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Funnily enough I just broke a seat clamp while tightening it this morning. It wasn't on a Pro-Connect, but it is the second one I'd had go this year. Now I always keep a spare one in my toolkit, as it's a small part that can stop you riding your bike altogether. I must get a new one as...

Thanks John! In addition to cafes with power sockets round the walls at table height, there are many other situations where consumers plug in their own electric appliances, for example hotels, serviced offices, airport lounges and nowadays even trains. In many cases it is lithium...

This all refers to appliances used by employees, not by customers. Many cafes now provide power sockets specifically for customers to use - with laptops and mobile phones in mind. I've used such sockets in a Cafe Rouge, without it seeming even appropriate to ask permission.

Bad luck I hope the employee wil do a cost benefit analysis for his/her boss on the electricity cost saved vs the profit lost from your business I've asked to charge a handful of times and never had a problem.

No, not easily. It would need mountings to be in place on the frame. In the same way you can't easily put v-brakes on the front as it doesn't have mounts for them.

It's a shame that the Wisper pedelec doesn't quite deliver. I also hate holding a throttle open for more than a short burst. It's a far simpler system than, say those on the Panasonic powered bikes, having just one power level while they have software regulating the power. One of the...

That's one possible explanation, Bob. I'd tried to find out if there was a way to fix this in the past, but not got anywhere. I'd come to the conclusion that Wisper pedelec didn't deliver full power because it is an all or nothing system and delivering full power from a standing start would...

Eddie, The original Wisper 905se had a switch to turn the throttle off, but Wisper got rid of it as everyone (including me) gave them feedback that three switches was too complicated. A low tech solution would be to tape the throttle shut.

My own personal experience, which is a fraction of Flecc's, is that my old non-electric bike has a 7-speed freewheel and has served me well for several thousand miles. I recently changed the freewheel and chain due to wear, not any other failure. I've also not had any issues with the 7-speed...

Sorry, Danny, I'd rather ranged off topic of the Wisper onto the future availability of freewheels in general. As it happens, the Wisper has a 7-speed freewheel as standard and the axle is reasonably generous in length, so a bit of a stretch to the frame could possibly get an 8-speed in, should...

Its 26" My wife, on the bike, has very long legs!

I've seen this which is the first 8-speed freewheel I'd seen, with 13-28 teeth, giving slightly more range. But it would be a real blow for the e-bike market if freewheels start to disappear - as appears to be the case.

Here you go!

Good to see someone analyse something properly and quantify things. I've just had a very pleasant 28 mile ride on my extremely comfortable steel bike - that has now done over 3,000 miles since I got it in February, so you might guess where my sympathies lie! I believe that Aluminium bikes...

I've just got back from the London Freewheel event. Great day out; nice weather helped, it's saying there were 45,000 there on the news, which I can believe. Basically they closed the roads from Hyde Park Corner to the Tower of London via Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Sq and the Embankment...

Interesting, John, they are beautiful bikes, but we may not see them here. I'm assuming the fast model won't make it over here for legal reasons, unfortunately. I think it will be far better with the derailleur. I also wonder if Khalkoff's UK distributor would want to stock hub motored bikes...

I've got a pda with GPS (Mitac Mio), and I've got a bike mount for it. I have TomTom on it which I use in the car. I also have Memory Map, which I use when I'm cycling. I tend to print out the map and use the GPS as a back-up (ie when I get lost!), although on shorter rides the GPS alone...

I can't answer your question directly but the Tongxin is a powerful motor considering its size. I know Jeremy has put one in a 20" wheel on his recumbent with success; if you search his old posts you may get more useful info.

There are various things it could be. Lights is a possibility but I'd have thought it unlikely as not many controllers have them. It could be a de-restrict option - if you short the two wires it may de-restrict the bike. Difficult to know I'm afraid, without trying it and seeing what...

I'll second that; my old Powabyke with front motor was like holding a pneumatic drill when going over a rough road, and Ezee owners have reported the same. Front motor tends to require suspension forks, pushing you down the 'moped' route. In my opinion, the only motor that works satisfactorily...