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Do you know what Voltage the original lamp on your bike runs at? I think this cheapo light will function on anything between 12 and 80 volts. If your lighting supply fits into this band you next need to consider how much current it will draw and if your lighting circuit is up to it. The current...

It is a lot of cash for a rear light and I'm sure that you could possibly make something equally as bright for much less. However, I am a sucker for a jazzy paint job and a bit of nicely turned aluminium had me frenzidly hitting the PayPal button. It has to be said that this light is neat...

This is powerful enough to use in bright sunlight. It's a nicely made quality item too. http://bikerayuk.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=66

If this bike is as good as the old 2008 Pro Connect (I expect that it has improved over the last 6 years), then it has to be worthy of consideration. If you are serious, it is definitely worth a trip to Loughborough to try one out. The same goes for any bike, don't buy it without trying first...

Actually, oldtoms's post was factual, unbiased and not at all repetitive. His words provided the sort of information that a potential new entrant into the world of electric bikes needs to hear. Pointing out the pros and cons of illegal bikes thus allowing the OP make an informed choice whilst in...

I use Schawlbe Big Apple tyres on my Cube 29 x 2.15 on a 19C rim. They are fine and roll very well on the road. They are also good on trails. Big Apples are available in 2.0, 2.15 and 2.35 for a 29er Try here http://nextdaytyres.co.uk/details.aspx/schwalbe-big-apple-29/379/1301

If the bike came without any documents or a charger, this may give you cause to suspect that it is stolen. If this is the case, it would be worth contacting the police in the area where you purchased it to see if they have any reports relating to a similar bike.

A mirror is the best bit of safety equipment that you can buy for a bike. Get one without delay. You only need one for the off side. This Cateye BM300G is good. I have used one for the past 6 years. The Cateye BM500G is a bit more robust, but I've never had any trouble with the 300.

I believe you, I really do think that you are pro European. How could you not be with thinking like this? I mean, it makes perfect sense to the pro Europe to base electric bike motor power on that of commonly available kettles. This sits in perfect harmony with everything else coming out of...

I don't know how serious this incident is, but before going public with your video remember that putting it in the public arena before a prosecution has taken place could make it inadmissible as evidence. If its only a trivial happening, it scarcely matters. ps, I had to smile at your opening...

So this is all police officers is it? No police officer in the country will consider any evidence of an offence which is presented to them by any member of the public? Personally, I've not made a report to the police for a long time, but I never knew that they had stopped accepting evidence. Is...

It's very difficult to take you seriously when you make suggestions such as using the first £1000 to buy the illegal bike and then to fund the motor and battery yourself. That is silly. The point that I am trying to make concerns tax relief through the cycle to work scheme. When you apply for a...

Actually you would. Because the machine is designed and built as something other than a bicycle, it falls under motor vehicle law, not bicycle legislation. You would still be liable in the same way that you would if you free wheeled down the road astride a motorcycle with the engine switched off...

OK, it might not be a moped (I don't know what it is, but I have amended my original post to "something other than a bicycle"), technically. However, it certainly does not fit the legal definition of a bicycle. This is the point, moped or not, the OP has not used the cycle voucher to buy a...

How about a shop accepting a cycle to work scheme type of voucher in exchange for something which is not a bicycle, but is a German S Pedelec? This is exactly what has happened in the case of the OP. He has presented a voucher to a shop and that voucher is specifically intended to be used for...

Hi flecc, I was just picking up on the fact that Tim had said in an earlier post that he rode illegal electric bikes. That seems to be an irresponsible comment from a person who represents a company actively involved in the UK electric bike market.

I'm sure that there will be a reading and writing outreach project somewhere in your neck of the woods.

Ah, what would we do without the good old Daily Mail, probably buy toilet paper. As I've said before, this is nothing to do with taking a morally superior attitude, it simply relates to recognising a good thing and doing the best we can to hang on to it. Abuse of a system or regulations nearly...

It is great that electric bike users enjoy all of these freedoms. In fact it's astonishing that this form of motorised transport is largely exempt from government interference, taxation, rules of the road and insurance. Add to this all of the places where you can use the electric bike, but not a...

This is like listening to Iggy Pop's opinion on The CERN Particle Accelerator.