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Just done a bit of googling and the Salisbury is being sold by a fair few dealers at a considerable discount, bringing it back below the £600 mark.. Even though I paid slightly more for mine this is good to see as it must indicate that sales volumes are healthy enough for the dealers to do...

I'm curious to know what the score is like in China for e-bike repairs/spares/service, as the machines are popular there... has it got to the stage where people can just go into their bike shop and buy stuff like motors / controllers / batteries and the like same as we would get stuff like...

I purchased one of those LCD devices that monitors electric power consumption, and have been using it to monitor the charging of my Powacycle Salisbury battery. One reason was to show some environmentally concious friends just how little electric is used by ebikes (about 63W when charging) -...

This was in todays news, unfortunately there are still too many people here what believe in the old fashioned honesty of days gone by and don't lock bikes in public areas or use low quality locks no idea what the model is but I've never seen a ladies e-bike with a red frame and it seems from...

rode into town on my normal bike (Raleigh pioneer Gents LX) and when I parked on the sheffield stands I was next to a brand new powabyke X-6 with a child carrier on the back! It does look like a converted Pioneer, TBH its not that bad looking although as I said before the small capacity battery...

wonder how they would fare on Wispers? :D Police in high-speed bike chase - Evening Star 24

A question about AA cells rather than big'uns for e-bikes... I use 4 x 2300mAH ones for a digital camera, which I keep in my pannier bags when riding. I try and keep this charged at all times in case I see something interesting, but even with the camera switched off I have to charge the cells...

I've seen a report that the Wisper 905SE is becoming popular as a Police bike, with both North Wales and Surrey constabularies now using them.. LS8 UK: police mountain bikes and cycle patrols Although the return to bobbies on bikes may be good for increasing awareness / acceptance of cycling...

on my last MTB, I used to have Schwalbe Marathon 1.5" tyres. The powacycle Salisbury actually has a '1.75"/1.95" - 559' marker on the rims - I have never seen this before on MTB wheel rims... currently it has Chinese Kenda 1.7" tyres which aren't that bad or slow (at least the tread pattern...

Reading the French scooter site (which did have some ebikes) and some other comments on here has got me wondering... Despite all the problems, is the UK becoming the most popular place for electric bicycles in the EU, both sales and development? I get the impression that in some European...

travelling in the opposite direction to me on Norwich Road (Mid Suffolk towards Ipswich) - a chap in this 20s/30s on what appeared to be a Sparta Ion (do any non powered push bikes have the same distinctive curved frame?)

just seen this on the electric transport centre website Electric Bike Sales - Shop Online for Electric Bikes, Electric Vehicles and Cycle Accessories - Smarta IQ GT looks interesting, although I would say its not dissimilar to a Synergie Mistral but with some slight enhancements (such as the...

well I decided to buy a copy of Memory Map (1:50000 Central England) and not only is this impressive software, I have now been able to compare a GPS trail on my normal pushbike (a Raleigh Pioneer hybrid, 700c x 28 wheels, 21 speed) with the Powacycle Salisbury.. Until looking at this I didn't...

this year I want to get enough kit so I can do as much maintenance as possible on both my e-bike and other normal bikes.. wiggle and edinburgh bicycle co-op sell this toolkit for around £40 with all the cone wrenches etc.. is this worth getting? I have most of the other tools.. what about...

trying to plan my first "real" long journey in advance (I have friends who live at the other end of Suffolk, near the Norfolk border).. The total trip is just under 26 miles. I have managed this on my pushbike a fair few times, although with understandably slower progress on the hills on the...

Apologies for all these questions, but getting my e-bike has made me even more motivated to go exploring :) I've seen a few of you post maps with a gradient / contour profile on them. I can remember how to do this manually from high school (many years ago though now!) but these seems to be...

Consider this scenario: I am planning a 26-27 mile run, although my bikes battery is supposed to be able to handle it, its near the limit of its range. Enroute (about 7 miles into the journey), I have access to a building with a 230v mains supply. But I don't want to delay my journey by more...

I was gonna reply to the "bike of the year" thread but I'm a newbie to e-bikes and TBH couldn't think of a particular 2008 model I really wanted to vote for.. so I decided to start a new thread, what developments in ebikes and the industry would you all like to see in the future? In my case...

can anyone suggest workstands that are capable of supporting the weight of an electric bicycle? was looking at something like this Revolution Tune Up Workstand (was £79.95) (£48.89) or this LifeLine Spin Doctor Deluxe Workstand Only £58.71 but not sure if they will handle the...