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I have a question about trike chains. Why is there only one chain which goes all the way from the front chainset to the rear cassete/hub? Couldn't one divide the chain in two with a couple of cogs mounted to an axle under the front of the seat? 1. OK there is loss of efficiency in the...

Er it's a bleeding mountain in the Alps mate :p here in the Basque country we have hills that the Basques call mountains (don't tell them I said that they are edgy folk...) :rolleyes: Tony

"13.8 km (8.6 mi), with an average gradient of 8.1%, with 21 hairpin bends and a maximum gradient of 13%." What is your best time up? The record times are in the 37 minutes, interestingly Pantani et.al. would benefit no gain from riding up on a EU legal pedelec. You will be in France, on...

Bosch did it why couldn't a Swedish company do the same? They do have highly respected, high quality products on the market. And there are people who will pay a premium for high quality, made in Europe products. Tony

flecc your turn or mine? OK I'll do it... "European Union directive 2002/24/EC exempts vehicles with the following definition from type approval: "Cycles with pedal assistance which are equipped with an auxiliary electric motor having a maximum continuous rated power of 0.25 kW, of which the...

http://www.rennholz.com Imagine being pulled over by the law and booked because: no pedals and 400W electric drill! I love the idea of a wood chassis. Maybe a hint of CF here and there... Tony

I got the joke. I really do like the twizy but at over 180€ a month (financing + battery hire) it is out of my budget. Bluetooth equipped controllers are popping up all over the place. I don't have a mobile phone but I do have a tablet. That would make the ultimate all glass cockpit. None of...

If you were on the continent and / or in the eurozone you could use a German insurance company. See the EU is useful for something! Tony

My dream car. But I can't afford one... Now a velomobile with 1000 W of pedelec motors and limited to 45 kmh... Tony

I hope to upgrade to an s-pedelec in 2017. If I can build it myself. I am putting a mirror on my bike - a very good idea on the open road here. I will be insuring my pedelec - my insurance company requires that not the law, I agree with them on this point. I have a drivers licence. All that is...

My idea is to take apart the brake lever delivered with the kit and canibalise it. I am sure that I can modify the Magura lever to accept it. I am only putting hydraulic on the front and keeping bog standard rim brake on the rear with upgraded brake pads. I mostly brake with the front wheel -...

A word from a future e-bike rider in the EU? My bicycle is my only means of transport (long sad story) and I live in a part of France with the worst public transport I have ever seen. I have been researching for several weeks - it seems that the 25 kmh limit was pushed on the rest of the EU by...

Here we have mature men talking about hotrodding e-bikes and making them illegal. The same ones who complain about the restless youth and their noisy mopeds with illegal exauhst pipes! what is the world coming too... Tony (who prefers the restless youth into hotroding mopeds more than those...

Hmmm cheaper than a motor kit with battery... Even with shipping to France... Thinking hard Tony

That is why noomad put the twin wheels on the front. Tadpoles don't tip as easily. A Morgan three wheeler doesn't topple and a Reliant Robin, or Bond Bug does. Tony

There is a photo of the front wheels alone which shows the limit of the tilting. Because of basic geometry your back wheel (and saddle) wont lean as far as that when cornering. I think that the tilting will be proportional to the amount you turn the handlebars. Notice that when the bike is...

There are two versions of frame locks: One that keeps the key when open and the other which does not. I am going to opt for the latter and have all the bike keys on one keychain. There are twin kits for front and rear which use the same key. You can also buy a cable for the frame lock. It has a...

Something like this with 250W motors in the front wheels and a 250W crank drive for a total of 750W (1HP). Yes I do buy a lottery ticket from time to time :cool: the go-one is 8000€ :eek: But with that low drag you should be able to cruise quite a long way at 60-70 kph while sipping minimal...

That noomad kit is very cool. Even for someone without a handicap! Much better than a trailor. The folding one is much wider than the one you put on your bike. Yes the front wheels tilt but the frame does not tilt as much as with two wheels - that would defeat the purpose of the design. There...

Sorry your questions are bad. I can't answer number 2 beause it won't let me chose the same means of transport for different functions. Bad design laddy (yes I did study Industrial design, how did you guess?) :p Tony