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Especially if you need your vehicle back that day and it's £120 round trip in a taxi to go back & forth. It's called taking advantage and the dealers are all "at it". They only do it once to me and I will never deal with them again for sales or servicing. Amazingly, somehow I manage perfectly...

Those figures look spot on what I'd expect. Even with a 250W Impulse bike, riding 20-22mph on the flat in top gear and mixing in some long sharp climbs will knock the range down to about 24 miles before the voltage sag starts showing. d8veh and rippedupno1 are also very right about cycling at...

I wouldn;t take any notice of Kia's so-called warranties. My dealer refused a warranty claim on a bonnet clip which seized up and froze the bonnet shut just in time for MOT at about aged 5, well below the 100k miles. They claimed it was on account of "incorrect maintenance" blaming me for not...

I think most people will in practice just take "indefinitely extended credit" for that lot .... ;)

Those horns I linked are 112-114dB. The horn in my Kia is no louder and no bigger either (having looked under the bonnet !) ... and is similarly high tone. It's not an air-zound or an e-bike horn, it's a full-on vehicle horn.

I think it's likely that internal gearing on the Bosch that's responsible for the drag effect. Most unlikely to be much if anything to do with that hub. I'm glad you've come out and confirmed the benefit of the 14 gears, especially riding unpowered. I do think it's overkill for a bike that is...

A few things - if you use the full power assist potential of the bike as a speed-pedelec, you will be charging every day. 30 miles is fine at a 'push' for a charge going flat-out on not hideously hilly terrain but 60 miles - no way unless you do most of the work yourself. I think you may even...

One's new and the other's 15 years old souped-up conversion with an astronomic insurance cost :) Also the low-mileage Corsa will probably cost you a grand a year in garage bills (!) I'm comparing against going petrol-free for all your travelling needs. Basically where I was 18 months ago when...

I agree in principle - that's why the Vivax was attractive, but the cost and maintenance are so disproportionate as to make the whole proposal a non-starter. The other crank drive solutions just seem far too rough and ready to be compatible with what one would be trying to achieve. I am still...

It'll be due to the power delivery combined with the hub gears. I've always thought even the lower powered version should have had a chain tensioner with the Alfine hub, but dealer of course INSISTS that's ridiculous and it's perfectly OK. Experience says otherwise.

That's what makes me giggle a bit about Haibike pricing ... there's little to excite me in all but the most expensive models and I can't help thinking you can do so much better for a commuter bike. If you're anything like me, you'll last a matter of weeks before craving a speed cut-out...

Spotted this on 50cycles website... I think if I was choosing a bike today to replace car this is the one I'd go for : http://www.50cycles.com/electric-bikes/endeavour-sport-fast/endeavour_impulse_s11_alfine.html Pretty much got it all. Much cheaper than some of the Bosch bikes in that...

It's a direct drive motor if I'm not mistaken ? When I tried one at NEC I immediately noticed the difference and decided I didn't like it. Go for an Impulse 2.0 :)

? If you connect without requiring a step-down converter it is surely safer as you are running at standard battery voltage. The amps drawn will always be far lower than trying to run a horn a 12V. Cost difference I grant you.

Can't you get one that'll run without a converter ? The current draw is not an issue then. This one is 36V http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DURITE-DISC-HORN-36-VOLT-36V-HIGH-TONE-91mm-DIAMETER-430Hz-STEEL-BODY-0-642-36-/300976656278 They come in 72V also ... maybe 48V too ...

Or maybe his e-Bike was stealthier than yours :D

Sounds like the guy's 'pogo-trainers' had run out of battery !

There's a lot to be said for it as a material - and you can use it to help keep warm when you're finished with it, too ! Who'll ever be any the wiser as to what's underneath :D. All looking good.

Interesting. I think with these Chinese batteries if you get a decent pack and aren't unlucky enough to get sent one with a QC issue they wind up being incredibly good value for money. They are a fraction of the cost/(notional) Ah of many European branded ones and if you 'overspec' on a higher...

She does seem to be eyeing up the headstock !