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Hech's synagogue joke is not one I've come across before. Perhaps it's a Scottish thing, like deep fried Mars bars - or religious bigotry at football matches.

Range lights tend to go out quickly after the first one goes out. My understanding is the batteries are designed to give full whack for as long as possible, but that means they go flat quickly when they start to go. The range lights follow that pattern, so they need careful interpretation. On...

By common consent, the Rohloff is the finest hub there is, so it follows that you won't go far wrong with one. And you can always tinker with the sizes of either of the sprockets. All ebikes have a knack to riding which you soon learn, but to generalise cadence speeds are slower than a normal...

Leaving an ebike with a battery at a station is probably a bad idea - the batteries cost anything from £200 to £700. It might be locked to the bike, but I would be concerned a thief is likely to butcher the bike to get it. Another point is commuting bikes almost inevitably get knocked about...

Oh dear, must be a lot of broken down ebikes about.

Your weight doesn't need to be much of a consideration in buying a rigid bike. Some of the rear hub drives have spoke problems with heavier riders, although the new Oxygens - about £1,500 - have thicker rear spokes than most. Woosh are a good budget buy, and their new crank drive bike is...

The Rohloff hub is over-specced for an ebike - you don't need so many gears. But if you must have one: ROSE Bosch Xeon EL-2 Men at a low price in the online bike shop www.rosebikes.com The bike is just on 20kg which is about as light as you will get. No belt drive, but the makers...

Pretty bike, right enough. Not exactly commuter spec, but you might be able to get away with the commuter essentials - lights, mudguards, rack, bag - as the better weather approaches.

An ebike will certainly help on hills, which should improve your journey time. It will also help you maintain at least 15.5mph on the flat. Some motors assist to an mph or two higher than that, and a Bosch could be a good choice because from my limited testing they are among the easiest to...

Don't mention the broken Haibike frame, I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it.

That I can understand. My Lezyne light charges only from USB. Easy to fit on different bikes which will be handy when I finally get a big wheel ebike to go with the Brommie. If I get a Bosch one, I suppose I could charge the light 'on the go' from the USB outlet on the control switch...

The odd shaped fixing sounds like it might be a Torx security bolt. It can be undone with a Torx bit which has a dome cut out of the centre, like this: Draper 38716 33-Piece Security Bit Set: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

Another option would be to fit front dynamo lighting, which is what a lot of makers of bikes with the Bosch drive do. An advantage there is the lights run on standard voltage, so no problem with bulbs. Another option is to use battery lights. A mate of mine has commuted on an ordinary bike...

There's a hill which defeated me when I first got the Brompton Nano about six months ago. I could manage about 50 yards and would then come to a dead stop. Tried the same hill at the weekend and got all the way up in reasonable order, in second gear. Tremendous - I am fitter and...

If you register your new S-pedelec properly, you will not be allowed to ride on cycle or shared paths. This would be the worst of all worlds, a slow two-wheeler with dodgy riding dynamics which you could only use on the road.

Upgrading to discs unlikely to be cost effective when a complete new bike can be had for about £400. You would need disc-specific forks for the front, and the rear might need some modification to take a disc. I reckon it's more trouble than it's worth. Others can advise on the kits, but you...

Without being obsequious, Alex is spot on there. Plonk that little lot on a £350 hybrid and you have a decent quality, but relatively cheap, e-rocket.

The Nuvinci hub on its own is about £350, so you are looking at £2,000 or so for one fitted to an ebike. I like the idea as well, but the hub is not necessary on an ebike. Apart from anything else, you change gear less often because the power of the bike increases the range of each gear. My...

Front hubs perform just as well and can be pedal assist as well as throttle controlled. But it's best not to fit an 'illegal' motor in a front fork because the dropouts are weaker. Don't rule out legal bikes until you've tried one or two. They climb quite well, and as you inevitably get...

I see there's a smaller chainring on the site which avoids a 1:1 ratio and an error code: Google Translate