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testing the Torq - both modes My friend went out and tested his Torq in both modes on White Post Hill on B3148 south of Marston Magna and just north of Sherborne Dorset - these are his comments: forgot to tell you on the day I went out this week I tested out the speed switch again,I...

Hi everyone who has contributed to this discussion. Today was a day better than most for weather - Breezy, Sunny, Temp 7C. Fully charged Li-ion batteries (recharged Last Sunday) were used, stored in an unheated garage. My first tests were on a CHOPPER: Weight Bike 25 Kgs + Spare battery +...

How Fast is 12 mph? Not fast for a bike: It's the speed that they run the Marathon at (the winner that is). It is the speed that the climbers travel at when climbing the Cols in the Tour de France. Peter

Torqing sense An unpalatable truth I fear. I recall reading on this forum in some place or other that the extra power of the Torq motor (in the Torq with 700 wheels) was just sufficient to help get the electrics up a hill of serious steepness. I have not come across any mention in this...

That was precisely it. But in a more subtle way, coaxing more and better particulars from any e-biker, "what e-bike would suit me best - taking into account my deficiences: weight, health (or the lack of It) and fitness". Rather than ask a list of questions, which might seem personal, I asked...

I am having considerable difficulty in creating a quote of part of a message in a reply . I have tried "copying and pasting" but the result is simply a transcription without the usual pretty format of a quote. I have looked at every lead on the main page of the Forum without success. I even...

Hi Flecc and Coops

Hi Coop: I'm not a Torq owner (does that exempt me from disclosure of my weight? - lets just say I'd have a tougher time on hills than you!) Not really! I was hoping for some members' statistics on this sensitive issue, not only to compare my experiences with the Torq but for any other...

Charging a Li-ion battery any time Night and Day!!!!!:rolleyes: Peter

A switch for delimiter Hi all: I came across a likely suitable switch (judge for yourselves) and what is more it has a 22 mm band to fit a Torq handlebar. You can find it at: http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.co.uk/VWPweb2000/mcycle- 2/mcycle-2.html It is No. 2 on the list Trouble is...

Hi Flecc: Thank you for your efforts and time. Quote On human output for hill climbing, I find the 300 watts for 5 minutes for a healthy male (NASA) is more useful, since 5 minutes covers most hills. I don't think that this side of 50 yo I have been anywhere 300 watts. But I do recall the...

I’ve got to hand it to you Flecc. I have wondered for some time how you managed to post replies so quickly, on so many threads and so many postings for each thread. Your latest reply to my posting just after midnight on 27th February was made at 01.58 (yes, a.m.) the same day. So you don’t...

Hi Flecc; Thank you for posting your ‘intimate’ details in answer to my plea (you are the only one who has done so, so far). But then it takes a long time to check every thread for updates. I took details of the formula for calculating Watts required to climb a hill of various steepness, and...

Spell checker Thanks you guys: I found that Mozilla spell checker was enabled - a test showed it was reluctant to correct my deliberate mistakes. How do you spell HORNET'S NEST? Mileshellonfleccelectromikerscott? Pete

Thanks for all your responses folks. I have found the answer. In the drop down menu "File" there is a button "Close Tab". That closes the link that was just opened. I still have to be reminded that X in the top right hand corner closes the browser and then I click cancel and do what I should...

The Quando is the bike - the Torq is a manufacturer's convenience

That Twist on E-bay Bit late for a comment but despite what Flicc says about the sellers Sales Technique (that he wont want to part with it) he made a fundametal error. He describes the bike as "Crank Driven" whereas the picture clearly shows a hub motor in the front wheel. Hmmmm! Peter

The gasoline driven bike I had such a bike in 1997. What are they like? Noisy; uncomfortable (vibrate like mad); unreliable; not very economical (100 mpg/one up - my Citroen Diesel does 55/58 mpg 4 up-this is not meant to start a contest on whose car does the most mpg) and have an expensive...

Electric Bikes obstructing the carriageway I think Flecc above had accidently (albeit briefly) fallen into the 'Motorist's Point of View'. The roads are for everyone, pedestrians, horses (and carts) bicycles (whatever their means of propulsion), etc. There are country roads without pavments...

How steep is the hill to the eye I entirely agree with Flecc about the human eye's judgement of the grade of hills. Flecc does not mention the famous ELECTRIC HILLS notorious for appearing to be UP when in fact they are DOWN. I believe such a hill is 'Rest and be Thankful' somewhere in...