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Hi TwoWheels, have you tried to get redress through your payment method? If you paid by credit card then your purchase may technically be from your credit card provider who should be able to help. If you paid by PayPal they may be able to help. Worth a try.

I also have a Raleigh Motus and the easiest way to insure it against theft is to add it to your home insurance. You should be able to include cover for when the bike is away from home as long as it’s locked to an immovable abject when not in use. Another source, but one I’ve not tried, is to...

Hi RHB123 I've just looked at Halfords website and the Raleigh Stoweway price is £1399. Where did you find the cheaper £1000 price?

Meanwhile back with the Raleigh Stoweway. My sister has one and it's nice to ride and impressive on hills. It's great on gravel cycle paths which was quite a surprise to me, much better than I expected from 20" wheels. It is easily folded and has magnets to hold it in the folded position. Thus...

If keeping your feet warm is the primary objective why not try electrically heated socks or insoles? I’ve not tried them myself but did try electrically heated handlebar grips on a microlight plane one winter and they kept my hands nice and warm.

Do they ban all mobile phones as well? They use lithium batteries and have been known to catch fire in the past, or is it just ebike prejudice?

Hi RichB . I have been following your thread with interest. I appreciate it will be very frustrating and annoying to you but wonder if I may ask a question out of curiosity? Whoosh suggested a broken wire. I know very little about ebike batteries but the thought had also occurred to me so I’m...

Just looked at Witzend's link to the Ampere bike. Unless I misread the details the charger is 2amp the battery is 15ah but it only takes 6hours to fully recharge the battery. Am I misunderstanding how charging works? How does 6 hours at 2a put 15ah into the batter rather than 12ah I expected?

Yes I also found it very confusing choosing an ebike. Ended up buying something very different to what I had started off wanting, although I’m very happy with my choice. Having too much choice can make us afraid of making a mistake. I think despite their differences both the Rambletta and the...

The model you linked to was the Fido. I was referring to the Woosh https://wooshbikes.co.uk/?rambletta I see from the Fido link they have risen in price to the same as the Woosh.

Hi Witzent My sister has a Raleigh Stoweway and it’s a nice bike to ride. She has the 2018 model and I found it very responsive and willing. The battery is quite small but she gets 15 to 20 miles per charge. It’s also easy to ghost pedal. (When you pedal at a slower speed than the bike is going...

In order to roll along when folded the wheels need to remain parallel. The Raleigh Stoweway and Raleigh Evo (both the same bike but the Evo version is exclusive to Halfords), have magnets that keep the wheels parallel when folded. Then with the handlebars still up it is easy to push the folded...

Hi Edward I’ve only looked at the Volt metro but never ridden one. My local Volt dealer would not allow test rides. Compared to a Raleigh Stoweway the Volt seemed a bit awkward to handle when folded. The Raleigh is nice to ride, (my sister has one) but the battery is a bit small. I would...

Low carbon steels (Mild Steel) is annealed at approximately 550° to 700° C to allow further cold processing. Higher carbon steels need slightly higher temperatures. Grease and waxes tend to melt at much lower temperatures so will not weaken you chain while soaking on the stove.

The most aerodynamic shape is the teardrop. The cross section area near the front is greater than near the back. Angling the roof down towards the back will reduce the cross section area at the rear and should reduce drag. But to be really effective each corner would also need to have a radius...

So the bike is shaft drive rather than chain. Back in the eighties I had a Moto Guzzi shaft drive motorbike. Very nice and no cain to lube or adjust during service. But chains transfer power more efficiently than gears. So energy will be lost by the gears needed to transfer th drive through 90°...

Glad you’ve got it sorted.

Quote from ad: ‘It is under 1m wide and conforms to UK electric cargo trailer regulation.’ Are there any UK electric cargo trailer regulations with respect to towing a trailer with a bicycle? Couldn’t find any with a quick Web search. Is it a real relevant regulation or a fairytale regulation?

This thread and your earlier solar trailer thread have been the must read posts each day. Brilliant. Such uplifting posts as you cheerfully overcome any problems and show us great photos of your progress. Thank you.

The only folding bikes I’ve ridden are the Raleigh Stoweway and a non electric Brompton. They both ride very well. I’ve looked at a Volt Metro LS next to the Stoweway and although only a few kilograms more the Volt feel very noticeably heavier when lifting them, it also feels more unwieldy to...