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Something I forgot to mention for anyone thinking of converting a Mezzo... or just interested in this build.. As I mentioned early on, the first time we tried to get the Q100 into the rear drops it was a real pig because the nut on the motor side meant stretching the drop outs at least 5mm to...

My brother brought my mangled Mezzo over this afternoon and we did some work on it. The rear rim was pretty chewed up with rough edges and bits so he sanded it down and removed all the bits as best he could. It does look a bit messy but I can't be arsed having a new wheel built up now this late...

Just spotted this unusual news story unfolding in Russia.... Not often you get a meteor falling in a heavily populated town/city area is it!..this happened in central Russia.. quite bizarre and scary, by a nuclear power station too! Just hows how vulnerable we are to to these random meteors...

Let's just hope the central government doesn't think these 20mph limits are a good idea then and order the police to enforce them! The Councils will have great difficulty and cost doing this as a by-law, it will be practically unenforceable to do on a wide scale across the country. I expect...

Insurance can be a very tricky business where e-bikes are concerned.. but usually it's fairly straightforward if you have a branded bike from a known manufacturer without any aftermarket mods done to it. What is your customer trying to insure against, just damage/theft, or some kind of...

We don't need speedo's on bikes at present because very few bikes can go to 30-40mph unless going downhill eh, or you're an tour de France cyclist ;-) The 20mph limit would change all that though and bring the limit into the cycling zone which could easily be crossed by many of us e-bikers...

I would have thought so yes, but there seems to be differences of opinion on whether UK road speed limits apply to bicycles. As far as I'm aware, they apply to everyone on the road, including cyclists. However the problem is whether a cyclist is capable of knowing they're going over the 20mph...

So in other words, either the more effort you put in from pedalling, or the more forward motion the bike has, the less motor assistance you should get out? As you approach the 15.5mph the motor will phase down to prevent the bike obviously going significantly faster than a normal bicycle would...

I do understand, but I'm against people stereotyping against squirrels (or any wildlife) as inherently bad animals and the exterminate exterminate exterminate thinking. If the squirrels are in a sensible number and not causing any problem to the environment, leave them alone. They're just...

Here's a thought and question for someone who understands more about the ins and outs and implications of EN15194 on throttle use.... The way I understand it, the EU law doesn't prohibit throttle use, it only restricts moving without pedalling as jazper53 pointed out, to 4mph (this is intended...

Good point and that seems the most logical and sensible approach if you're worried. However, the UK has indicated that the new EU law won't be applied retrospectively to bikes fitted with a throttle before the new EU law is adopted here. So all us present owners will be excluded from the new...

That's a good point. Heh that makes it even more complicated then, because the majority of e-bikes on the road are 250W (for the EU legal compliance) but that makes them technically all illegal at present under the still active UK law! What we really need is just the EU law but with the added...

This discussion raises an interesting question for the future of e-bikes... Let's say the UK does end up remaining a full EU member and the UK law is repealed on e-bikes and we fully adopt the EU directive which bans the use of throttles without pedalling.. would this law change go relatively...

Well the legal situation is complicated because UK at present does allow the use throttle without pedalling up to 15.5mph. The EU directive overrides that and sets the limit at 6km/h, but the UK has either not fully ratified that into UK law or repealed the old law allowing the use of throttles...

Yeah, we might not even be EU members by then the way things are going, or certainly our relationship and legal situation with the EU may have changed significantly. If the UK wishes to, it may continue to allow the throttle-without-pedalling provision perhaps..

I can see your point, and I think man interferes in nature as you say, and creates this imbalance (often without realising the consequences) and then has to redress that with a cull (if he wishes to see the natural balance and wildlife restored). The minks problem from what I understand was...

It seems like that, but there's some logic and rationale behind having this tight restriction on e-bikes. Remember e-bikes are classed as bicycles within the definition of the law, not electric motor vehicles, so they must perform to the limits of what one would reasonably expect from a bicycle...

They are amazing creatures to watch, funny and quite clever. I've filmed many up close, each has their own little quirks. I used to design challenges for them with food in and hide food in places. One squirrel became so friendly one summer it would just come into my flat whenever it liked and...

I'm shocked flecc, like Lynda :-O I can't reconcile how you can be so caring of nature and kill these innocent little cute critters. Nature can be harsh, but that harshness isn't exclusive to grey's, you'll find all kinds of wild creatures do weird and harsh things by our standards (crows will...

Technically, e-bike manufacturers (or sellers) are not breaking the law by selling an e-bike that is not road legal. I mean, it's not illegal to sell one or own one. It's only an offence to ride it on the road. However, you could argue that manufacturers and retailers have a legal...