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I think is should be clarified that the Tonaro does need light pedalling on hills of about 1 in 9 if you want a reasonable speed, say 7-8 mph. I have never tried putting it in first and ruthlessly just slogging away without pedalling. Since I typed the above, I have done some tests. On the...

The Tonaro uses a 42 t chain ring driving an 11 to 32 set of cogs on a 26 inch wheel. Because it is sensible and does not use a torque sensor, the full 250watts is always available, either through the throttle or the simple pedelec which only has 3 positions, low, medium and high. The pedelec...

I guess:- 1 It's Mexican stand-off. No manufacturer is willing to blink and not offer a Bosch version. 2 Bosch came into a market and had to shoulder Panasonic aside. Who knows what commercial inducements were offered? 3 As to the Bighit, could be anything, different wind in the motor, different...

Problem is that PC is a huge minefield. I was a volunteer for a Charity and someone who should have known better decided to ban the use of the word 'handicapped' as he thought that 'disabled' was a softer, kinder description. However, a lot of the members who had the condition (a crippling...

Well, we either do something about the huge number of bike thefts or we don't. It is impractical to expect the Police to be able to do much because of the lack of identification on bikes. So, we either put up with it and thereby encourage criminality, or accept our responsibilities in a...

Why is it impractical? A bike, like a motor vehiclle, displaying a number can be identified. Any attempt to sell it without a log book will be very difficult. Anyway, you say it is impractical, prove it, let us hear your reasons.

Well, as I say, I have come around to Flecc's thinking. I was imagining going to a Police Station and telling them bike has been stolen. 'Well, it's brown, no, a sort of bronze brown, it has a funny shaped frame, but it's a man's bike. It has a black bag on the back fitted above the black...

I got lost in Snowdonia one night as I was driving home. In the far distance I could see what looked like a luminous snake bobbing up and down in a most erratic manner. When I got nearer, I saw that it was about 30 ramblers walking on the earth bank at the side of the road, all were wearing head...

Flecc........ Snap...............

Regarding no brakes. I live near the Clyne and Moos BMX sites. Most of the youngsters have those very small bikes with no brakes at all. As there are some big hills around here I wondered how they managed. What they do is stand up and put their right foot on top of the rear tyre locking the wheel!

Flecc, I think that to go on with this will only cause us both problems. I respect your views, just don't agree with them! Mike

Well Flecc, I abide by Alcoholics Anonymous who state that you cannot change a person, only that person themselves and they will only change when they hit rock bottom. I guess the AA know what they are talking about. They believe in bringing the bottom up to meet the alcoholic. They call it...

Well, having given it a long time to mature, my point of view has come round to Flecc's. At the moment, tell the Police you have had a bike stolen and they know that it is a waste of time trying to circulate details simply because to the non enthusiast, a bike is a bike. If they had a number...

It is illegal. If you want to break the law, go ahead and accept the consequences. If you collide with anything, you will not be insured and an innocent person could suffer the consequences of your 'personal responsibility'

Can you expand upon 'logical inconsistency?' And, just why is it emotive?

Nearly 60 years ago as a Boy Scout I regularly wore this knife on my belt. Not only was it legal, but no-one at all was concerned. Trying to ride these over-powered ebikes as e-bikes not motorcycles is just the same as if I tried to wear this knife and claim it was made of plastic.

Nobody is saying that you cannot have and ride one. Just get it VOSA tested, registered, taxed, properly insured, and have a driving licence.

And 40 mph on a bike only fitted with cycling components is inappropriate. (Don't tell me about racing cyclists hitting 50+. These bikes might be bought by Mr 'I don't understand mechanical things' or Mr 'I haven't ridden a bike for ages') Cycle components are quite inferior to motorcycle...

The reason why many of us are totally opposed to these sort of machines is that sooner or later, we, the law abiding will suffer. As a Boy Scout, I happily carried a 6 inch sheath knife and no-one at all minded. Now, thanks to the actions of the scofflaws, I even have to be careful about...

Many people do not realise just how comatose a sleeping person can sometimes get. I have personally had experience of having to shout and physically shake a person to wake them up.