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I have Busch & Muller lights on my bike. They're rubbish. My B&Ms are the old bulb type, not fitted with LEDs. From what I hear, the LED variant is much much better, giving a useful light output. I think these LED B&Ms are fitted as standard to some Kalkhoff bikes.

Despite my criticism on price and the vague life claims, I have to say no, this isn't my experience. My Panasonic battery is just coming up to 2 years old. It's lost a good 40% of its capacity, but it is still very usable for a 20 mile round trip commute if charged at each end of the journey...

I use something similar to this I have had it for over 2 years now and it still works very well with no noticeable deterioration of the battery or LED. The one on sale looks better than mine, certainly the light output is higher. Or if you wanted even more light, this could be what you are...

That only applies to the inexpensive unbranded batteries, they're killers. As far as I can tell, if you have shelled out for a branded battery which has undergone years of expensive research, you should be OK. :p

Unbrande Dell laptop batteries come alive during the night. They creep about the house and eat your hamster. It's a well known fact at the Dell laptop battery factory.

I purchased an un-branded battery for my, not inexpensive, Leica camera over twelve months ago. It cost a fraction of the price of the branded one and has given flawless performance. I would not hesitate to buy another. The original Leica / Panasonic battery is many times more expensive and I...

Fair point Tim. I was looking at the link to your website and the only information relating to battery warranty periods stated 2 years. Maybe that was old information relating to the 10 Ah battery. Anyway, looking at the battery performance data sheet, it's hard to see how the warranty period...

Good evening Tim It depends on how you define lasts. When a consumer buys a battery with a specified capacity and specified life expectancy guaranteed for two years, that is what they are buying into. Experience shows the batteries are falling short of this. If I only wanted to go to the...

But not guaranteed for any greater period of time than the old battery. Therefore £500 for 2 years cycling, just like the old battery.

Nice graphics showing double the number of charge cycles, nearly double the capacity and double the shelf life. It's disappointing to see that these brave and groundbreaking claims aren't backed up with any increase in warranty period. Is this an indication of the confidence the manufacturer had...

I'm in no doubt that the wholesale cost of batteries is probably quite high and I suspect that the retailers aren't making massive margins on them. I'm not convinced regarding the BMS and case though. The case is a box and the BMS is an assortment of cheap components. I know that there are...

I can't see any point in attaching a camera to your helmet because it would be too dark inside your Y Fronts for it to see anything. A flashing light on your helmet may attract unwanted attention when visiting a public convenience. This in itself could be dangerous, but as you say, there...

This is a particular gripe of mine too. I have tried to remain open minded about batteries, but I have to say that I come to the conclusion that they are a complete rip-off. The main problem for the consumer being that once they have shown a commitment to a particular manufacturer by...

The liquid sealers such as Slime and other silly named products don't tend to work too well on cycle tyres. Because a cycle usually has an inner tube fitted, the sealing liquid finds it's way between the tube and inner surface of the tyre. This results in an awful mess inside the tyre and no...

When you do have the puncture repaired, you should consider fitting a tyre with a degree of puncture resistance such as a Marathon Plus. This is especially so if you don't feel confident to do it yourself. The tyre will probably pay for itself in saved repair bills, especially if the bike shop...

Yes, he's another one. Do you remember his contra-rotating washing machine drum? What on earth was that all about?

The replacement battery seems reasonable at £50. He seems to over-invent things. Many features on his vehicle seem to solve problems that don't exist, resulting in monstrosity.

Never buy or more importantly, fly in a Mk 1 anything.

I don't think that this is the new battery. The new one isn't 10Ah flavour. Only 8, 12, and 18 for the new one.

For the last couple of months, I have been trying to keep the charge level in my battery between 20 and 80%. I do this using a time clock to switch the charger on for a set amount of time. Because I only use the bike for travelling to and from work, it is possible to fine tune the charge time at...