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Been there, got the t-shirt! I bought a bike off eBay last year that made some pretty wild claims and the bike failed to deliver on all of them. I would take anything you see on eBay as marketing hype.

2nd Bike Test - Pedal Assist Quick update on my self-build e-bike... I installed the pedal assist sensor (was much easier than I thought) and took the bike out this morning for a second test.. Phew, this thing really moves! I found the highest pedal assist level (there are 6 levels) to be...

After seeing this thread and looking at some of the excellent quality of the videos I ordered one of these cams from 7dayshop :-) Cost £16.99 delivered, bargain!

Seems to be ok far, no problems to report on performance..but what would you suggest as alternative technology and can you recommend any suppliers?

1. Cost: Cheaper purchase/maintenance cost than car. 2. Flexibility: More flexible and safer compared to motorbike. 3. Convenience: Quicker and less effort for longer distances. 4. Fitness: Can choose to pedal still and keep fit. 5. Fun: Like the DIY and community spirit aspect. 6. Freedom...

"At the moment it's just OAPs and alcoholics with confiscated licences. That will change, because .... this is the future" . What a ridiculous dismissive remark for that journalist to make. He seems to be overlooking the thousands of people who now rely on electric bikes to commute to work...

A DVD and/or manual sounds like a great idea, and a potential business opportunity! Perhaps the forum could produce it in collaboration with it's more knowledgeable and experienced members ;-) One thing about conversion kits....unless you buy an expensive kit from one of the big brands, the...

That's a good point.. a bike like the Optibike is kind of a hybrid pedelec/motorbike really.. It's better to have people using these quiet clean bikes instead of the annoying 50cc motorbikes in the quiet rural countryside areas. Saying that, the Optbike has a hefty price tag, can't see many...

Nice story Rog.. you can't beat good old fashioned small customer service focused businesses can you. I agree with Vikki's comment, we should make a point of supporting small family businesses like this even if it means going out of the way a bit. Perhaps some kind of map/directory on the forum...

I'm all for leaving the EU. All it seems to do is eat up billions of pounds of OUR money and give us loads of unnecessary expense and ridiculous laws back in return. There's hardly an area of our life that is not now interfered with or restricted thanks to European laws. God help us if we get...

Haku, very clever, nice idea/work!

Hi all, hope you're all having a good weekend whatever you're doing. I'm having a DIY weekend, tackling some jobs I've been meaning to do but never seem to manage to get round to doing.. have just finished installing a loft ladder, and putting some electric points and lighting up there...

I feel sorry for you guys who have to cycle in the rain to work..I work from home so I'm lucky in that regard. It's not nice cycling in pouring rain. The weather has not been so great for cycling lately has it, it's got decidedly colder after a brief warm period. Looks like more of the same...

Interesting looking bike..for some reason this bike reminds me of a BMW bike I once saw. I think it's the shape of the molding and the position of round logo.

Hi Martyn I know very little about SLA batteries only that they are widely available, cheaper and easy to charge, but you must get the right voltage for your bike of course..if you have a SLA battery that might explain why it's not holding its charge only 8 months into purchase...these batteries...

Interesting, learn something every day! I haven't really had chance to put either of the batteries through their paces yet but when I do I will report back on how well they perform and how long it lasts. On Friday when I did my first test ride (which granted was only 20 minutes) I used the...

Oh that's surprising, but reassuring to know..I thought perhaps these particular batteries might be cutting some corners to reduce costs. Do you think the marks I made with the scissors could potentially alter the internal resistance of the cells making them risky to use? It's only surface...

I decided to unwrap one of my 36v 5Ah Chinese batteries earlier which I bought off eBay. Mainly to see the size of the cells and assess if the size of the battery could be changed to suit a housing enclosure as I had trouble finding a housing tall enough. My reason for wanting to put the battery...

Wow excellent! Are you going to do a post showing what you did and the finished bike? I'd be interested to see it :-)

Hi Scott, welcome to the forum. I was in your very position 2-3 months ago with the exact same budget to spend. I looked at all the usual bikes, Wisper, Eeeze, Powabyke etc but they mostly all over budget for me. I ended up buying a bike off eBay, a Chinese import Wisper look-a-like for a...