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It's pretty unlikely I would say. You are not bringing down a mafia boss here, unless they have taken to driving around in silver/grey Nissan Micra's (or whatever it was).

I've been trying to interest my wife in my little folder for a long time. (Fnarr Fnarr)

"That's Mr Lance Armstrong to you"

I always build my own, I've built about 10 now for me and family/friends. If I wanted to buy ready built, I'd probably look at Kudos or Woosh. Both are well respected on this forum. You will need to be careful that what you buy will enable the fitting of the child carrier though. For example...

When my boy was small, we had something like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BELLELLI-TIGER-RELAX-BIKE-BABY-CHILD-SEAT-CARRIER-MAX-WEIGHT-22kg-BLACK-WHITE-/400723722870?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item5d4cfec276 As you can see, the clamp goes on the bike seat tube (plenty of cheaper...

No. Most rear child seats attach to the seat tube, so a rear rack battery should be ok, as long as you have enough clearance.

no, most rear child carriers attach to the seat tube, so you should be ok.

No problems. If you are ever passing Exeter, and want a test drive let me know. I have 4 bikes. One step through, two MTB's, and a cruiser. They are not for sale but it might help clarify your thinking. Oh, and that Dahon would make a good conversion...

Ok, so pretty much any bike(s) that can take a front/rear child carrier will do the job. You required range is about 5 miles round trip. Assuming you don't have massive hills to climb, and you are within normal weight boundaries (nothing personal you understand!), then most bikes will work for...

Will you need to transport the kids on the bikes as well?

Don't get me wrong, I don't care what you or anyone else does in relation to this. I'm just pointing out what the law says so that you know where you stand.

As far as I recall, the use of a switch to enable an 'off road mode' had been specifically mentioned as being against the rules.

Just because you don't get caught, doesn't mean you weren't breaking the law.

If you can, you should go to the Bristol Event. It'll be the best opportunity in SW this year. You don't need to spend a fortune to get a good e-bike. Woosh & Kudos (and many others) offer really good value machines. Or if you want something more rewarding or have specific requirements, why not...

The law is pretty clear that to remain classified as a bicycle, the power assist should cut off before 15.5 mph. If it does not, and you are involved in an accident, (or pulled by the police) you are not riding a bicycle. Doesn't matter what speed you are travelling at prior to the accident. As...

....oh, and while was test riding around the industrial estate where my workshop is, I got some odd looks from the other guys on site. It may have been the size, the colour, the plastic bucket or the flowers in the wicker basket what done it. It may have been been the speed of the thing, or the...

Just to conclude the thread: turned out it was a faulty controller, not the throttle. I fitted a KU93 (thanks Jumpin for supplying, D8veh for recommending) and aside from the shenanigans with connectors and phase sequence, it worked fine. Thanks for all the advice everyone, much appreciated...

8-):mad::rolleyes: No bloody doors! So nearly a car, just needs some doors. I expect my car to be waterproof, so that I can leave it outside when I go to places in it. Doors? Maybe they are out of fashion, and soggy trousers are in.

+1 for degreasing the rotor. If you installed the pads on a greasy rotor, you may need to remove them and give the a rough up with sand paper. Then you need to bed them in. Get the bike up to 15mph, and brake hard as you can. Come to a complete stop. Repeat 10 times. The heat will get them...

No. They will just return the voltage fed to them (usually 5v).