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I have never owned a car and am in a reasonable state of fitness - cycling 7 miles each way to work as well as long leisure rides and initially was sceptical of e-bikes... but there are still advantages to them. For commuting they get you to work quicker and less disshevelled (if there aren't...

worth remembering that as well as often better cycling infrastructure (although its not as rosy across the North Sea as its claimed to be) jaywalking is a criminal offence in many European nations (unlike in the UK) and that the laws are enforced there - anyone caught jaywalking (if they don't...

the Wisper 905 sounds like a good candidate for that. you might have to pedal a bit more on the hills, but this same bike is issued to the Police in Wales and they have plenty of such terrain to deal with.. I got the impression from your first post you wanted a bit of exercise still - and if...

TBH it sounds like really between e-bikes direct and powacycle they should be sending you a entire new bike and battery recovering the other one at their expense, which should be returned to Essex for inspection so this dangerous mistake is not made with other machines. This dead short certainly...

I don't have an issue with the CBT (I think it may even have some gains in road safety) but what annoys me is how it expires after two years, implying the new rider somehow "unlearns" all their road experience :confused: I actually think it is counterproductive as it either means people think...

Hmm - I got a bike recently from this same company and everything went flawlessly - I did get them to commit to despatching on a certain day (which they did) and also chased for the tracking number of the package and the courier name.. I suspect that Powacycle themselves were out of stock or...

The BMS is actually the circuit inside the battery that regulates the current from the charger. It is important as it stops the battery overheating and catching fire when being charged - which was the main reason why lithium-ion batteries took so long to reach the market, having been first...

reminds me of the market for smaller computers from the late 1970s to 1980s - I would say e-bikes are now at the level computers were in the mid 1980s...

Having joined the ranks of those with more than one e-bike, I've decided to keep the Powacycle Salisbury for the moment and use it as a backup or for journeys into town / shopping as the extra power is welcome when carrying stuff back, plus I feel slightly more comfortable locking the Salisbury...

I get the emerging generation of youths (aged 14-20) are becoming increasingly environmentally and socially aware.. plus the next bunch of chinless wonders destined to govern us are going to be "cracking down on the youth" rather than being "down with the youth" just like 20 years ago (whatever...

I am a mod for a popular youth lifestyle forum based around the electronic dance music scene. As you would expect many there are hedonists and risk takers in their teens and twenties, who are not at all shy about all the pills, powders and potions involved. But of these youths who are based in...

I think its more a marketing/sales than technical issue. Both of us found there are no e-bike dealers in this region with "proper" shops! I think we are also both engineers so building a bike from semi assembled bits in a carton isn't a massive issue but I know many who would find it a...

one of the main recycling lobby groups in the UK is headquarted in Banbury - maybe try getting in touch and letting them know what you are doing? if they are worth their funding they should jump at the chance to help you (if not, name and shame them in the Press!) Contact WRAP (the Waste and...

Although just like criminals and terrorists they don't win in the long run they can still do a lot of damage.. one pro-helmet lobby group (the main one?) is based in Reading, and my high school was the nearest to their offices.. These idiots spread so much FUD during the 1980s that my parents...

For a long distance I'd much prefer the train if it weren't so bloody expensive and unreliable... We are also looking here at very high end e-bikes also assembled mostly in Europe with Japanese electronics, which look are always going to command a price premium over and above the British...

I'd be interested to know more about this X-bike from either yourself or Frank.. Although in my case Wisper won the business for my recent upgrade, another work colleague asked me about e-bikes today, and there are many who will spend about £600-£900 on one but can't quite afford a Wisper...

My local Transition towns group sent me a link which contained a list of the cost of running a modest car (not a gary boys motor) - I also checked the AA/RAC sites. even if I don't count the (not insignificant!) cost of me getting a full driving license these costs (particularly fuel...

Anyone following whats happening to the price of high end (unpowered) bikes of the kind popular with the lycra brigade? Are these (some of which are way more expensive than popular ebikes) going up in price as well? I know of people who pay £1500-£3000 for a normal push bike without a motor and...

Many of the ebike components seem to come from here so I suspect there is a sort of "standardisation" but one that comes from having a monopoly supplier with significant market power. I don't unfortunately know enough Chinese to read all the data sheets (even the English bit which has recently...

TBH I think seeker should notify the details (in private!) to David at Wisper Bikes - without manufacturers being made aware of these incidents there can be no improvement. This is what dissapoints me about this industry - David is putting in 110% to serve customers - including sending me his...