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There has been much said about the relatively low gearing of the Nexus 8. I certainly find that 8th gear is just not high enough for cycling comfortably above the assist cut-off level. My 20" wheeled bike has a 38T chain wheel and 16T rear sprocket. One solution that has been mentioned is to...

Did one of Dave Barter's 'Great British Bike Rides' yesterday. A slightly shortened version of his 66 mile Dartmoor ride including nearly 2000m of climbs. Some of these were pretty tough going - going on for miles with gradients of 20%+. Weather made for some lovely pictures though. About 50...

A couple of pictures from today's Devon County Show. What a way to go! How to avoid bike theft.

A bit of sunshine makes all the difference. A few pictures from my 50 mile ride today.

Came across this couple whilst out cycling today. They are cycling across Europe telling stories and demonstrating their different kind of electric bike - it makes electricity rather than uses it. You can read about their adventures at whatgiants.blogspot.com

Turning into a fantastic week for cycling. After yesterday's foray to the vineyards (Eastcott) tried out a slightly longer day ride route for our prospective bike higherers. To Bude, returning via Tamar Lakes. Using 'eco' assist on the Sahel Compact for most of the time and increasing to 'sport'...

If anyone is in the Devon area this Saturday you can see us and a couple of our bikes at the Eco Fair at Rosemoor Gardens. It's a nice day out in the gardens too.

Just back from a ride and noticed a lot of play in the headset. Upon investigation there seems about 5mm of play which seems pretty serious. The Kalkhoff manual says I should take it to a specialist shop but I thought I'd try here first. Clips on Youtube show tightening a bolt from the top of...

I've been having terrible problems with a puncture on my 20" Schwalbe Big Apple tyre. After fixing 3 times I finally replaced the inner tube only for that to go flat as well. The original puncture was a tiny sharp stone embedded in the tyre which I removed. There is a very small slit in the tyre...

Has anyone managed to arrange insurance on e-bikes for hire?

Our website has just gone live. Bike Higher is our new business providing electric bikes for adventure breaks touring the South-West. We are using a fleet of Kalkhoff Sahel Compacts that we hope will have 'youth appeal'. Take a look at the website Home and spread the word amongst friends and...

Anyone got / tried one of these. Looks nice (to me). Especially interested in any comparisons between the Impulse system on this and the Bosch powered AVE-MH7. How do you think these 2 bikes compare? Folding e-Bike - 2012 Kalkhoff Sahel Compact Nexus Electric Bike Sales - Shop Online for...

2010 Specialized Globe Vienna 1 Frame: (Large) Globe A1 Premium Aluminium trekking design, fully manipulated tubing w/ fender and rack braze-ons, integrated kickstand mount Fork: Globe straight-blade steel fork Front Derailleur: Shimano FD-C051BM, 31.8mm clamp, top swing, dual pull (3...

Good condition 1 year old (less than 1500 miles) top of the range Wisper bought from E-Bikes Direct. Alpino models feature the Shimano Alfine 8 hub gears, super efficient and light weight motor, LCD controls with 6 power modes (+ throttle), on off, cycle computer and system diagnostics...

The Brompton Sparticle kit provided by The Electric Transport Shop comes with a choice of 24v, 36v or 48v battery. Would the same motor / controller be used in each case or does the battery voltage require a different motor and / or controller? I tried out the bike at the Bristol Green Week and...

Is it kaputt! My battery charges ok and the on-battery display says it's fully charged. When connecting to the bike there is no power and checking the battery indicator again it now shows nothing. Is there anything I need to check? (I have another battery that still works as normal, so I assume...

Has anyone found a bike cover that would fit a Wisper 706? We have found that standard bike covers and even a motorbike cover are too short to cover the bike. At work it has to be left outside and it would be nice to keep the rain off it a bit without resorting to bin bags all the time.

Anyone see the electric bikes on this? Not sure what they were. Any detectives out there?

I wonder if anyone can advise on any simple checks for this. My wife's Wisper Alpino was working fine yesterday (it may have got wet in the rain). Re-charged the battery and now the LED display won't power-up. The lights on the battery indicate full charge. I have checked the wiring into / out...

Heard about these batteries on the radio today. Being launched in new electric car loan scheme in Paris this weekend. Is this the future? The L.M.P. battery - Bluecar by Pininfarina