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Retread thread. Arbol was talking 15 amps and 540 watts available . Drsolly was also saying efficiency falls as motors slow before stalling. Hence only 100 watts of push up hill. This is the argument for crank drive that gearing allows you to carry on up very steep hills. My personal...

Good luck. And welcome to the world of ebikes

It's hard to need 15 days worth of food on an island that's only 800 miles from top to bottom

Thanks I hope you don't need to give it to me Good luck

The frame is not the technical high point. Ridgid is generally best but good folders are also available. For 30 mile range a 15 amp 36 volt battery is a minimum. Then chose hub or crank. Pro bialy hub will do if mostly flat cycling

UK humor here picture is mostly bags with a little bit of bike showing. Hence question which bag is it in? Most uk cyclists make do with carrying 4 PDA of stuff in one bag. You appear to have kit for and extended trip Not jealous if we don't need to carry that much water for the heat.....much

The whoosh cd kit and battery might be the answer. You keep your current bike and get a range boost?

Tillson. You know what I have. What do you want for yours?

Yes he had the point it makes for a sweat free trip but 16 miles in a month. Can the reporters not be bothered testing it properly? Shame on them. I manage 20 a week on commute alone. Throw in a few fun rides and I get 40 a week. On an unassisted Recumbent. With assist a fun rides etc they...

Martin what was the name of that new bike?

Oh dear Flecc I appear to have double membership 50 years old and a dodgy cat eye speedo that claims 54mph. I may not make it to 60 though

Well done on the commute. Keep it up and you will be the fittest bear here

Let people know Battery type, voltage current and age are possibly the most valuable bit. A secondhand frame in working condition can be £50 so no real value there. Hope you didn't get hurt in the crash

Eddie The crank drive has bottle mounts built in the Emotion has the battery where the mount would go normally.

Ok firs real run and strava to get numbers. 35mph down a 3% and 20 on the flat. Not bad for fat fifty and no power.

It may be mandatory but is it valid on a non bike? For example are you covered on a motorcycle as that is what a 1Kw machine is.

Doclatham A few things to remember. Ride all the bikes without power. For comparison. You don't need a huge range of gears with assist but Electric bikes are often limited to highest gear range. So spin out at lower speed. And try as many bikes as you can. Good luck

BH also do hub drives. From personal experience the Panasonic crank drive race is the one I would recommend as a legal bike. On the flat she could draft you and cruse around the 15 to 16 mph easy. Up hill 15 mph is possible and as it gets steeper you would slow down faster than her. Downhill...

High speed and a huge sail on the back. Spend more on insurance for accidents. Especially hard to get with an illegal machine though. 36 volt 250 watt stamped motor gives you 15 mph a survivable speed. At 20 I had concussion, a bloody nose,two bones broken in my arm and other injuries. Hit an...

Simple sums 1.5 miles 15 mph 6 mins 20 mph 4,5 mins I don't think top speed realy makes a lot of difference. Acceleration. Normal cyclist circa 100 watts. Takes a while. Fit cyclist 250 watts quick. Normal plus electric circa 350 watts. Like a tour rider Given it is 250 watts continous the peak...