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The type approval certified on the frame states whether a bike is certified as compliant or not. It is perfectly clear on inspection and cross-reference ! They are perfectly legal, and can be used in areas where the public have access with a number plate (subject to the moped restrictions)...

No, that's the whole point - an S-Pedelec is a low powered moped and that's what people buying them want lol. What is more dangerous about crawling up a hill at 15mph and going no faster than a regular bike on a downhill on one of these than riding a bicycle at 25mph unassisted on the flat. In...

OK I take your point - but think a huge storm is being brewed in a tiny teacup to be honest. Just look at the Financial Services industry - most of what's sold every day has implications so obscurely disclosed even fully trained accountants cannot understand them - and even when things are spelt...

... and if you lived in Snowdonia, I'd hazard you'd feel the same way ... or would just not bother cycling at all and stick to your ST4 ! Find me an 'S-Pedelec' that can manage even 15.5mph up those slopes and I might even fork out for one lol.

Like many such things, it's when you get down to signing the paperwork that all the pros and cons are bottomed out. I don't see any warnings on car seller websites that you need a licence and insurance to legally drive one in the UK for example. You can buy a car without being permitted to drive...

Good luck :).

My goodness, how public spirited of you. Were your potential motivations anything other than commercially driven such a suggestion might have an element in it that could be viewed as something other than sour fruit. Why single out Kalkhoff's S-Pedelecs ? You may as well target all kit bikes...

Let's be fair, no more of a plonker than you'd look wearing one of these - new in from the Planet Zulu Minus : Giro Advantage Time Trial Helmet - Tweeks Cycles

Indeed - and perhaps if our rail system didn't effectively force people onto (no offence intended) what are in reality childrens' bikes with a massive price tag and a folding mechanism perhaps we would see a great deal more touring bikes around. They may be practical solutions to transport...

LOL. :p :)

Wouldn't worry too much about that - these may well fit (at worst with a bit of trimming) - they're specifically designed to be compatible with bikes which have a front suspension fork, and either 26" or 28" (i.e. 29" to all intents and purposes) even if there's no attachment point on the front...

He'd definitely have lost his job. Actually he could have taken you out. B***dy idiot.

Fair enough - but let's face it, unplug or remove a battery on even a 2500W eBike and it's instantly and indisputably a push bike, not being capable of assisting the rider in any way. Just saying ! Plus "S-Pedelec" type bikes are in no way not sensible on the roads (which is the only place...

That's substantially more than I was hoping for so will be a real bonus if the range tops out as well as that. I'm used to riding mostly at 17-20mph though rather than 12-15mph unless it's a significantly uphill stretch, so will be interesting how well bike handles that alongside pedal effort...

Hi It's feasible. You may well get away with the round trip without charging, depending on how much of it you cycle over assist limits or on lower assist modes and how efficiently you draw the power assist on the hills. The Panasonic 350W Pro Connect probably draws considerably more battery...

Best part of 2 days fiddling with bottom brackets, chainguard mounting arms, gear cables, housings and front derailleurs ... but .... the chainguard is finally fitted and the gears are working again. Hallelujah. Not to be taken on lightly ! On the plus, the whole system's had a thorough clean...

Speeds faster than 18mph are normal unassisted cycling speeds for fit people. I've ridden even my MTB with knobbly tyres on and no motor at faster than that in town. They are certainly not "dangerous speeds" on an open road in a dedicated lane and would actually be considered embarassingly...

+1 on the tyres - fitted a pair of those in 2.1 size to the Trek. With these inner tubes which don't "balloon" if punctured - they compress to self-heal hopefully enough to get you home on the puncture : Michelin Protek Max Inner Tube 26x1.85/2.30 - Inner Tubes - ACYCLES Tubes are thick and...

Worth holding out for one of those solder stations if you can get them - mainly because anything comparable that's basically as good is so much more. Don't bother with the 30W fine soldering station ones - I got one and it's pretty rubbish, heat control isn't really reliable, need an extension...

It does make sense - you ride with power when heavily loaded, on long uphill stretches, if you're in a hurry, when stopping and starting in town due to traffic lights everywhere and for the trip to and from where you want to ride off-road. Once you hit a cruising speed on a long ride above...