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The other obvious option would be Crystalyte (available from ebikes.ca - good overview of range and details on performance characteristics there) - which has some very powerful motors in the range, but are also heavy. Alternatively, a Suzhou Bafang motor (the type used in the Quando and...

Yes, I'd recommend getting the cable attachment. That works very well. You just lassoo the cable round any suitable object and click it in. It's far simpler to use than a standard cable lock.

Exactly. No lock is thief-proof so don't bother trying to find one, but make your bike a less inviting prospect than the alternatives. It's a bit like the two men on the desert island with a man-eating lion. One is spending hours training to improve his sprinting. The other says 'why are...

i fitted an Axa Defender to my wife's Powacycle. It's a great lock, very convenient to use. However the included fitting kit, which I recall is designed to put the lock in front of the forks, didn't work because of the battery placement. It also looked very fiddly. I therfore got the add-on...

For the rear brakes, any blocks for V-brakes would do. If in doubt, ask in any bike shop. For the front ones, I don't know, but let me know if you find the answer! Frank

Of the two a Wisper is probably the better bet. An unrestricted Torq would be faster but 23 miles is going to be right on the limit of range for a new battery, and as the battery ages it will be falling short. The Wisper battery would easily manage that distance. Frank

If it was brushless it would be most likely to have 8 wires, so sounds like its a brushed motor. Brushed motors are a bit noisier than brushless, but an advantage is that they typically have lower rolling resistance (cogging)

I think you mean 'profit', Seatltea, rather than 'profiteering'! Have you never had a pay rise yourself? Hardly seems fair to say that people who sell electric bikes are not entitled to have one, if the market will stand it. Early Synergie bikes had some patchy feedback but the Mistral...

Urbanmovers look nice and are well marketed but most people on the forum who have had them have got rid of them and both of the two dealers whom I have spoken to who used to deal with them no longer do so, and are unlikely to do so again! You'll find many satisfied customers of Powacycle...

But they're entitled to put their prices up by whatever they think the market will stand! If they invest in marketing, whether it is spending money on adverts or putting the time in to get on TV, you can't deny them a payback. I remember when good old 50 Cycles launched the Ezee Liv at not...

Disappointing I realise, but you can't deny them the right to put their prices up from time to time, as other companies do and as other electric bike sellers do. If they have had it at £600 'for ages' then it was bound to go up at some time. Unlucky it was just before you put your order in...

I feel sorry for the bereaved family. I also feel very sorry for the cyclist. Unless he is truly deranged, I can't imagine he feels good about having killed a pedestrian, and I can't imagine he had any intent to kill. I am sure that if he did then a murder or manslaughter charge would have...

Steve, I understand you bought your bike from the member known as Bamo. He sent me a few messages trying to sort out Pedelec faults, which I shall forward on to you. It sounded like the fault that was common to all the 905se bikes from Germany, so I referred him to the thread started by...

No need to take the battery off. I usually charge mine with it on the bike. Frank.

Good point! I remember the famous AtoB Brompton Nano review where they said they got higher average speeds in hillier areas, for exactly this reason - with little loss of speed on the uphills and downhill speed bringing the average up. The BN did have a higher capacity battery so could perhaps...

Interesting to see the mods that you have made, Nin. I bought the exact same seat post for my wife's Windsor, as the fitted one is a bit on the short side. I also considered the gear modification as I felt it could do with an extra gear at either end, but gave up when it started to...

If I were you I'd still try it, Paul. It obviously depends on how much you pedal but for a pretty average cyclist on a decent quality, light bike with a Tongxin motor in the wheel, you just don't need assistance on the flat to go at 15mph (in the way that you do need it to do that on a Torq...

Mark, I like your product and have not ruled out buying one at some point in the future but, if you'll forgive me, I feel your previous post was just a little vacuous. NiMH batteries are a fairly mature technology. Their performance characteristics and Energy density and well understood...

Powacycle has a network of dealers so there should be one near you. They don't list them on their site (last I looked) but a call should identify one. One or two members have had faults but they are one of the top sellers and most people seem to have had a good experience. My wife has a...

Flecc is right. Not to take anything away from the bike as I do think it is a great product for the right user, but a weak rider in hilly country will be lucky to get 5-10 miles from the 4Ah battery, and many people looking at getting electric bikes are weaker riders. Picking up on the...