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I am pleased at least there is agreement amongst us now that building in China does not mean bikes are of lower quality than European built bikes. Our main issue with building in Europe is the supply chain. We are all agreed that nearly all bike components are of Asian origin, we find buying...

I am sure they wont back out of the UK Col. Being selfish though it will make our task selling into Europe almost impossible, pushing us back to Asia.

Just read this...." Jeremy Corbyn has committed his party to retaining the main elements of Britain's relationship with the European Union after Brexit in a significant policy shift announced yesterday." Maybe Jeremy has found the golden General Election ticket. If so we wont need to worry...

If we add the Brexit complication to the discussion, what happens to UK builders when tariffs between the UK and EU kick in? The only solution I can see is build in Taiwan and ship to Europe and UK from there. What a mess!

I am in complete agreement with Woosh, as I have previously said, this action is purely about the big players (most of whom are late comers to the ebike market) wanting to get rid of competing SMEs before we are any threat to them. Bosch in particular are very worried about the way Bafang are...

Hi Neal, you are correct, they are cross bar bikes, we only have 4 left now. All the best, David

Hi Neal and Blunderbuss, this has nothing to do with ADT, it's probably the VAT DHL have been asked to pay.

Hi Stew, thanks for the message. With cadence sensor bikes you do have to move the pedals before the power kicks in, if you are having problems starting off simply twist the throttle, this will give you instant power and you do not then need to rotate the pedals to turn on the assistance. The...

Anti-dumping measures: “A modern way of addressing unfair trading practices” 30-05-2018 - 14:05 Protecting workers and businesses against unfair competition The EU could impose higher tariffs on unfairly cheap imports from non-EU countries, under new rules adopted by MEPs on Wednesday 30...

Nor me. But it has 100% happened. We are challenging it now. We have said that this could put SME importers out of business, which of course is what the EBMA want. What ever the outcome, they have played a very neat game, completely messing up the industry and driving prices up. We will be...

Must be an error Gaz!

Be careful. Registration of e-bikes has already started, as of 1st May 2018. If they wish the EU can back date all charges to that date. Any bikes coming into Europe from China between 1st May and 20th July could well be liable for retrospective ADT. Some European countries are already...

Thanks! I have seen these on FWD bikes and assume they are to stop the wheel turning when the bike is on the stand? * Crossed with Tony's explanation.

I agree with Woosh, this shouldn't happen and can be adjusted with the controller software. The trick is to find the balance between having to push too hard to get going and the bike lurching forward. It took a while but we got there in the end!

Hi Chainring, good idea re the luggage. What is a steering stabiliser? All the best, David

Tyre width and pressure is also important when considering ride quality, we standardise on quite big 1.95" tyres for this reason. When run at the max 65psi the ride is hard but a rider will achieve more range, at the minimum 40psi the bike is much more comfortable, but range is less.

No not at the wheels, when roughly converted using the same criteria. (i.e. Maximum possible drive torque (Nm) when converted to a gear ratio of 1:1 crankset to chainring).

We used to use Zoom and Top Gun on another brand I worked with, they basically a spring in a tube, RST and Suntour on the other hand are good mid range and work well, the key is to make sure you have pre tensioning available and use it to set to your weight and damping preference.

The Active line Plus, is better with 10Nm more torque at 40Nm than the Active line (Maximum possible drive torque (Nm) when converted to a gear ratio of 1:1 crankset to chainring). Our Torque motor produces about the same as the Bosch performance CX i.e. 75Nm. All the best, David

I don’t agree Rob, the forks are not Fox air admittedly, they are Suntour NEX though and benefit from having a pre tension adjustment. They can be set for the riders weight and riding style. For road use our lightweight forks are superb but for trails and canal paths etc the suspension forks are...