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That's sad news about your Brompton I hope you can fix it. If it can't be fixed, it will have a good scrap/salvage value I bet?

Good idea, I'll give them a call and if they say its covered I'll ask for it in writing and frame it on here ;-)

Relative! Bloody hell, I've just seen the prices of them! It WAS a good solution, or is, if you have a VERY long purse. lol One of those would cost twice the cost of my bike! Looks like I'll be sticking to the poor mans way with a Chinese 11T freewheeler heh.

What's the differences between the old/new versions anyway? Why would someone want the old version?

I'm not sure if I mentioned earlier on this thread (I can't keep up with all the legal threads going on lately!) about Nationwide offering personal liability cover on their free travel insurance policy to current account holders (of which I'm one)... I've just dug out my policy and had a look at...

Can you explain then in a nutshell what benefits we actually get from EU? I read somewhere besides the £5 billion plus we pay in, it costs many more billions supporting two political and legal systems etc. If the benefit is mainly trade and open borders cant we continue that without full...

That sucks I hope that doesn't mean probs or big delay with new model. Jerry - cheers for that info I made a note and Will test it out shortly.

I agree, but our PM who promised a referendum as part of conservative manifesto has back tracked -Now he says it can't be a simple in/out ref, has to be a ref to renegotiate our membership. I think he knows which way an in/out will go. So we could end up like Norway or Switzerland, a special...

Britain wants to be at the heart of Europe, but not a fully paid up member. leave our rebate alone!

you sometimes have people talking about 'over-volting' motors, i.e putting 48r into a 36V motor. Does that mean the motor has latent RPM potential?

same here. why draw attention to yourself eh? especially with the precarious legal position. discretion is the word. Have to be model cyclists! No riding on pavements by coppers! that's very interesting! And here's me searching for 11T freewheels! Sounds like you found a good compromise...

it seems quite an expensive and far from ideal way to ensure safety legal bikes. maybe the emphasis should be on manufacturers to certify their motors/ kit to EU law? You can end up with people taking same bikes/ kits for approval else over and over. Jeremy you've quickly gaining a...

actually I think my lights maybe different. Look similar but says Polaris 5 LED takes 2x AA.

l think a hivis coat or vest for the low cost is well worth getting if you ride roads at night. Adds considerably to visibility.l always wear mine. Some people swear lifesaver.

Maybe his bike Weighs a ton anyway ;-) Jerry I'm going totake your title as lightest folder :p

if the UK didn't want to be told What to do, then why adopt €U law? Why not stick with existing UK law? They obviously think harmonising ebike laW is the way forward for UK. excuse typing trying out the stylus on a Toshiba Portege R400!

Maybe this explains why the government seems "cold" to e-bikes in general as a not only climate-change eco-friendly mode of transport, but a solution to our overcrowded roads, unhealthy population, ageing society etc etc. If they're not rushing on the legislation side to make things easier for...

Oh yeah and my build is over-weight already because the motor weighs almost 200g heavier than the spec..so I'm looking to shed some weight to compensate..heh.. I'm obsessed with weight now. Weighing everything in sight!

Ok this is a self-build/conversion question.. I've got most of my kit here (just waiting on freewheel) and I'm in the planning stages of how to rig this up onto the bike (my Mezzo folding bike)... now this is a rear wheel conversion, and everything will be mounted on the back rack...so far so...

I've never ridden one and I certainly wouldn't mind trying it for the hell of it :D My only experience of 1000W is the videos on YouTube and the speeds reported (30mph+) makes me cringe! I imagine it would be a lot of fun riding at those speeds (I'm a speed freak myself, even with my 250W motor)...