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    Agattu vs. Pro Connect - HELP!!

    Hi Aggatu (new) have had no trouble with the gears on this, maybe it's because the bike I had 58 years ago had no gears, for my birthday My dad bought me a 3 speed Sturmley Archer..the guy who fitted it insisted on a 1 hour (for me) ride around, learning how to give a little 'kick back at the...
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    Agattu First Ride Report

    Hi Scrap the pump, as others have posted it is a (German Joke) how someone can produce a bike like this, and fit a joke pump...Aude sell a beautiful double action pump for about £5..I let my tyres down and pumped both up to 65(pump has a little guage) before collapsing. (due to my mishap with...
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    Cheap Panniers etc. From Lidl

    Exactly how I feel now, had my aaggatu a week, just clocked up the first 100 miles. However will have to buy another pannier..yesterday went for a ride to Cawsand, on way back met some bikers going to a party, gatecrashed. lot of intrest in the bike, unfortunately became a little distracted...
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    Agattu vs. Pro Connect - HELP!!

    Ps sorry about this forgot to answer the thread..have a step through. They are right, it doesn't flex at all, and is a real asset if you have full big panniers full of shopping. Also looking at the pro it's a bit of an oxymoron a road cred bike (with a battery) uhuh. I believe 50 cycles...
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    Agattu vs. Pro Connect - HELP!!

    Hi have had my Agattu three days now. When it first came & I unpacked it was struck how NEW it looked, really pleased like Flecc's report, first ride was 22 km to Rame head, which is not exactly Mountain territory, ( but goes from sea level to 350 ft twice and back again)but far beyond my...
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    First commute

    Having had many & I mean many punctures, I always carry a tin of foam as well as a couple of tubes. \also a little co2 cylinder and adaptor..most punctures occ when you are tired, or wet. So I justhrow the tube or fill with foam and top up with the co2 (untill the Aggatu with these razor tyres...
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    Lifepo4

    HI Eric Yes I lost power complete, that's why the comment "god it's heavy" maybe the battery is not yet "conditioned" and if all else fails read the instructions...I did not charge the battery until the leds went out, too eager I guess. Trip today was 28km of Cornish roads, to Torpoint, was...
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    Lifepo4

    First opinion Bike is a Kalkhoff Aggu Pedelec 7G delivered.9.30 today,everything seemed to check out ok. Battery had three lights showing out of 5. According to 50 cycles check list battery had been charged and bike road tested in all modes. I put the battery back on charge..took 2.5 hours...
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    Lifepo4

    The delivery lady phoned at 7.30 to say it would be an hour, it's now 9.30 she is either lost or the ferry is not running....how long do you have to charge the battery first time to try it
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    The British and bikes

    oldosc I was cycling in Morocco a few years ago among a crowd of local cyclists, on coming to a light that just turned red we all surged foreward to beat it. AT the other side I was stopped by a massive policeman, who in french asked was I colour blind, when I said no but I just followed...
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    Airship lighter than air bike!!

    OLD OSC I want two, one to ride and one to compensate for l'etat francais qui est toujours pliens de b@@@@hit, mais j'aime tous l'a enthuasime pour la vie.
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    Lifepo4

    oldosc Thank the lord for that...last time I played with dc on my trawler it was with Ni Fe cells, and didn't we give them a pasting, overcharge, run dry salt water..all coped with. My 50inch tv is obsolete (it's not progressive, my topfield box needs new firmware, my PC runs at 1.83, my...
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    Lifepo4

    oldosc Oh my god,what have I done, paid for my bike on Thursday and not only is it not delivered, or likely to be untill Tues, but I have just discovered it uses archaic Lithium Manganese batterys..it looks to me as though it is obsolete before unpacking..How much better to have waited and...
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    Performance report on the Agattu

    Ps I have posted how helpful, thoughtful, amazing, friendly ,(add comment)this forum has been for me. I will report on my new bike, and seek help from you all for any problems (including F)
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    Performance report on the Agattu

    old osc oh deery me, I origanally used f<<< because half way through the reply I forgot EXACTLY how to adress the esteemed member (no pun) This is a problem ? an effect of short term memory loss whereby one forgets one's spectales (glasses)despite them being on one's thingy er nose!( by the way...
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    Performance report on the Agattu

    Oldosc Hey thanks for that, after reading specs, realise that I would spend about 10/11k sterling on customising my bike and finishing up with a hybrid...the Agattu is a true e-bike (german alles dursprung etc) and according to F~~~ fit for purpose..if I dont like it I will probably be able to...
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    Performance report on the Agattu

    oldosc Hi small problem , I was about to phone 50cycles today to buy this agattu thing! firstly influenced by Flec amazing test report, and most of the other positives about the Agattu. however ten minits ago I went outside to look at my old bike (bit of an off roader 10 years old) and have...
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    Where Do You Live V2.0

    oldosc Abashed osc Kernow is the cornish for Cornwall just as Cymru is the welsh for Wales.. Jannerland is Devon (glorious ) and Janners be Devon people.(Got a be careful goin ter Jannerland, they might not let e back) Ive only eard this mind, I be new ere as ime Brissel born n'...
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    Battery Recharge

    Thanks for the speedy reply..it took me a little while (i day) to remember wher I asked this, Is this on topic? I will be recharging my (hopefully new)bike abroad from the motorhome, I have a 600watt inverter which does ok for the Vaio computer and a 6amp charger for my boat batterys (sealed...
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    Battery Recharge

    old osc Oldosc, What am I missing here I find this slightly disturbing as I am about to buy an agattu having read flec (what a marvellous review) on the range bit but this seems to imply a shorter range thanks