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I'm a young adult and planning on buying a Wisper but there is no bloody way I'd spend £170 on a pair of loafers from tommy Hilfiger, or any sort of clobber that would make me look like a nouveau retro version of a Young Conservative in the 1980s... :D that said a lot of my friends are...

Exactly. Whilst there are much real wider problems about personal freedom and human rights in China, their cops/traffic authorities are showing a much more pragmatic attitude to the enforcement of the laws compared to the West when it comes to these e-bikes (presumably if someone gets in a...

I use a cateye enduro 8 on my Salisbury, works well and is robust...

Glad to see more dealers arriving, but I would like to see a few more dealers in Suffolk/North Essex (unless there are some and they are being shy!) - Although ETS is in Cambridge and I bought my Salisbury from them its still a long way away to return a bike for service (especially if you...

I know a few people already using them for this purpose but they are using 80 or 100W to 160W panels, not the little ones from Maplins. It certainly gives them enough power to run lights, a computer and telecoms equipment (usually one of those Chinese 3G mobile "modems") and a TV set, even...

A friend of mine is converting a Bedford TK horsebox into a motorhome. Him and his missus wish to have a 24V DC system with the ability to be charged by solar panels for running their computers and some hi fi equipment. He asked me about some lead acid batteries he saw on e-bay (Yuasa NPL...

I think the problem is the battery is white and its texture and construction of the plastic is such it easily picks up marks and scratches in transit even when brand new, I did notice this on my brand new Salisbury purchased in December 2008.. also I don't think anyone other than Powacycle...

I get the impression that as Flecc hints he is contributing his marketing efforts to the USA. I have a soft spot for Mr Ching as he reminds me in many ways of my late father (comes from the same part of the world!) his son is around the same age as me and it is heartening to see both of them go...

or if you do you learn to self-moderate your behaviour. I have been no angel whatsoever when it comes to booze, pills and powders and though I am a bit calmer in my 30s than I was in my 20s have occasionally posted on here in states I dare not ride my bike in - but find it makes me think...

the controller is under the battery, you need to remove the chainguard first and remove two plastic screws to remove the bit what holds it in. It is jammed in there with all the cables and is quite fiddly. The motor cables are 3 x thick cables on bullet connectors, and a multi-way connector for...

I wonder if this is is all carefully thought through by the Japanese, who presumably also provide the clinic with finance for the machinery used for the laser eye treatment?

as its an e-bike, 2.5 litres of what though? Cider? :D

and conveniently it seems more difficult to obtain the cheaper Zambian bikes - I'd rather support an African worker in his/her country than the already affluent Americans... That said it may be a very new local venture so they don't have enough resources/logistics to sell to foreigners in the...

I think two sets of bikes are being confused here. The "greenwashed" ovepriced ones made by and sold to yuppie "yoghurt weaver" types, and a lower cost model genuinely being made by poor Africans to provide transport in these nations... the ones in the BBC report also appeared to be using...

the report says the £3000 bikes are built in the USA in California...

As he is a Scot in Edinburgh I think Langholm is far better supporting Alien which would be a "local" business (just across the river) than some random people who are struggling with after-sales support...

good point, although after recent events in this town a older man trying to act young and cruising about trying to pick up girls (particularly those younger than him) will increasingly often attract the attention of the local constabulary....

that said, other than sporty girls/women I think a lot more of the slightly older ladies (age 30 upwards) tend to more willing to cycle than the younger ones... most of the girls/women I see on bikes round here are aged either about 14-21 and 27-40+ with a large gap in the age groups (just an...

best way to get younger people to cycle is to encourage younger girls/women to do so... young lads want cars because it "helps them get with girls" (admittedly a rather shallow minded sort of girl, but there are a fair few about what prefer blokes with big cars...) but more independently...

one of these caps on the rear wheel nuts of my Salisbury has fallen off somewhere (probably along the B1113, and thus could be anywhere between Ipswich, Stowmarket and Finningham or beyond!!) What is the actual purpose of these things? I notice the Wisper 905 also appears to have them, but I...