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Stuart, 19 mph is with pedalling. I've done 24mph on the flat but I claim all the credit for that; the motor was putting its feet up! I've rarely used the Wisper without pedalling (to protect the soft dropouts as well as preference) but I think it would do 15, maybe 15.5 mph. Your Torq...

Almost... What about the Ezee F-series bikes? I think they are now un-restricted. Faster still would be a Heinzmann Estelle Sport, and also a (high powered - I forget which letter it is) Flyer and the mythical Swizzbee!

The motor on mine has a label on it saying Suzhou Bafang, model 129SWX36. However, while its pretty quick, I don't know if it matches the performance of the Torq. People report getting 22-24 mph from Torqs. I've never got that from my Wisper; its more a 17-19 mph bike, on the flat in still...

Quite a few e-bikes do come with megaranges. I've had two - a Powabyke and Wisper - which have them. Living in a flat area I've never used them but its handy to know they are there if there is a hill that the motor can't cope with. They are available as freewheels. Shimano does both 6...

Mandy, If the battery is cutting out after 5 miles there is something wrong. Was it on pedelec only or was the battery cutting out with throttle too? Frank

Thanks guys. I was sure it couldn't be as hard as my first bike shop was making out. I'm sure that, armed with this knowledge, I can get it done easily! I'm a regular SJS customer too so happy to go to them. Along with Spa Cycles in Harrogate, they seem to have everything I ever need. Frank

Yes - I've wondered too. I assume it was some IT blip (perhaps due to some attempted hack, google spider action or other phenomenon that I don't fully understand!) not genuine visits as the number has never approached that level any time I've looked. Before that date the record used to go...

Nick, Fristly I'm sorry that you have had a poor experience. To address your question in the abstract, rather than your personal experience, which I think was your intention with this question, I don't think there is anything wrong as such with 50 Cycles. By and large they seem to do a...

I broke a spoke on my Wisper last week and have been surprised how hard it is proving to get it fixed. I understand they are 13 gauge spokes so not particularly thick, but, because of the motor, they are not a standard length. Two bike shops I've tried so far have said they are not able to...

Mandy, My Wisper is in the bike shop so can't go and look at it but I remember there is a screw at the top of the stem that you have to tighten with an Allen key. You get at the screw by lifting up the adjustment lever. I believe if that was not tight there might be some play in the...

Thanks Kenny Yes, that's exactly what I did. I think I contacted her through this site which shows the kit they do. They've actually got a menu of components you can order from, depending on whether you need brake cut-outs, the type of throttle, etc. It's Chinese new year this week so...

Interesting, John. Good to know you are getting decent mileage from it despite some demanding usage. Also well done on opening the motor up. I had understood they were pretty hard to open and hence were unrepairable, but clearly that is wrong. I agree with your comment about performance...

Citrus, Easier said than done on a Wisper 905e. To remove the rear wheel to change an inner tube you need a hacksaw...I kid you not! Wisper did manage to fix this on the 905se. Frank

He's deleted it. If I delete mine, then you will have to delete yours, then I'll delete this one!

Sorry Jeremy, I wasn't completely clear. They're not made in the UK but made in China by the Chinese subsidiary of the UK-based OEM - ie manufacture is offshored (in the same way as Dawes bikes are made in Vietnam and Ridgeback made wherever they are made, but for a British company). I don't...

Jeremy, As I understand it, as a consumer there are two forms of protection that you enjoy. One is your statutory right to take it back to the person who sold it to you if it doesn't work. That's a retailer thing and in this case would be between Mandy and E-wheels of Hamburg, aka...

Sorry, Martin - you'll have to elaborate; Boris says far too much for me to ever keep up with! What was the context?

I'm impressed by the quick response by Ken Livingstone to this post! Joking apart - Frank, thanks for flagging this. I'm pleased that 20mph speed limits seem to be a part of it as, reading around on the Warrington site, they appear to be the critical success factor for these schemes...

Yes - sorry - it's a few months since I thought it all through so I'd forgotten some of the details. That has jogged my memory. My thinking went that given the Torq motor is more powerful, the fact that mine was that bit more overgeared meant I might get a similar speed, but would be that...

There has been a lot of dissatisfaction voiced recently about bikes being advertised but not available. It is not only 50 Cycles. I waited for about six months from announcement to the Wisper 905se becoming available. I feel sorry if there is anyone waiting for the step-through Wisper...