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Exactly - that's why I didn't post it on the forum at the time, as I didn't want to encourage others to do it! Now the pedelec does work, it's not worth the extra risk for only a small power gain. I think the ideal would be a "boost button" that took the power up to 100% but which was reset...

I keep the following in a pocket in my pannier: A set of allen keys (use lots) dumbell-type multi-size spanner (hardly ever use) screwdriver with small and large + and - bits (use a bit) puncture repair kit (halfords one, not opened yet (fingers crossed!)) spare inner tube gas cylinder...

Because Wisper hasn't submitted one for review yet - although I understand their intention is to do so at some point.

I was just musing on exactly that! I assume it is because the regulations for professional cycling races stipulate 28", and the cycling industry follows that trend - which supports the view that it is 9 parts fashion to 1 part performance!

Interesting, David, Why not take it to 100%? That is the problem with the pedelec system as it currently is - it doesn't give as much power as with the throttle. It doesn't sound like your new system adresses this. On the original SE, of course, there is an easy if not completely safe...

Yes, it is a sweeping generalisation, but it's not what I said! I agree with this to an extent. I think education is valuable, but cyclists, like everyone, need to look at themselves first and learn how to ride safely in traffic rather than adopting a victim mentality by default and blaming...

I think my point is just that - it isn't worth doing this for the outcome you describe. The negative impact is likely to be much greater than any positive impact in persuading others to alter their driving habits. It reminds me of seeing, as a child, dead crows in fields, having been shot by...

Extremely misguided. Let's not try to make cycling appear more dangerous than it is. Stunts like this hugely over-emphasise the risks and put people off cycling. From a health and life expectancy point of view, just about the most dangerous thing a cyclist can do is stop cycling. They...

Sorry - I was half asleep! Don't do that. Get your old seat clamp and look for the size which will be written on it and get the same. As Carigada's figures show, it is obviously larger than the seat post!

I agree completely with the point about ergonomic bars. Cyclists who spend a long time riding bikes have drop-bars where your grip is parallel to the direction of travel. It always amuses me to come up behind a cyclist riding a mountain bike with flat bars and see their elbows twisted out in...

Fitting V-brakes is either very easy or next to impossible, depending on whether your forks have got the right mounts. If you have one reinforced hole near the top of each side of the fork where the v-brakes attach, you can. It's just a case of buying any standard v-brake and a new cable...

Take the seat post out and you should find it stamped on. It is on virtually all seatposts.

I wonder! Has the Wisper 705 yet seen the light of day? It's so long since it was launched but I'm not sure they've come to market yet. Maybe they're perfecting that intelligent cruise control?

That was not how I interpreted it. My reading was that virtually all deaths on the road, ie not purely cyclist deaths, were the result of motor vehicles and a minority are caused by pedestrians or, less frequently, cyclists. I wouldn't have thought that was particularly surprising to anyone...

This was in the CTC newsletter this week. One death or injury is too many, but I think it's useful to have data like this to put risks into perspective. "The Department for Transport has published its annual bulletin of road casualties. As usual, it reveals that, despite another annual...

Eddieo, My experience of the Kenda tyres wasn't great; this thread has my story and also that of John (Aldby). Hedgerow clippings can be quite a problem - this article reminded me of your puncture, Flecc

Interestingly, this website says that the New Zealand version of the Wisper 705 has cruise control...

Sorry to hear of your fall. I won't advise you either to wear a helmet or not to wear one, but I would advise you to wear gloves! I think they're the single most useful piece of protective clothing. I came off a few months ago I got a bleeding elbow and hip but a very flimsy pair of...

Good luck with your lighting project. I've just come across this on the eBikes.ca site, while looking for something else. They are going to start stocking front and rear lights which will work at anything from 16-100v. No other details there yet, and probably won't be for a couple of...

As Flecc says, it's probably safer to go for the smaller frame size. Frame size, however, is not the universal measurement that it used to be, with compact frames and every manufacturer seeming to define it differently, so it is not possible to compare sizes between different bikes with much...