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I had Londoners in mind - cwah recently pointed out that he needed the bike to fit inside the lift. Another poster had to carry the bike up 3 flights of stairs. Surely small form factor deserves more attention?

small size bikes like the AVE MH-7 and the Kalkhoff Sahel ought to be more popular than the sport bikes. Assistance transforms these small vehicles - they are generally lighter, more manoevrable in urban areas, easier to carry on cars, cheaper etc.. but why so many people choose a bike because...

the Malaysian goverment seems to be hiding something. Could they be wishing for the plane never to be found because a suit filed in the US Courts would drive MAS to bankrupcy if proven that the fault is theirs? The thought must have crossed MAS executives' mind.

The CD can do 55-55 miles on a full charge but 2kgs heavier. No advantage, not where you live unless you want to ride more than 25 miles at a time.

both bikes are good buys. Near identical twins: same motor, battery, forks, front disc, rear V brakes, saddle, tyres, mudguards... Freego Step Through Hawk: Woosh Santana:

full sus?

BMW or Mecedes Smart?

it has to be better than your last bike - Haibike or Moustache.

that £5 bike of yours, can you see it made into a cheapo commuting bike?

German ebay is full of brand new e-bikes and it's not just ebay and amazon. When you look at the numbers: 154 bike shops listed in pedelecs database, 500 in the A2B magazine. There are already too many shops selling old models and customers are primarily interested in new models. Shops are very...

you can limit the power of the motor with other components like battery, controller and programming to comply with EN15194.

my take on the dynamics of the market is different. Lots of shops already have websites and internet sales, you can't split sellers into these two categories. People will walk into shops but most will walk out again and place their order later on the net when they are not under pressure...

Just for comparison, how fast did you go up yout test hill with your CST motor?

'does not conform to UK or European regulations' may be seen as street 'kudos', who knows. I think in reality, the kudos Tornado and Arriba may have seriously dented their sales last summer.

I think you are deluding yourself to think of Chinese controllers as 'electric heaters' - they have hell a lot more electronic engineers and machine code level programmers than we do. Don't try to re-invent the wheel. Just ask the likes of Lishui to supply you one with communication port and...

I think it is, and it favours businesses with deeper pockets. I often wonder what is the split between Chinese and German shares of the market. Is it coming up to 50/50?

it may appear like so but most members ride strictly EN15194 legal bikes, only a tiny percentage of the UK market goes for 'off road' bikes - my bike has a 250W 8-Fun BBS01, it's fast enough for me. In fact, I'd rather have a light bike than a more powerful one, except when it's windy.

Alien should have joined the traders on this forum!

Arbol, I feel a little embarrassed to say this, there are not many technical hurdles to get type approval for electric mopeds, the problem is marketing. The UK market for electric mopeds is tiny - I reckon about 1000-2000 mopeds a year, electric mopeds are mainly sold on ebay by smallish outfits.