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Good to hear Powabyke improving their product. While I'm no fan of suspension forks, I'd be prepared to make an exception in the case of a Powabyke (or Ezee and any other front hub motor bikes), where, in my experience, the heavy motor in the front wheel makes the bike quite uncomfortable...

Interesting inference, Flecc. Of course the other data point we have is for China, from the study posted by Miles Hellon a few months ago. It said the market size in China was 10 million units. Given a population of 1.3bn, that would make Dutch sales per head about a third of the level of...

Hi Subevo, My wife has a Powacycle Windsor which, as Flecc points out, is identical to the Salisbury apart from step-through frame. I've ridden it quite a bit, mainly on a 12-mile commute to work (which it does in about 55 minutes, with significant pedalling from me), and have been pretty...

If its anything like my Powabyke, he probably couldn't hear you if his motor was on! Frank

Thanks, Flecc, That's extremely helpful. There is a bit more to it than I had thought but it doesn't sound impossible! Frank

I've been planning to put a megarange on my wife's Powacycle - as Flecc describes above. I put off doing this as I wasn't particularly confident about disconnecting the electronics, but a quick call to Powacycle told me what to, and that it was easy. So I am intending to give it go. I'll...

Hi Pete, I agree with most of what you say, however your first point (if I interpret it correctly, and forgive me if I have not!) is not correct. A company can indeed buy a bike and simply lend it to an employee and this is not taxable as a benefit in kind. This is how the relevant page on...

The £1,000 limit is to do with the repayments, not the actual purchase of a cycle. It is a specific exception which means the employer does not have to be subject to consumer credit regulations and the associated admin, which presumably would put most employers off the scheme if they were...

I don't know about self-employed but if you have your own limited company, that company is allowed to buy a bicycle for your use, and can reclaim VAT, deduct the cost from profits, etc. I can't see any reason of principle why the same shouldn't apply to a self-employed/sole trader, so unless...

I'm still working at this. The biggest benefit I notice is when I hit a smallish hill. I've always tried my best to use momentum to get up hills, but I've been doing it in too high a gear, often getting the gear 'crunch' when having to change down when speed has dropped due to the steepness of...

I read this thread over the weekend and found it interesting. I've cycled fairly regularly since childhood but always as a form of transport, not as a sport, so I have never been coached in how to ride a bike, at least since the age of 5! The style I've developed involves a fairly moderate...

Stuart, I haven't got an easy way to weigh the bike, but A to B magazine did in their review and they measured it at '23.7kg, slightly less than claimed' including battery. It was easy enough for me to weigh the battery, which was again less than claimed, at just under 3.6kg A quick...

You should certainly try a Liv. I've not tried one but I imagine you'll find it more powerful but a bit noisier due to the older motor, not quite so good on hills with only 3 gears (but not such an issue for you) and obviously a bit more expensive. They both seem to be good bikes so it may...

I think you've made a decision that you won't regret, Jenny, with the Windsor. My wife bought one about a month ago. She went for two NiMH batteries. She loves the riding position and comfort of the bike, the lightness of it for when you need to lift it, the fact it looks like a...

Obviously you can replace suspension forks with solid ones, but that's quite a big job. As a quick fix, is there an easy way to lock suspension forks? Frank

Hi David, Just wondering how the 905SE is coming along? Will there be a launch soon? Looking forward to it! Regards, Frank

What in practice happens is the battery power starts to falter, cutting in and out. It usually starts to occur when you go up a hill and the load on the battery increases. If its a short hill, you can ride on a flat section ok but it will start to falter again on the next hill. I use this...

My wife bought a Powacycle Windsor a couple of weeks ago. Having read much of what has been written on this site, I decided to go for NiMH. Given the Powacycle batteries are reasonably priced, we got two. The bike has now done about 250 miles. We've taken care to condition each battery -...

I just came across these today. Interesting idea - although clearly from John's experience, a little fiddly. Obviously the power is not coming from thin air; you have to work against the resistance of an electromagnetic field to power the lights - essentially just like a dynamo. Has...

In a word, yes!