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When you say upgrade, do you mean stronger, quieter, rust resistant etc...?

Riding that Smart bike, your wish might be granted sooner than you think :p

Like any unwanted animal, If you don't feed them, they will eventually die ;)

Yeah, good entry. I remember owning a road bike many years ago that had the shift levers on the down tube. What a PITA :(

PMSL, I'm guessing most forum members have figured out by now, that you're just tailoring your posts for maximum member agitation :eek: Like Plasmadaddy, I do find it mildly entertaining. Unfortunately, you've joined at a time where a lot of the forum members are getting sick of the chaff in...

If you are riding on the road only, then wise tyre choice will make a more positive, noticeable difference to the feel of the bike, than the suspension.

Yes indeed, tyre technology has come a long way in the last decade. One tends to fit and forget a puncture resistant tyre these days. On an electric bike, I believe they are are a must. Firstly, due to the increased difficulty of repairing a puncture by the roadside on some electric bikes...

Carbon belt it is then ;)

Can we just stick with the original topic please. Smart eBiker, I'll take your contribution as the carbon belt.

Yes, take the Smart car off road and it'll disintegrate rapidly. Go on try it ;)

I fully agree that it's a nice looking bike, which obviously suits you for what you use it for, and what it's designed for. I'm trying not to end up trolling my own thread, but unfortunately, take that bike off road and; a) It won't cut the mustard in the rough stuff. b) It'll disintegrate...

Owned a Ford Mondeo many years ago and created the ID coz I liked the car so much. No surprise there :D The Micra only gets used to take me to work and back, so I didn't need anything flashy or ultra comfortable. It's a 2002 model and has been pretty reliable. Had to recently replace the...

OMG 'D' cell batteries. Last time I used those in anything, was in a boombox back in the 80's. That could be added to the list, advancement of battery size and energy density for lights ;)

Yeah, I know the type you mean. I urmmmm, borrowed an unlocked bike when I was rather drunk in Germany which had similar brakes. Needless to say, me and my mate, having a backie, ended up in the bushes and abandoned said bike. That was many many decades ago and I'm not proud of what we did...

Go on Dave, how did they work then?

https://www.electricbike.com/sine-wave/

For me it has been hydraulic brakes. My first bike had a front rim brake and rear drum brake. The rear brake was horribly insensitive, and would lock up too readily on damp surfaces. Not a pleasant experience. My second bike had front and rear rim brakes. They were adequate, but suffered...

Thanks for the reply flecc. As you can see, I made a silly mistake :oops:

Sorry folks, think I made a schoolboy error :oops: I stupidly measured the battery voltage at the DC socket, which only activates when the key is turned to position '1' on the ignition. It is cold outside lol. Obviously, the radio and whatever else drags the voltage down doing it this way...

Checking over the fluids, tyres, battery etc.. on the little Micra, I tested the voltage of the battery. It had been charged fully the night before, but left overnight to settle. Think the outside temp wasn't much above freezing though. The voltage read 11.8 volts, which I thought was a bit low...