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Their (ADAC's) reply seems reasonable enough: Google Translate expensive bikes need to last long enough justify their purchase price. If you pay £2,000 for a bike, you'll want it trouble free for at least 10,000 miles, that is 20p per mile. If you buy a Tesco Hopper for £400 then you...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_adbELvBZY

these two are nearer to the mark: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2snkc7sCOXM

that's not a fun bike. this is a fun bike: but with a crank drive that lets me climb stairs

for commuting, the BBS01 kit is difficult to beat.

for a fun bike, range does not matter, you can always keep a spare battery in your rucksack if it comes to it. I thought 48V 8AH should be plenty and weighs probably around 3.5kgs for a home built.

I think the combination of crank drive + bottle battery is better for a fun bike because the moment of inertia is considerably smaller. Furthermore, you can get a lot more torque in the 3-4 mph range for climbing stairs and 30mph for flat roads.

I don't know, just a guess. For a fun bike, a 48V 8AH battery that can deliver a big punch, bolted to the down tube or seat tube like Frank's bikes or the Neos, that a self build job, and a 500W GNG type crank drive. I was thinking of building such a battery, without BMS, bringing all the...

the 8-Fun crank drive may not be suitable for a fun bike. Its integrated controller is a limiting factor.

that's what I've got. You set the assist level (I leave the LCD at level 1 most of the time, only bump up to 3 on hills) then just pedal away. It works OK. I'd say the output is about the same as you'd get on a Bosch bike but power delivery is not precisely synchronized like Bosch bikes...

are you not puzzled by the same pictures in these two ads? location: Bridlington, sold 02 September: ezee cadence electric bike | eBay same pictures but currently for sale, location: Leeds: EZEE CADENCE electric bike, full working, high end bike | eBay If it's the same bike, mjwobble wanted...

Forget the upgrade. Waste of money.

a BBS01 crank drive would be easier to fit.

the seller only wants £285 after fitting a new battery? surely a mistake?

I looked into my crystal ball and the future is definitely a Bosch the size of an orange driving a carbon polymer propshaft

the bulk of sales will always be German, Austrian, Swiss and French (Matra, Peugeot, Decathlon, Moustache) bikes - Bosch not Panasonic or Tranzx will continue to dominate and the Chinese are not likely to get more than 30%. Even among Chinese companies, new crank motors come out every few months.

not a chance. There are fundamental reasons why crank drive will always give better satisfaction!

I always pull away slowly at junctions. A cyclist on a powerful bike would be tempted to pull away quickly and will put himself at much more risk. Careless drivers may assume that their car/van will always be faster than a bike so would not bother to look in side mirrors.

It depends of course on what you consider as latest high tech. You do feel a little ripped off with the Bosch and Yamaha bikes if you ever need servicing outside the warranty period but then again, even Chinese motors can do 6 years. Ironically, it's the mechanical side that lets most Chinese...

I think mjwobble bought this one ezee cadence electric bike | eBay which attracted 21 bids, a very impressive number! denwyn, where are you?