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What they say is that to steal a bike with a d-lock you need a bottle jack. To steal one with a cable lock you need bolt cutters. To steal one with both you need two tools. Far fewer thieves carry two tools than one, therefore the theory is you are more secure with a cheaper d-lock and a...

Probably I think the back wheel is pretty secure. If you search through here you'll see that owners have enough trouble taking the wheel out to fix punctures. On the original 905e you needed a hacksaw to take the wheel out! A thief with the right sized spanner could take your front...

I don't know what those particular types of skewer are but they wouldn't work on the motor wheel of your Wisper, or on any other hub motor that I've come across. Hub motors have their own axles with the space where a spindle would go down occupied by the wire. I don't even think you could...

Thanks guys, that was very helpful. Hal, I think I could still do it on the brake but need to have the switch in parallel rather than in series (like a third brake!) James, that switch was pretty much what I had in mind. Frank

Anyone know how brake cut-outs work? When the brake is squeezed the little switch inside gets released. Does that make a circuit, or break it, to effect the cut-out? The reason I ask is that I want to add an on-off switch, and using the brake cut-out seems the simplest way to achieve...

Nick, I started this thread on bike sizes a while back - hope it helps! Frank

John, Hope your wrist is ok with the Torq! Frank

Red, really there is no point here. You make yet more assertions with no evidence and use the tactic of being rude while pretending to wish not to be, then you try to make it appear that this is some complex subject that only one with your (implied) expertise, which again with no evidence you...

I've just got the basic Continental Contacts, not the Security ones with full puncture protection. That's why I've been surprised how well I've done with them. Maybe its just luck evening out, as I had a puncture in my second week with the Kenda tyres on my Wisper, while I know others have had...

Red, You overstate the strength of your arguments with assertions which cannot be supported by facts eg: 'the primary cause of an uncontrolled skid is always down to one thing ' 'This driver was obviously very poorly skilled' 'the driver would certainly have been charged' + you have no...

You can't shoot the messenger! It's actually a link to an article written by the chap who runs Electric Vehicles North-West in Seattle, who I believe was a Giant dealer and I presume sourced the photo from somewhere

I believe the bus skidded and skewed round because it did an emergency stop. You clearly have some knowledge of driving and the Highway Code, so I find it hard to believe that you are arguing that the bus would spontaneously go into skid if driven at normal speeds in an urban area in the...

Yes, it's amazing what doesn't cause punctures nowadays! What made me check the tyres was that yesterday there had been a car accident just ahead of me on my way home and I had to ride through a lot of glass chippings. As I went through the glass I was expecting the tyres to get shredded...

Well I've just typed into google: Lafree picture This is what I get! http://www.electrifyingtimes.com/LAfree_Lite_champagne.jpg

I've been shocked at my run of luck with these tyres - not wanting to comment before now in case it tempted fate. I never thought I'd do so many miles without a puncture. The puncture I've just fixed actually happened at about 2,500 miles. I've been aware that my rear tyre had a slow...

I think that is a picture grabbed from a web site. I suspect the lucky buyer may find their bike looks a little different...!

It's not. It's evidence that it was braking. Vehicles skid when their brakes are applied and the wheels lock up. They don't skid because they are going too fast.

Rubbish! There's no evidence the bus was speeding. What could the driver have done other than slam on his brakes, which he clearly did as the bus skidded round?

At this very moment someone is attempting to ride from Lands End to John O'Groats on one. I think he is somewhere in Lancashire now. Story here

That's true (and I'd like to see a Wisper review as much as anyone), but I suppose that if you look at it from Wisper's point of view, they have been able to sell all the bikes they've landed without needing to risk an AtoB review. No point in stoking up more demand than you can fulfill, as...