Search results

Hey, keen to know how you are getting on with the kit. I am on the edge of ordering one but think the battery will be too small for my needs. It would be good if Alien could provide the kit minus the battery and rack but I don't think this will happen. I would then add a 15ah Lifepo4 battery. I...

I have been going through the same decision process. I found the bike I wanted (Cytronex) but couldn't get it on Cycle Scheme :( It is hard for me to justify £1000 at the moment. None of the other bikes hit the mark for me so I looked at kits. I already have a road bike and I have started to...

Hi, I don't own a Wisper and probably will not get one but I have looked at them and a quetion did arise. The 905eeco has an 8ah battery that according the the docs does upto 15 miles unassisted and upto 25 miles assisted. The 905se has a 14ah battery and does uptp 40 miles unassisted...

Hi, Anybody got any idea about how brakes with cutoff switches and a throttle might look for drop handlebars. Do such things exist and if so, where would one get them? To be honest, I can't really envisage how the throttle would look? I guess an on/off switch might be OK, just go everywhere...

That is spot on. The saving depends on your tax band and if your company is vat registered. The company needs to play ball as well. If you have difficulty try and twist thier arm about being green. For details try: Tax free bikes for work through the Government's Green Transport Initiative -...

Well, finally got the answer from HR. CycleScheme only. As I suspected no Cytronrex for me. I have tried cycling tgo work on my old regular bike and getting in was OK, lots of downhill. Took 1 hour 20 for 21 miles. Coming back took me 1 hour 50 and I was knackered. I would need to get a lot...

I think the condition of UK roads is a big part of the problem. Pot holes and recesed drains at the side of the road are often overlooked by councils but are a real issue for cyclists. Cycling tight to the kerb almost means off-roading. Next time my wheels go out of true I will take photos of...

Hey, thanks for posting this. Almost missed it but went down this morning to see if anything was left. Shepton Mallet still has lots of gloves, jackets, tops and waterproof trousers etc so still worth a spin by. The stuff looks reasonable quality, only time will tell. BM

[I've tried the MR16 light route now, 3 12v in series from my bike supply. the internal rectifier works from 12v DC without reference to polarity, .ie. both ways. The problem is even with 3 MR16 lamps you get a lot of light up close but the standard 60 degree lamps don't penetrate far enough...

Well, clearly not everybody takes the same interpretation of the law: How Sex Toys Are Recycled by Rabbit Amnesty - LoveHoney Not sure I am ready to slap the old Rabbit on the counter at Curry's just yet and ask them to recycle it.... I think companies wiggle out of the law if they can unless...

OK, so as the Cytronex is probably out and a non 50c Pro Connect is difficult I have drawn a blank. The only hope now is the PowerCycle Infineum which looks like it will have a Tongxin motor so hopefully low rolling resistance. It is heavier, less well equiped and more expensive than the...

Matt, Sorry, the 50c thing is a bit of a red hearing in this thread. My reluctance to purchase a bike through 50c is more to do with a recent thread and a certain bike NOW called a 'Can-Do'. It has nothing to do with CycleScheme. BM

I agree, I don't blame Cytronex, it is thier business decision, they can sell to who they like and how they like. If demand and fees means the CycleScheme is not good business for them then I respect thier decision. I'm still grumpy but it is my problem, not thiers. I think they have a great...

4x4 drivers get a very bad rap in this site and I think that is a little unfair. Where I live about 1 in 3 cars are 4x4 and many of them are used on farms and pulling horse boxes. I have a AWD car, although a tiny little 1.5 Subaru Imprezza because it is great when the roads ice over and...

Is 50c the only distributor for the Pro Connect in the UK? If so then the bike is not an option for me, I think I would rather walk.

I really wanted to deprive Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling of some tax throught he scheme, darn.....

Hi, Started this post a while ago and then went on holiday :) The digital light controller is on its way from Canada and should be here in a few days. This is what I am going to use: Light Brain - 2002 Series Advanced Controllers I will use Osram IRC high efficiency halogen MR16...

I have sent an email to HR but I don't expect much. About a dozen people from my office have bought through CycleScheme and I know it took 6 months to get my employer to agree to that. Don't hold out much hope.....

Anybody wearing a hat and me. Got cought speeding the other day :( First time in 17 years but lukily got away with a speed awareness course so no points. BMW drivers are bad but old people are worse, many pass far too close. I have started using led flashers all the time and they help a...

Having agonised over the right bike I decided on a Cytronex. Tried to buy one through CycleScheme and discovered that Cytronex have not signed up to the scheme due to the high administration cost :mad: This makes me unhappy. Well I could justify the bike on the scheme I cannot justify it at...