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I reckon a Bernds tandem will fit a five-year-old stoker - it has small wheels and lots of saddle height adjustment. There is also an electric option, an Ansmann hub 'engine' on either front a rear. What probably kills it is the price. There a are more options than you can shake an e-stick...

I would be annoyed, too. They look like tyres designed for road/cycle paths. Some ebikes are supplied with mountain bike tyres which do not like road use - the sidewall near the rim is where they tend to fail.

Fair bit of wear on the tyre, so rubber perishing may have played a part. Keeping the tyres well inflated is a good plan, but I would run 10-15psi under maximum.

Dave is spot on about the gears. I have a six speed Brompton with a Nano conversion. On some rides I hardly change gear at all, so three would be plenty. As you intend to 'do some work' that will apply in your case. Buying a second bike looks to be your best bet. As you've worked...

Most of us rarely do journeys of more than 100 miles, so there is no need for a second car. Such a journey in an e-car would need some thinking about, but is entirely doable on an occasional basis. I have about 400 miles of diesel in the car presently parked in my back yard. That fuel will be...

They can get the (fuel cell powered) bus.

You live in York and run a car? I'm surprised they let you get away with that.

I live in a terraced house, and like thousands of such properties in the North East, it has an enclosed rear yard big enough for several cars. Someone will mention flats in a minute....

The take-up of e-cars remains to be seen. There are plenty of barriers, although the charging point one looks more or less solved. High purchase price - even with a £5K grant - is a problem, but prices are coming down. There's a small Renault which is 'only' £14K. Battery life is not a...

Link from 2011 scrapping plans for 9,000 charge points. There are currently (ho-ho) 5,000: Zap Map from Next Green Car

The market for electric cars is in its very early stages in the UK. No one would buy one if they looked at the map and there were only a handful of charging points, none of which were ever free. Inevitably, the infrastructure must lead the way, so it will look under-used to start with.

Like most Haibikes, the trekking ones look a bit expensive. My Rose is a very similar spec and cost £2,500, but that includes an Alfine 11 hub gear. Seems to me prices are, if anything, a bit lower this year for high-spec ebikes, so the Haibike trekking would look fairer value at £2,000 or...

The public points tend to be high power ones aimed at a quick top up. Hence they are found in supermarket/shopping centre car parks and increasingly, motorway service areas. The idea is to charge for an hour or so, thus you wouldn't expect to see an electric car camped out on one all day. It...

This push cyclist who injured a child has pleaded guilty to unlawful wounding - standard charge applicable to anyone who injures another person. It appears he may have originally been charged with the arcane offence of wanton and furious cycling, but the prosecution went for unlawful wounding...

A Focus Jarifa is a hub drive option: Focus Jarifa 29R Premium Electric Bike The likes of Cube and Scott make mountain-style ebikes, but no one in the UK stocks them.

Everyone calls them clipless. The usage started because the new 'clip in' pedals replaced those which had toe clips. I guess 'clipless' is a bit snappier than 'toe clip less'.

Come on, you need to get your priorities right - the Lezyne looks much sleeker on your handlebars.

There aren't many high quality, proper mountain ebikes. Riese and Muller make a wide range of bikes, including full sussers, but they are more aimed at the trekking (very light off-road) market. All of which could be good news for Martin. You need to watch him, by the way, he'd sell a Haibike...

The light can now be static or flashing.

Can't agree - I've often seen them, perhaps more often 'in the mirror' in the car. That would make sense because the front of your front is less likely to obscure the reflector than the heel. The position of roadies is less clear, clipless pedals don't have reflectors. I think the theory is...