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Too many cyclists are quick to bellow at the slightest discourtesy from a car driver, yet think it's fine to ride their bike on the road like they are in a race. Lycra louts make the prospect of a podgy middle-aged bloke doing 20mph on his S-pedelec seem rather tame.

Many riders feel better connected to the bike when clipped in, which in turn makes it feel like they are pedalling more efficiently. Some may be, riding clipped may encourage you to pedal in circles, rather than 'pedalling squares'. And of course, a rider who feels better will perform better...

Shame you had to suffer a stroke to discover the joy of ebiking. The right bike in the right hands is a very happy combination. This is not a very big forum, but we do have a handful of members in your part of the world. I read somewhere on here they are trying to get together for a group...

Extra pull is a controversial topic. Research by one of the pro teams - I think it was Sky - found the extra pull on the upstroke is minimal. If you think about it, you won't have much upward power in your leg when the other one is pushing down hard and your body is not wedged anywhere, it is...

I believe that in the months before the operation you use the non-knackered hip differently. That one tends to straighten out a bit in the months following the operation. So if the surgeon set you dead equal in the operating theatre, you would be lopsided after a few months. When I had my hip...

I carry a small compass on longer rides in unfamiliar territory. My sense of direction is sufficient to tell me which direction I want to go, even if I may be confused in other respects. The compass helped me a couple of times at junctions in the Lake District. Not foolproof without a map...

Virtual pat on the back to Tin Kitten for the right answer.

One of the things you arguably lose in the sub-£1,000 sector is reliability. It's not that the bikes are bad, but you may get some niggles which you wouldn't get with a bike, say, £1,750 or more. You may have gathered the owners of both Woosh and Kudos post on here. That doesn't mean we have...

What's the difference between a stote and a weasel?

Neat job, and you've still got room for a drinks bottle. Ebike makers don't tend to offer drop bar/roadie frame and wheels ebikes, and most people convert a mountain bike or a flat bar hybrid. Good to see it can be done, although I bet most real roadies would recoil in horror at what they...

Go on, then, what is the difference?

Moustache use a chain guide for the lower chain line;

Haibikes and one or two others have a jockey wheel for the top chain line which presumably prevents any suck around the small sprocket. No reason why you should spend on a new bike, but a clutch rear mech would help preserve chain tension, making suck less likely...

Tim, the MD of 50 Cycles, popped in earlier today to post his clearance offers. I wondered if he would see your thread. Of course, the email at this time was probably just a coincidence.

I thought the clean lines, absence of graphics and monochrome appearance made the ST2 reasonably stealthy. Don't know about noise, sure to be some, particularly on full beans.

I refer to the Stromer ST2. Lots of things about it I like. Neat looks, integrated display, integrated big battery, and it should have more than enough poke from the 500W motor. Not so fussed about the smartfone connectivity, and I suspect the bars might be set too low for me. A couple of...

I have one of each. Smaller, old style on the AVE, and an Intuvia on the Rose. As Martin says, there's a lot to be said for smaller display. It feels well made, although no thought went into the fiddly edge buttons. Having set one of the assist levels, say Speed, you can at least go up and...

Mmm, I can see Dave in a Henry Ford benevolent dictator type role - loved and loathed in equal measure.

No idea. How do you make a hospice? Give it lots to drink.

I try to remember to occasionally check the pump I carry. Using a track pump in the house and rarely getting punctures means the pump on the bike rarely gets used. Happily for me, unhappily for them, I've had occasion to lend the pump a couple of times to stranded riders in the last couple of...