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It is also a good idea to depress the nut to make sure that the valve core comes free. They can stick and if they do you can pump away but no matter how hard you push very little (or no) air actually gets into the tube.

You are probably right about aggressive/sociopathic drivers - they might well drive closer to 'teach the cyclist a lesson'! I had an idiot overtake me at about 40 mph at less than arm's length last week and he had plenty of road space to use and no oncoming traffic to avoid. I'm sure that he...

I read somewhere that drivers can be persuaded to give more room this way - because they see something sticking out that might scrape the paintwork on their cars... Presumably, for some reason they don't think that impacts with cyclists or the bikes will damage their paintwork, and they don't...

My pal is currently** in a bit of a Catch-22 situation with cycling. Because we live in hilly area and she finds those hills hard, she doesn't do much cycling. Because she doesn't do much cycling, she never gets cycling fit and finds the hills hard! We rode the (Morecambe) Bay Way together a...

I think road bike positions are generally fine. What I can't understand is people who have the nose of the saddle sticking upwards! I can't even have my saddle level because I would suffer crippling attacks of NNS**. I always set my saddles slightly nose down. Like this... (Don't worry, I...

I did say a slight minus! Hmm, Gaadi tubes are new to me - thanks - an interesting idea. I have never tried tubeless, though I know a few people who swear by them... Impressive! (Puncture resistance that is. Very UN-impressive bottle smashing technique... Why drop/hit it against the sheet...

I have emailed her a link to the page on your website. I'm sure that she will get back to me later... She must be 5' 9" or 5' 10". The adjustable stem and swept-back bars with a bit of rise should enable her to get her favoured upright position. I was wondering why the Faro and Rambla are left...

I was wondering about that after posting about my friend's low cadence. I am a 'spinner' so on hard climbs I use the lowest gear that I have and spin away. A mid drive would suit me, but maybe not my friend, since she seems determined NOT to become a spinner! Ramping up the assist/current level...

She is concerned about bike weight. Obviously, the motor would normally be making that pretty irrelevant, but the nightmare scenario would be to run out of battery power on the wrong side of a huge hill. Weight would be a slight issue getting the bike on and off trains and over the small step...

Thanks, you could be right! I have been looking at your website but for some reason didn't spot that one. Is it a very recent addition to your range (past few weeks)? My friend does like a fairly upright cycling position, so that aspect looks good too. I'll get her to take a look later.

Thanks, Brittas and Benjahmin. My friend isn't interested in speed. She just wants to get up onto the hills away from the traffic, and tootle about enjoying the scenery. I imagine that the average speed of rides would probably be 10 mph or less and the 15.5 mph assistance speed would only be...

Hi everyone. If you are a CycleChat member, you will know me as ColinJ there. (I tried to register with that name here but was told that the name has already been reserved by someone, though I can't find any posts by him.) I don't need an electric bike (yet!) but I have a friend who wants one...