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I'll check it out and let you know. As you say, hopefully knee is ok

All too often these 4x4's VANs are purchased with the belief that they elevate the owners status. They have no place on inner city roads and should be restricted to areas requiring 4 wheel drive. ie, carrying sheep on a farm. It is my opinion that some, not all, regular nice people can be...

Hi Eddie Accidents happen, hopefully your mates heal ok. Always in the back of my mind as I ride solo (out of choice) a great deal of the time. I always ensure that my phone is fully charged before I set off. More often than not, I'll take my bright orange top in my pack. Not to wear but to...

Maybe you could get a doctor to write a letter stating that the throttle is requied to ensure you get back to base safely. Then hopefully any official would use common sense and turn a blind eye. I see no real reason to make life difficult for those with reduced strength or stamina.

I'm stuck with the idea of sticking up for myself as a cyclist here. Steve, if someone is going to run you over and kill you, best get out of their way. Doesn't matter if you had right of way when you're dead.

Is it not the fact that we all judge speed poorly when the moving object is coming directly at us. I never trust a drivers perception of my speed in this type situation and always look for an escape route to the rear and not the front. Luckily no real harm done.

I'll go with cable ties

I completely agree, how can we ever recover and become world leaders again.

Thanks for the confirmation but at the time it sure felt as if they were charging at me and I wanted out as quickly as possible. I've been through cows many times and usually they seem pretty lazy. These ones didn't and not being a farmer I didn't know how to handle things. When I was the...

I've happily ridden many times through cows but this evening whilst riding a path crossing a field, 30 or so cows decided to charge at me from behind. Very, very scary indeed. Thundering would be the word to describe the sound. The field was surrounded by a single wire electric fence and I was...

Made this many years ago in my 20's. Started as an experiment but it actually became very useful.

You are right John. Flat round here,at least it is on my commute. A hilly area would no doubt keep you pretty fit on a standard Bosch.

Rob, I've concluded that to get fit on a 250w Bosch bike you need a dongle. Once fitted aim to cruise, on the flat, 25mph + This will be more comparable to a regular cycle. A non dongled version will have you sitting at 15 mph and remaining in pipe and slipper mode. On another note, I'm sure...

Tell that to any dead cyclist who had positioned him/ herself in a vulnerable position.

28 mph assisted speed would be ideal for fast commuting. If used at this speed where safe to do so then is I see no more risk than any other bike. We must not forget that 28 mph is the upper limit and not a fixed travel speed.

Nothing in this world is indestructible. If you ride the thing without mechanical sympathy and labour the motor to near death then obviously it will continue to heat up and presumably sense the abuse then cut out. If mine gets to the point that the motor is not longer able to produce sensible...

The motors don't overheat. Bosch motors have the max rpm and torque values pre programmed. The fitting of a dongle cannot and does not overide this.

Unless you are using it off road make sure that you use a torch in front of your body also. A lot of these head mounted versions leave the cyclist completely invisible.

I'm amazed the tyre didn't pop off whilst riding. About 50p per kg scrap at the moment. New rim and away you go.

To me, make of saddle is not important. A flattish and wide sit bone area is along with minimal padding. I think thick padding maybe ok for a shopper but would cause pain on any long ride. Having said that I can't say that saddle discomfort in general is something that I have ever really...