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the Karoo has the Bafang SWXK rear motor with Hall sensors. It's rated 250W nominal but don't pay much attention to the nominal ratings, they are all rated 250W nominal. What is important is the controller's rating, the Karoo has 15A controller, most suitable for light to medium weight riders.

kidney failure, heart attack, eyes, toes ... I am for sugar/fat tax as soon as possible.

Hello Adam, The top speed is very important, power consumption is roughly proprtional to speed cubed, that is P = a * V * V * V An average rider needs about 200W at 15mph, 500W-600W at 20mph, 1000W and more at 30mph. You put in x Watts, the difference must come from your battery. For 80 miles...

it's because we usually fit a battery with larger capacity and larger motor than most models out there. It helps to climb hills faster.

it’s because the words ‘European’ and ‘rights’ are in it. Seriously, the European Charter of Fundamental Rights is used by lawyers to create twisted defence strategies, for example, there is a case of VAT fraud. Such scenarios can conceivably happen here after brexit if ECHR still takes...

I imagine that (the sharp drop after the brexit referendum) has to do with the value of the Pound. The article in bikebiz does not compare the value of these yearly 2016/2017 sales. My view of the long term decline of the number of 'proper' bike shops (unlike mine, we only sell and service our...

I suspect a major factor responsible for the decline in bike shop income is the increased reliability of the basic bikes. Most tyres have Kevlar or puncture guard fitted new, chain, pedals, hubs, brake pads last for several thousand miles. The shops are forced into relying on sale of bike...

take it with caution. Yes, you may be able to do it if you put in 50% of the energy required, the battery will supply the other half. With a larger capacity battery, you can use a higher assist level, pedal less or climb hills with less effort. You pay for the capacity of the battery. A 10AH...

France may be the new destination for immigrants after the brexit vote. "France gave out 262,000 residence permits last year -- a 13.7 percent hike in a year and 35 percent of them to refugees, the French interior ministry said Tuesday."

3% may ride regularly or use their bikes as primary transport, many more buy bikes then ride only a few weekends a year or just leave them in the garage/shed. There may be a rule here, the more expensive the bike, the less it gets used.

It's an interesting idea but I don't think it will change the basic bicycle. If anything, it has too many fragile components.

most of it may be accounted for by a shift to online purchases though.

their marketing model is different. No brick and mortar. Centralised support. Economy of scale.

sorry I was called to work. and yet, Amazon and Ebay are probably selling more bikes and e-bikes than all the dealers on here put together if not No 1 and No2 in the UK in volume and value. The market share of the IBDs is shrinking year on year. At the current rate, it'll shrink to half its...

Halfords said 2500 independent bike shops besides their 460. I said 18,000 bike shops, just add up all those argos branches and supermarkets where you can buy a bike.

UK population: 65.64 millions Number of doctors (source BMA): 106430 That is one for 617 people. If you take the figure of 18,000 bike shops, that's one bike shop per 3,647 people (all ages). Not as far fetched as you suggested. If you accept Col's figure of 3000, then one bike shop for 21,880...

some numbers of interest: Bike Moving annual totals (Units to August 2016) Units imported: 2,969,708 Change YOY: -19.85% Origin in order of volume: Philippines, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Dem. Kampuchea, Tunisia Electric Bike Moving annual totals (Units to August 2016) Units imported: 232,146 Change...

Look, that 'agree' tick you got earlier when you pointed out that I misread was from me. I got the 18,000 figure somewhere, just be a little patient with me, I have to attend to customers between 10AM to 5PM.

sorry I was called away to attend to customers. I did agree with your #post-419000 on the fact that I misread the article. However, the number of Halfords shops is 460 UK wide. In Southend, there is one Halfords and 17 other bike shops within 5 miles. I'll find you the correct number UK wide...

I am reading through the latest report at the moment, the number of people employed in bike shops is 23,000. You can guess that the number of bike shops is much more than 2,500.