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FYI indicators are not required on L1-e (mopeds if you wish) in France, most scooters have them but they are optional. Having followed many said scooters use seems to be optional too when they are mounted... (real grumpy old man stuff there!) Tony

I checked the price of second hand and demo bikes at our local e-bike specialist and they are more expensive than new e-bikes in the UK. Why? 20% VAT and MUCH higher margins, you can go along with the theory that they have higher costs if you wish but I have had a business myself and I don't buy...

Recipie for e-bike: add 1 3/4 cups of battery... Oh how precise...:eek: So what is 4 cl of milk in oz (fluid oz of course) or in cups? And 2 grams of baking powder? My metric kitchen scale goes from 1 gram to 2 Kg in 1 gram increments, how can oz and lbs be more precise than that? Remember...

Imagine how fast it would go if it didn't weigh 250 kg! The cute Flash Gordon ones are built on the Piagio MP3. I want one of these with a 750 W BBS02... Tony

So you don't do much cooking then? :rolleyes: And at the bar you ask for a "demi" which everyone knows is really a quarter of a litre :p. And a glass of wine is 16cl (hundredths of a litre). Of course in Germany, home of the modern e-bike (notice how I am on topic :D), you would be ordering...

http://www.bikecalc.com/speed_at_cadence Top speed is all about gearing and pedal cadence. The faster she can pedal in top gear the faster it will go. The motor just adds extra power to your legs. You need the brake levers because they cut the motor when braking. The throttle is illegal in...

Yeah well there you go, the other ones are not even on the market and you can buy the same thing from China at 10% of the price. Seeing how my bar ends get knocks and bumps I know what I would prefer to pay... I stick my arm out all the way too but there is this one roundabout I use quite often...

The jacket is a much better idea. It won't turn on when you lean your bike against a wall to pop into the boulangerie to grab a baguette for example... Tony

I went to check what the hell PSI was (NZ went metric in '72...) and found that I am running without much pressure - 3.5 BAR front and rear and my Michelin City tyres are very comfortable at that pressure with no sign of sagging under my 78 Kgs. We shall see when I add another 7Kgs of motor and...

35 €... and though I like the idea but they are using the same space as bar end mounted mirror... Tony

Being a member of the short of cash, e-bike "convert or buy" team myself - welcome! I don't have the choice of cheap new e-bikes that there is in the UK (once you factor in shipping and a strong pound they are not so cheap so can't import either) so building on the one I have is the best...

Specifying tyre brand and model on a bike IS ridiculous. Supermarket no brand tyres are not suitable for anything and it is ridiculous to say that because a Decathlon or Carrefour bike comes with "made in cr@pland" tyres you cannot upgrade to Schwalbes or Michelins, for example. :D And your...

Sorry, it is only common sense to have the same type of tyre on the same axle. If you can't feel the handling problems different types of tyres provoke in the wet then you shouldn't be driving a car. And there is no problem finding Dunlop tyres in France, Firestone Eagles, now they can be a...

64500 France please

See it isn't only France which has kinky politicians... :eek: Tony

Here we go, long read.:D L1e is where the French put what you are calling a moped (49cc scooters, electric scooters limited to 45 kph, s-pedelec) everything else will go in the subcategories after 2015. BUT you have to wear a motorcycle helmet and we all know that you CAN NOT pedal with a...

I read that earlier on I love this quote "The company says that, "It is also notable that on average, much longer distances are being traveled with a speed e-bike than with "regular" e-bikes."" Yeah well did you go to university to figure that all by your little self? WTF do they think we want...

Yeah well... I exchanged mails with the guy who does individual vehicule inspections today. He told me "not competent for bikes you will have to go to Paris". And we have this bastard (in the literal sense) 168/2013 which comes into effect on 1st of January 2016 which alows the motor to be up to...

:) Much like towing a catamaran (behind the same car) at 110 kph! Mine was the first generation Panda, 700 kg soaking wet... Tony

So always pedal and set assistance level to the lowest? Switching up for the duration of a steep hill climb then back down again as soon as it is done? Tony