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50 Cycles were selling a couple of new 2012 Impulse ones for around what you paid then. Been some inflation since then of course.

Don't reckon you can't be going up hills all that fast to get a range like that....Unless you are very slow on the normal bike. o_O

I think the offence is furious cycling, and I read about a prosecution for it only a little while ago.

Very flat, Holland.

That's 12wh/pm so it must be either flat where you live or you're putting a lot of effort in. Where I live which has hills in every direction I can easily use 20wh/pm on 5. I'd use a lot more if I turned the speed setting right up on the few flat bits too.

Of course anyone getting such long distances regularly must be putting in almost as much effort as he would on a normal bike. So as the power would only compensate for the extra weight and maybe a bit more, why bother with an e bike at all? I can see why you might want to do it occasionally to...

I think he understands KO D8ve.

There was a bloke near where I lived who had a sound system on his BMW bike. But he used to play it loud so was clearly a twat.

I've PMed you.

So you could think that on the you might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb principle, you might just as well go OTT like some here and end up with an unregistered electric motor bike. Except that will probably get you nicked and banned when plod starts to crack down as they are bound to if...

No the Impulse isn't the v 2 and is a Sahel 2013 Nexus 8. Don't think that gizmo is on it.

Thanks Flecc. That seems like good advice. I'm a bit surprised though because I thought you were a fan of the Panasonic. It would come down to price and spec in the end I suppose.

They used to go for buttons about then. I frequented car auctions in the late sixties long before many members of the public went to them, and I was very tempted by a lovely Daimler hearse that went for forty quid. I know you have to multiply that by about twelve or fifteen times now but it was...

Looks like a good deal there Dinger. Like the his and hers look. On a slightly wider point people, and I'm sure this has been well covered before, but what are the main pros and cons of the Kalkhoff Panasonic versus the Impulse? The 26v Panasonic is quieter I believe and perhaps more...

People are dying to have a ride in one of those.

I can't see it there.

Doesn't the 50 Cycles site say you have to register it as an e moped? And plate it, wear a helmet and get it insured.

He'll probably need to buy a bike just to get out to the water.

Thanks flecc, that's just the sort of information I was looking for. The bikes I'm most interested in are 26v Panasonic Kalkhoffs. I expect the battery has to be in good condition and fully charged to begin with though. Julian was selling his 2008 Pro Connect here the other day and his battery...

Thanks David. As a general rule do dealers charge the batteries when they keep the bikes in stock? They're sent from the factory semi charged like most consumer items with this sort of battery I should think. Though there would be a time limit of how long they can be left uncharged I suppose?