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I thought 22NM was a lot. The OP says that figure was stamped on the bolt. I suspect the 22NM is a maximum safe load for the bolt, rather than the correct torque for the application.

Torque wrenches for bicycles are a problem. One that reads low enough for delicate fixings - particularly into a carbon frame - will not read high enough for the bigger bolts which need more grunt. Thus you need may need two. As you've discovered, thirty quid wrenches will not do the job...

Twenty five kilos is some weight for a rear pannier. A child seat that clamps to the seatpost would be a better option. One of those also gives the child a smoother ride.

What sort of torque wrench is it? You can get away with cheap tools for some jobs, but a torque wrench is a precision instrument, so needs to be good.

Fair play, Luke. We have had a handful of new members posting just to sing the praises of a certain make of bike. Your post didn't look like one of those to me, but hopefully you can understand why some members are suspicious.

The Karoo is more road orientated, but would be fine on well-made cycle paths. The Vita Uno is no mountain bike, but it would handle slightly rougher conditions. Not much to choose between them in terms of quality, budget Chinese which can be reliable but can also give niggly faults...

Have you wiped around the back of the unit while cleaning the bike? There is probably a tiny slider switch to isolate the light which it is easy to move accidentally.

Er, what size and colour is it?

You won't go wrong with Park and there's some merit in the saying money spent on good tools is never wasted. My local bike shop likes Bondhus allen keys, they've performed well in their workshop. The manager there suspects Bondhus might be making tools for Park, because they look very similar...

Would you want to average 25mph on a bike, even if you could? That's pro roadie speed, which is fine on closed roads where everyone is going the same way, and with a support caravan on hand. You might be able to get the average up a little with an illegal bike which assists above 15mph. The...

As Soundwave says, 50+ miles is a two battery job, particularly if you want to press on which will use a lot of extra juice. Some Kalkhoffs have a 17ah battery which stands a better chance of making it than the Bosch motored bikes which have 13ah max. Elapsed time is hard gauge without...

Much as I like the Bosch system, it has rather strangled the market for those of us who like quality bike bits. Apart from Eddie's KTM/Panasonic, I can't think of many other quality hub ebikes. There's the Stromer for more money, any others?

Comfort is another factor, and an important one if you already have creaking joints as a lot of us do at 'our' age. I've ridden Croxden's Delite which is full-sus, but tuned for the road. No doubt the extra comfort is there, and another benefit is the bike is a lot less likely to be thrown off...

The manager of my local bike shop was talking about the Schwalbe dual chamber tyre system yesterday. It's not caught on, according to him, despite Schwalbe pushing it hard on the shop. Too dear, too complex, solves a problem that doesn't exist for most riders, and is solved for the others by...

The G-Tech was way too much money, but looks worth a go for £1,000 if you want light assist and are not fussed about a long range.

A CX could work for you, Eddie. It would feel very light and nimble compared to the 1964, and you probably have the bike control skills to make the most of a CX's off-road capability.

If you run high load appliances for a long time keep an eye on the plug. It can get hot and partially melt or become very brittle around the pins. Same applies to the socket, although neither is likely to catch light and burn your house down.

To be fair to the cyclist, the 'no parked cars' stretch was very short. He could have pulled into it, but probably thought it wasn't long enough for the car to get by. The car did pass and vanish into the distance. That would have been that, but for the cyclist's need to chase down the car...

It has the bigger - for Bosch - 500wh/13ah battery. Range for your use will be about the same as any other legal ebike with the same sized battery. Although Bosch bikes can appear to have a slightly better range because the system encourages you to put in more effort. Much depends on how much...

Don't be too quick to rule out a Bosch powered bike. The small front chain ring will inevitably wear faster than a full-size one, but they last thousands of miles and in any case the small Bosch ring is cheap and easy to replace. Your workhorse bike would have the same qualities as a commuter...