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Recently, I remarked about the ethos of EAPCs and your comments here pretty much describe my understanding of assistance for cyclists. There is also a moral dimension involved but that's another issue. Tom

There is always a compromise to be achieved with bicycle tyres and while I empathise with Nealh's comment about Continentals, I have no hesitation in endorsing flecc's suggestion of MPs. The Schwalbe MPs may not offer the ultimate in grip but on balance, I'm happy with them on account of their...

Season's greetings to all. Tom

I'm so glad I'm not the only one! Right from the original post, I felt uncomfortable with the proposition that someone requiring an electrically assisted bike would wish to accompany a group of manually-propelled cyclists on lengthy trips - and be welcomed by the group. Realistically, this...

72, 73 now! posts on cycle mirrors. How many views, (no pun intended) do we need on what can be seen in a bike mirror? Tom

It may well be good but I have a mirrycle on each of three bikes and the total price, (then), was the same as for one of these. That equates to unnecessarily expensive in my book. Tom

Not only that; the SAIC group also do the final assembly at Longbridge of the MG 3 & MG 6 which, while not exactly state of the art, have much to commend them, not least the low prices. I actually called into an MG specialist in Baldock just last week rather than stand, brain in neutral, in the...

We're a little bit off-topic now but I don't suppose it matters much in this part of the forum. When I bought mine, I was all set to do a deal on a brand new Passat in High Wycombe but held off and decided there and then to drive up to Brum and visit the Longbridge site as they were doing some...

Fair play to them. Credit where it's due! Tom

I'm absolutely certain you're correct..........says the man who bought a Betamax recorder a week before the announcement that Sony were to scrap the system. That's the same man who bought a brand new Rover from the factory at Longbridge two weeks before the company went bust. What could...

.....and that's the problem! Sir Clive hasn't exactly covered himself in glory since the early days of personal computers. I fear this innovation, which he seems happy to associate himself with, may go the same way as the C5. It may have some merits but it just ain't gonna happen and I...

Very clever! Now, can it be de-restricted so it can do 45kph and can it have a full throttle?;) Tom

There's a large number of forum members who just 'don't get the concept' flecc and it's their loss. I still ride my Cytronex-powered Cannondale occasionally, (it's my other half's ride most of the time), and it never fails to astonish me how quickly it covers the ground when that little Tongxin...

It's high time EAPCs were made available on the NHS! Tom

He's pretty much correct, unfortunately. While it is possible in some cases to set about a training programme to improve on static or declining performance in any sporting endeavour, any resulting improvement can only be short-lived. Sadly, the effort, both physical and mental in order to...

As I stare into my teacup, it looks like there's a wind getting up in there. Looking even closer, I'm sure there's a few spits of rain too. Probably, if I look again tomorrow, it will all seem perfectly normal. Tom

Really! I can't for the life of me think why this can't be in the public domain unless BEBA is the name of a masonic lodge. Tom

Isn't there a danger here that if a tiny group of people keeps pestering DfT officials over this throttle issue that it may backfire? I can imagine a hardening of attitude on their part to the point where they refuse to enter into any further dialogue, there being various forms of two-wheeled...

Works for me. My Dutch bike was the first of my bikes to have Mirrycle fitted and I then bought them for my other bikes with straight bars. Tom

In my experience, only those bikes with assistance provided via a torque sensor manage to replicate the act of cycling but with a little assistance on each pedal stroke, making things just a little easier. All other forms tend to offer something akin to the moped method of travel to one degree...