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WTB Pure Race V - not as hard as it sounds ;)

I think that for all the talk, the proof will be in the pudding. BEBA now exists, and only time and experience will tell if it's a worthwhile exercise. All organisations have their petty politics, this is just an artifact of human nature, being a rather selfish, territorial species. So maybe we...

People here seem to have had very good service from SJS cycles when wanting a wheel built from a motor hub, anecdotally very fast too. I believe there are onliine spoke calculators to help you see if a particular rim would work with your spokes.

As an aside, thinking about usable capacity, do the Ah/Wh ratings on current batteries take account of the low voltage cut-off, or are they theoretical, being based on running the pack to zero volts - which is of course impossible using a bike?

I think therefore that more effort needs to be devoted to motor design and internal gearing, in order to keep all motors running at or near peak efficiency, irrespective of the terrain they're used upon. We could then have a more level playing field with regard to what is normal battery life...

I'd imagine that they haven't even built a prototype of this yet, as none of the publicity shots show anyone actually riding it. True, I doubt it would cope with crosswinds :D . Perhaps the intention is soley for use in very built up urban environments. Interesting the statement about modern...

I wonder what batteries the Voyager probes were fitted with - they're still sending data back after 20yrs:eek: :)

Great idea, but I don't see it working in the UK, as I think once people are in their cars, it'd be impossible to get most out of them before their destination. Unless such a scheme was compulsory, and as people don't like anything that's enforced (especially if it's for their own good :D ), I...

Should we be speaking very very quietly about it? ;)

:D I think I'm getting deja vu! Well my partner and I are doing our part, I should also have added the selfish and self indulgent breeding of the human species. Completely agree - there's just too darn many of us.

True, but we are at the moment very profligate with regard to the amount of energy we use. It's a bitter pill, but this can't go on, at some point this has to begin to be seen as a luxury, not a right, or a "need". Simply put, our current lifestyle is unsustainable. Examples: Buying produce...

Hey, look on the bright side, at least it gets more kids riding bikes...:D Maybe the answer is to give cheap bikes away free to anyone who wants one, fingerprint ID every user so they can't just ride to the scrapyard every day, so rendering them effectively valueless. If money is the problem...

Be still my beating heart! That is one beautiful mother of a machine...hope there's a UK dealership soon. Does anyone know what motor it has? I like the fact it can take a 9sp cassette.

I know nothting about this machine, but good luck to you! Sadly it'd be a rare person indeed who'd consider this here in the UK. I use an ebike as my primary transport, and have had no cause to regret it :) .

I think it's wrong to think of environmental benefit and cost at the same time as if the two were related. Wind power, one of the cleanest ways of producing electricity, is also one of the most expensive, particularly in terms of initial outlay. Hence the powers that be are planning more nuclear...

Ah, the great British work ethic....:D

The min/max preasure is usually marked on the tyre, mine are 65PSI max/40 min.

I suppose the reasoning behind this is that when you hit a hill, you just change down slower, rather than anticipating the gear you need from the outset.

As I clean the muck off my rims after a rainstorm anyway, I then give it a once over with a jay cloth at the same time. In dry riding it doesn't seem to attract the dirt at all, so I don't get obsessive about it.

Hi Scott, I'd like to start by saying that I think both you and Wisper produce very good products, within an increasingly competitive marketplace, with a diversity that is such to make any comparison difficult. I would however, say that my thoughts on the Wisper range are virtually a...