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....update.... The dongle conked out a week or two ago after about 17 months of use. Changing the batteries didn't work, so I emailed Badass in the hope they might at least give me a good discount on a new one. Lui replied, swiftly as always, to say as an owner of an early type 3.1 dongle I...

It's a new model so I doubt many of us will have tried one. Fair to assume it will have the usual strengths and weaknesses of other woosh bikes. If you are happy with your wife's woosh, you are likely to be equally pleased with either Bear.

I recall years ago being at the top of Sydenham Hill in London. Looking north, you could see an enormous grey cloud hanging over the West End and City. Visibility of that cloud probably has something to do with time of year and atmospheric conditions, but it was certainly there that day. I...

This guy made his own air purifying bike in a kind of eccentric Englishman abroad way...

Air purifying concept ebike here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2523127/Bicycle-built-air-purifier-spares-cyclists-exhaust-fumes.html

I've not tried charging an ebike battery in the manner you suggest, but have charged my laptop in various pubs and cafes. Never had a problem. Last time was in a Starbucks which had a twin socket just above the table. That must be for customers who want to charge devices. Only problem I can...

Boardman bikes are pretty good, but they are expert at using cheap components where the customer is unlikely to notice, and better components where customers are more likely to check. A lot of the cheaper SRAM gears aren't up to much, not least because Shimano, over the years, has managed to...

Gold standard maintenance is hard to argue against, so I won't. But were you impecunious, you could have carried on using the old chain until such time it slipped on the old cassette. Nothing is lost or harmed, both were going to be replaced, but you would probably have got useful extra miles...

Frightened by what they don't understand. Pity, because there's nothing to be frightened of. The other possibility is none of them is capable of rebuilding any wheel, but I would hope they are not that incompetent.

A competent bike shop could cut a spoke to length and rethread it. When you source a spare, be sure to get a few. Unfortunately, there is usually a domino effect with broken spokes, once one goes, others will follow. A better job is a rebuild with all new spokes. A cheaper alternative is to...

No maker has a magic wand as regards range. The bike has an 11ah battery so, very roughly, it will do about 40 miles max. Range, as always, is hugely influenced by hills, head winds and rider input. A lot of the first two and not much of the third could flatten the battery in 20 miles.

Quite, although the scientists have not invented a mobile phone battery. They have invented battery technology which, if used in an application the size of a mobile phone battery, could be charged in one minute. Presumably an ebike sized battery would take a lot longer charge, albeit it would...

As with most landowners, objections to use evaporate when you dangle a few quid in front of them.

Hatti, who owns woosh, is about your height and rides her own bikes. A word with her would be helpful. She's also not the type to flog you a bike that's not suitable just to make a sale.

There's an old saying, 'a bike for every ride', so I thought about speccing the ideal bike for this one. A dongled Bosch bike and four batteries would do it. But I may as well have some extra grunt as well, so it would be an Oxygen 13ah MTB and two spare batteries. About 40ah really ought to...

That'll do me, I'm taking every excuse for lagging behind I can get.

Wise words about cycling in London. I enjoy it, but you do have to be at the top of your game. Doable for the occasional journey, but a big ask for a twice a day commute.

Pretty much, although I don't think any of the kit we had is sufficiently accurate to accurately measure such fine tolerances. For that, you would need a calibrated radar trap. My AVE is the older Bosch control and only reads kms. It was immediately apparent he was doing 26-28km/h - the cut...

I thought you might know something about this topic. Very few roadies know the first thing about ebikes, so you are in a unique position to judge. Even with my inferior fitness level, stop start riding through town is the one place where I could give the roadie a run for his money. I just...

I thought about that and was steeling myself to bat back some snidey comments from roadies. The place looked a dump to me, but I don't doubt its historical credentials. For those wondering what we are on about: http://www.eurekacyclistscafe.co.uk/