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I ordered these Sunday evening and received them Tuesday morning. Tried them out this morning in freezing conditions and my fingers were fine. The gloves don't get very warm just enough to keep fingers normal. I will use the heating in severe weather only, to save battery life. I ordered...

Keeping Warm I keep warm with several layers of clothing and the outer set is all warterproof stuff which keeps the wind chill out. The only problem I have in really cold weather is that my finger tips get painfully cold. I wear sealskin gloves which are great most of the time. Has anyone get...

Computer So that's why mine stopped working!

Humbug I dread this time of year as it involves getting into the loft to get everything out and then assembling a tree which consists of dozens of branch bits. Last year, because of all my grumbling, humbugs, etc. we decided to simplify things and threw out the old tree and bought an...

For the Men Only I started riding a manual bike five years ago at the age of 56. After a while I began having unpleasant pain in the sitting-bone area and adjusted the saddle trying to find a more comfortable position. It got to the point where I was uncomfortable just sitting at my computer at...

Rear Wheel I have been happy with my Pro Connect which I have been using since July doing 70 miles a week. I chose it because I thought it was 'state of the art' and consisted of high quality components. Now I am reading about the possibility of the rear wheel being unsuitable and in some...

Ebikes I've been accused of cheating a few times by workmates but it is all in good fun. When travelling on the Tyne tunnel escalator or in the lift conversations often take place. Some people recognised my previous bike, the Lafree, as being an electric bike but few realise the Pro Connect is...

Creaky Bike I posted about this recently. Following good advice from members on the forum I have accessed the 3 bolts which hold the motor and tightened them up and removed the slack that was causing the creaking noise when using the pedals. There is a posting on 50Cycles website for...

Hazards I have come across a new hazard on cycle paths - youths riding along at speed and using a mobile phone at the same time :eek:

Replacement Wheels I find this extremely worrying having recently bought a Pro Connect, believing it to be all the latest components. I hope 50Cycles post here with some sort of reassurance. I was considering buying a second Pro Connect but this revelation has put that on hold :(

I am 5' 10" 12st inside leg of 31" and glad I got the Medium 53cm Proconnect as it is just right. I have added a sprung seat post and this has increased the height a little.

My local paper had an article in it stating that the local police were going to do a free bike-stamping session on the following Saturday morning. Details of bikes were to be recorded so that they could be identified in the event of it being lost or stolen. It seemed a good idea to get my...

I do a 12.5 mile return to work five days a week in all weathers on my ProConnect. There are some hilly bits and that is the reason why I got a pedelec as I am approaching 61 years of age and was really suffering using a conventional bike. Now it is much easier on the Pro Connect and after two...

Kalkhoff Creaking Flecc, thanks for the info. I was able to tighten all the motor hex screws about half a turn. There are also several hex socket head screws. One of them is visible when the bike is upside down. The screw has a nut on the end and the whole thing is just rotating - no where to...

Pro Connect creaking problem I have had another look at the pedal area. With the bike upright and if I hold the pedals at top and bottom positions and press down on them there is several milimetres movement in the crank towards the bike as well as the creaking I mentioned - the crank...

Pro Connect I have had my 53cm Pro Connect for a couple of months now and have been doing about 70 miles a week on it. I am happy with it with regard to its speed and weight and the quality seems to be pretty good. The battery lasts ages too. I have however got a creaking noise which is...

Problems Many people are experiencing what you have had happen to you Mandy. It is probably best to leave it as they can become more troublesome if you go to their parents. I've seen similar situations around our doors in the last couple of years. We shouldn't have to put up with this sort...

Got to agree with most of the previous comments but if I can get back on the initial topic of Stupidity on the roads;- I finished work at 2.00pm on Friday and set-off on my bike heading for home which is about 7 miles. I knew there was going to be a Cycle 'Tour of Britain' stage passing along...

Cycle paths I have given up on one of the cycle paths on my route to work. It is fairly remote and I have encountered a number of strange characters on it and have often been verbally abused and threatened. It is also used by local dog-walkers who seem to think it is only for them to use as a...

Battery Charging This re-charging business has been a bit of a mystery to me as I assummed it was necessary to try to run the battery right down before re-charging. I have been doing 25 miles on my Pro Connect but there is still two lights lit-up when I need to do a recharge for the rest of...