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Agreed, interestingly though, I find the worst offenders appear to be the week-enders in their spotless 4x4 tanks, and luxury saloons. Seems like they don't get the chance to try out their ridiculously overpowered toys at home :rolleyes: . The farmers in their 'Warrior' type behemoths are rather...

I think it's called democracy ;) Whereby if enough people think in a certain way, it becomes normal and acceptable, and people resist any change to the status quo by pleading an infringement on civil liberties. I don't envy the legislators the job of having to navigate their way through such an...

@Flecc I completely agree, and was simply trying to open the debate to another perspective. Please don't think I was seriously proposing that we have no laws at all with regard to transport, as I fully understand that they protect me as much as anyone else, and indeed without them I'd...

Well, there's something to be said for a Darwinist approach to safety :D .

I'd argue that the lack of the protection of insurance, and indeed a padded metal shell, makes us a more responsible lot and that all a licence does is promote overconfidence in ones abilities. There is also the fact that many motorists see the law as some thing to be played with, much as a...

I've recently started using Wellgo platform pedals, which are huge but very comfortable as my feet can sit where they want, and yet still apply a decent amount of pressure. They only cost about a tenner from Ebay, and the come with pins attached.

I think it comes down to common sense, if you are behaving sensibly, and not presenting a danger to others, then there is no reason to have the book of law thrown at you. After all, have you seen how many people exceed the speed limit on the motorway? I'd contend that it's most of them. If there...

And some thing else that's rather cool, an F1 e-bike!

So, to join threads for a second, a Donkey on a suitably equipped bicycle, would be the ultimate in efficient, all terrain, load bearing transportation! I suppose you have to factor in the food miles for the oats & hay, but this is offset with an unending supply of fertiliser....in any case it...

Sorry, missed part of the question re:Wisper, my 905 does not have a torque sensor, just the usual disk of magnets.This doesn't seem to register rotation speed, so is either on or off with regard to the chosen motor power level. Newer bikes have three power levels to choose from, where as mine...

The wisper pedelec has a pretty distinct overrun, hence the brake cut-outs as NRG says. Personally I prefer to have the pedelec set in low power mode, which is very low, and use the throttle to apply power as required. I know most kits don't have the low power option, so I'd simply ditch the...

Is it pEdantic or pIdantic....I can never remember.....;) :D

This box has three cables going in to it, one battery voltage, one ground, one control signal back to the controler. You can certainly open it, with nothing more than a screwdriver, but to reattach the wires you'll need a soldering iron, and a steady hand. I had the same issue after crashing...

That's what I call UNenlightened self interest.

OH - you mean the Bio....ahem, excuse me, we shouldn't talk about it should we....

If he told you, then I'd expect he didn't think it would remain a secret for very long. The problem is you've named your source, and should have used the old journalist trick of making public anything classed as "off the record" ie. "A source close to 50cycles has said......". So if we all...

Depends where you live, if your roads are gritted regularly, then you shouldn't have a problem as long as you wrap up warm enough, and bung on a decent set of winter tyres. On saying that, I live in the middle of nowhere, and there were only a couple of days last winter that it became impossible...

Hmm, I take your point with regard that they may not take a populist point of view, but equally I think it's all too easy to dismiss a differing opinion as extremest propaganda. Just because someone decides to arrange their lifestyle in a non-mainstream fashion does not mean they forgo the right...

It actualy sounds to me like the new controler may not be fuctioning properly, as I'd have thought it would cut the power entirely before the battery got to the stage you're describing, via the lower voltage limit. I could be wrong, and I'm sure Norman will clarify, but as I understand it, both...

Google is everybody's best friend ;) I think it looks rather funky (now there's a rare choice of words on Pedelecs :D ). Bit like a mini A2B... I can see it might appeal to people who can't afford a Gocycle.