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I thought I'd like to pass on a bad experience (2 tubes blown out and ruined) in my Raleigh when I got a better pump and started inflating to 5 bar. I was doing the same thing to Dunlop valves in the Gazelle and having no problem (though, as I explained, the experience made me wary, which is one...

You are quite right - being in East Anglia and being very fond of the Netherlands, I tend to look to the Dutch experience on all cycling matters. Including nearly everything concerning cycle construction, on which I rate them expert. It's a great shame we've allowed our Dunlop valves to be...

Others have said this already, but I can confirm this is normal on a brand-new Cyclamatic & battery. I can tootle along at 1/3rd throttle with the green light still lit, but any more juice and it goes out.

A group of Sustrans rangers in St Neots in Cambridgeshire (between Bedford and Cambridge) do cycle rides twice a month. A short one on the first Saturday of every month and a longer one on the 3rd Sunday. (Except the short rides are off over the winter). I've only been once (2nd July...

I'd diagnose a stiff rear changer, failing to take up the slack properly. Probably best to dismantle if you can, or you could free it with WD40. But if you use the squirty stuff, wipe off and use a chain-grease spray into the bearing areas. No help to anyone, but the Foldaway I have is...

Greetings - what you say is very encouraging! I'm in St Ives, Cambs and most of the riding on my new Cyclamatic Foldaway (c. 40 miles so far!) is on the flat. There is a moderate hill on the way to Huntingdon which I've not tackled yet. Useful tip! I gather the back wheel is not that bad...

Not trying to boast or anything, but I've carried this much or more on a pedal cycle (5 off 2ltr=2Kg bottles of pop +++ in large floppy panniers). Even such an instant switch from unloaded to loaded is not very noticeable for my sort of peddling progress. However, I'm not a racing cyclist, for...

I'm deliriously pleased with my new Cyclamatic Foldaway but there is a definite click-clack coming from the rear wheel after 30 or 40 miles Interestingly, only when it has my weight on it, not when the wheel is spun. It might be the spokes, but I've tried all of them. Should I send it back...

My Peugeot 406 diesel is late 2001 and still on the original battery. I imagine it'll do this summer again and peg out in November. Or next November. Or maybe, perhaps, the November after that. People have told me that batteries and light-bulbs could be made to last forever but the stinking...

I have great sympathy for him - and don't resent the success he's had getting some of the killers locked up. I can cut him a lot of slack - in fact I'm full of admiration for him. But I'm not satisfied that his success is either good for him or good for me. His legacy is that anybody who...

If it's any help, a crude measurement made with a tape across the back of my Cyclamatic Foldaway suggests 160mm. Note - this machine fitted with a V-brake on the rim, not a disk brake like yours.

I bought one a month ago, a folder. Sports HQ delivered very quickly. I bought it for my beloved as a replacement for her much beloved Gazelle, the bicycle she uses every day. But until I can get her to actually try it, then it's mine and only used for leisure! When she does take to it...

Hello Steve My wife has a Gazelle regular bicycle, I'm considering getting her an electric from the same people. That model is said to be slow, but that could even be an advantage. How are you getting on with it? Tom in St Ives, Cambs

I'm another new owner of a Cyclamatic, though with 30 miles covered in 30 days so far. Mine is folding and only has an 8Ah battery (ie 196W/h at 24V). Thanks for confirming what I suspected, better to top up batteries little and often. However, the Battery University.com tells me that Lion...

I don't quite remember those times, and must have been lucky to avoid those bikes, but my dad assured me of the value of LPA (light pedal assistance). Having just bought a mail-order Cyclamatic Folding bicycle (24v, 8Ah Lion battery, on the small side) for leisure riding only, I'd say the...