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Getting away from the lights/stop sign I think. Sometimes when the traffic is dense I put assistance in 5 and zip away up to 20 kph. When the car drivers see you do that they seem to keep their distance a little better. Except for the other day when a woman tried to run me off the road all the...

Yes that is correct - 20 kph off the line throttle on s-pedelecs then pedal assistance to 45 kph. Not in all countries maybe Austria and Germany, I read it somewhere.

Nice informative page. So the big winners in this scheme are high wage earners and employers? Low wage earners pay more for their bike? Social justice? In France local government will pay up to 500€, depending on the town you live in, of the sales price no matter what wage you earn. Some...

You mean to say "recycling" :rolleyes:

My Decathlon 3.10 has a steel frame made in Portugal way back when. Front brake, mudguards, pedals, lights and inner tubes are German, tyres and front rim French, frame lock Dutch. Everything else is Chinese made. My other aluminium frame is Made in Germany. There are frame makers in France...

SWMBO who is about that height rides a 28" Decathlon step through bike which in theory is too big for her but she says she doesn't feel as comfortable on a smaller frame. She is a very strong pedaller.

My understanding of "the Dutch way of thought" would be to say that 40% of those 25% had problems within a year. Which would be 10% of the panel. Dutch weather (very cold winters) and usage could explain higher failure rates there. We know that Lithium batteries don't like freezing temperatures.

Schwalbe also have certain tyres e-marked for speed pedelecs.

Thanks trex corrected my link. The panel is 20,000 riders if 5,000 have had a problem with their battery it seems quite significant.

Quarter of All E-Bike Batteries Faulty Well who would have thought. Could Bosch be cheating with more than emissions?

Yes weight is important. Adding 7-8kg to a bicycle increases stress on components that may not have been designed to support extra weight. Tires and brakes for example. It affects handling - this may be sensed more by an experienced bike rider rather than someone new who has only ever ridden...

They look to be in Czech Rep. so you will have to pay Czech VAT not UK VAT as when you import from China.

Because they have to be stronger. One wheel takes all the weight not two.

From which I quote: "One possible reason for this is that the United States has a 750-watt limit which makes systems like this decidedly unexciting. With a 250-watt boost you have only a small advantage over a bicycle, and cannot compete with a car. " We need to get the yank journalists on a...

We have... Many times...

Bike-Discount sells Cube frames (as well as whole bikes) which I looked at when I was thinking of building my own bike from scratch. Very nice bit of kit for the money.

Because you thought they were there to protect ordinary people? We get to walk by policemen with snazzy weapons now. Just hoping there aren't any as trigger happy as the yanks...

Frame locks, frame locks, frame locks! :D Fell in love with the idea of not having a D lock on the bike. But in answer to your question several pannier rack makers effectively have a model with a way of carrying a D lock. I have also seen a short one being carried above the bottle battery under...

OK so I just did a quick there and back again road test. Went down to see if the frontier is secure! :D Short answer: nope :eek: 14 km in 30 minutes is 28 kph average in my book, a 1.4 kph increase over the previous 42 tooth cog BUT: - Battery not fully charged - max speed set to 25 kph -...

I'm on holiday :D Australia don't know. Maybe the Shimano special e-bike chains will be the easiest to find. Shimano STePS CN-E6070 E-Bike Chain 9-speed We have some German options here as well.