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    E-Bike storage?

    In the Kitchen every morning and in the Garage I usually wait for the red indicator light to show , this means the tank is full and it stops working . At higher temperatures in the kitchen the water tank fills up faster, especially when using the gas cooker . In the Garage the temperature is...
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    E-Bike storage?

    My Models cost £129 and the last came from Dry-it-Out Ltd. , Crows Nest , Montgomery , Powis , SY15 6TP Tel.01588 620126 There will be other Suppliers and there are Sales in January , so shop around .
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    E-Bike storage?

    My models are from the eco air range of Desiccant Dehumidifiers www.eco air.org The Model was the ECO DD122FW SIMPLE , but now described as the DD1 . The SIMPLE is the basic model with a Rotary knob to set the humidity level . The Digital setting model would require too much fiddling and would...
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    E-Bike storage?

    I have a timber framed asbestos Garage from Kencast of Manchester that was erected in 1965 and have kept Motorcycles and Bicycles in it for the whole time . These machines were covered, but rust has affected some parts over the years . However for the last few years I have used a de-humidifier...
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    Are FreeGo the first casualty of Anti Dumping?

    Ironic that the EU is moaning about Trump`s threat of Tariffs on their Cars and then doing the same to the Chinese Bikes . Nothing but a bunch of hypocrites . I well remember the butter and cheese` mountains` , wine` lakes` and milk` lakes `accumulated 40 years ago, which resulted from...
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    Freego Electric Bikes

    A quick check on the Web. this morning on the Freego Folder price . Halfords have a Web exclusive price of £1049 , Ebikes Direct £854 allegedly £290 off and Nationwide £999 . The Ah of the batteries are not always quoted .
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    LIME Ebikes for London

    The Daily Mail has a story on a Fleet of 1000 dockless Ebikes soon to be available for Hire in Brent and Ealing . The Cost will be £1 to unlock and 15 p / mile . You can leave them where you like as long as it is in a safe place . In garden sheds all over London I shouldn`t wonder !
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    Anyone else had problems with a Batribike battery under 2 year old

    Batribike changed the set-up in September 2010 from 24 to 36 volts, weeks after I bought one . Mine is a run-out model called the SE which was £100 cheaper at £699 , as the battery was 8Ah instead of 10Ah . The motor complied with the UK Regs at the time with a max. of 200 Watts , later going...
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    Anyone else had problems with a Batribike battery under 2 year old

    My Batribike Quartz SE battery is awaiting collection for Jimmy`s attention at INSAT as I write this . It was re-celled by Jimmy 3 years ago with instructions to use the new charger he supplied and not the original one supplied with the Quartz 8 years ago . Well the charger supplied with the...
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    SeaGo City Lite folder - reviews anyone?

    Easy Rider don`t give up on your Batribike , my Batribike Quartz suffered the same fate after 8 years and similar mileage . An Ebike/Cycle Shop obtained a new wheel and a more suitable 7 speed derailleur set for £95 . A firm on Ebay does a suitable wheel for about £30 and you could also get a...
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    Another Journalist`s Ebike Rant .

    Get ready for more anti Ebike articles as the lady that walked into the Ebike in London has died , .
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    Second bike?

    There is an article in the Sunday Times today stating that a Junior Transport Minister is considering a subsidy for Electric Bike purchases and upping the current £1000 limit for the Cycle to Work Scheme which would be raised to £1500-£2000 to cover Ebikes . Britons only buy 65,000 Ebikes a year...
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    Second bike?

    The Ancheer on Amazon for £576 looks the best option . I saw one last week and the overall quality and controls were excellent . The Owner was delighted with it and although the battery capacity is on the low side , he reckoned to get 30 miles out of it . The Wooshes are excellent but their...
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    Another Journalist`s Ebike Rant .

    The Daily Mail Journalist Peter Hitchens has added a postscript to an Article on another Subject that appeared On- Line today . He says " I am increasingly frightened by electric bicycles , actually rather fast , near silent heavy motorbikes which are unregistered but can kill or maim . Are...
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    HaHa it actually happened......Cheat !!!!!!

    On overhauling a Group on a hill last week I was told ` that`s not fair ` . My answer was `when you get to nearly 80 you may need some assistance `. For 80 you could substitute any number , perhaps 90 or 100 would be over the top !
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    Bye-bye Batribike Quartz Folder , hello Pro Rider Flare

    Thanks Nealh and Tony for your suggestion but it didn`t work for me . I have Emailed DAPU at Pudong and asked for Instructions . The Controller is the DPLCD-K Model which is capable of controlling the front light which is not fitted to my Model and the 6 km/hr Walk Assist . The other functions...
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    Bye-bye Batribike Quartz Folder , hello Pro Rider Flare

    Thanks Woosh or is it Hattie ? I will try it . The Instructions that came with the bike were not relevant to my machine but I found that the Dawes Swift is virtually the same machine , except for hydraulic disc brakes, price either £1500 or £1600 depending on the Dealer . I downloaded the...
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    Bye-bye Batribike Quartz Folder , hello Pro Rider Flare

    Well not quite , it will be two Ebikes Roger , rather like two Jags John Prescott .For some time I have thought of replacing the Quartz Folder with something more powerful ( read faster ) to match my Brother``s Woosh Santana . Until now the Quartz has been 100% reliable for 8 years , only...
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    Wanton and Reckless

    This case has opened a can of worms and nasty anticyclist rants from the Editor of the Sunday Express and from Adam Boulton in the Sunday Times . The latter in his 6 columns of bile mentions Electric Bikes . He quotes `Yet recent governments have rushed , quite properly , to control the use of...
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    Options for transporting ebike by car

    Use flexible polyethlene pipe insulation on each fork leg in conjunction with some nice heavy carpet between the bike and the seatback .Screwfix sell it in metre lengths for 79p to 99p depending on the thickness . If still doubtful use double thickness around each leg to please your Father !