spoke missing and it will be more likely to make others go. Best to fix it now before it gets worse. It's not too hard as your spoke hasn't broken. You will need to take the tyre off but shouldn't have to take the wheel out. When you've got...

I hadn't realised the 705 had actually finally made it to the UK! It was announced a long time ago but the date kept slipping back. I don't think many of them can have been sold yet, if any. I would be surprised if the motor and controller are any different from the 905 so if she wants that...

Just a thought - it's not the disc brake is it? Hubs should last for years! But if it has gone and you do decide to just get a new wheel there are serviceable new ones on eBay for under £40.

Just goes to show fashion does go in cycles (pun unintentional!)

I think Lloyd sums it up pretty well! A couple of other points: - Sheldon Brown, who knew as much about bikes as anyone ever will, said that disc brakes were fine with suspension forks but felt 'funny' with normal forks, so didn't recommend them for on-road bikes - If you want to add...

I agree you would be surprised how your cadence increases with fitness. A year ago I used to plog along at about 60, and mainly thanks to Flecc's guidance, I realised it was better for my knees and also my lungs to pedal at a higher rate, so I tried Out of curiousity I bought a new...

Well, I can't win them all - I'm very happy that at least you now know what older bikes look like!

The Raleigh is a mixte frame which is very rare nowadays but was common in the 80's. It's a similar frame to the 25 year old Raleigh my wife bought the other week. The low end Ezee model using older parts, the Liv, has a similar shaped frame too. Also it's made of thin but strong steel...

Be careful of assuming you know what other people's experience is! To give you some context, I ride between 5-6,000 miles per year on non-electric bikes - a mixture of high speed London commuting and tours, in the UK and Europe. My main bike, and its components, have a fairly demanding life...

I tried to contact them when I wanted to buy my Tongxin motor last year. I couldn't get through at the time, but have had some communication since. It is true that Tony Castles is hard to get hold of but I think there are some other issues too, connected with (first) reliability of Tongxin...