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But at the cost of a very restricted contact area so inefficient. If moulded into the tyre rubber they could also be a major problem with lightning strike, albeit very rare. Regardless of how often it's idea is promoted, current transfer coil to coil is relatively inefficient and demands a...

I've suffered greatly with this lifelong, known as Reynaud's syndrome. As with you it's got worse with age and in the last few years my hands can go dead at as high as 15 degrees C. Ordinary gloves are a waste of time, I've tried every design and type, but as soon as cold is sensed the...

Magnetic levitation is best suited to high speed travel, not so good when low and constantly variable speeds and precision vehicle placing are concerned. .

But much less bad than diesels, and when used in hybrids do greatly reduce airborn pollution in comparison with diesel, which is the big health problem. Indeed, but as said not a health problem. They are just premature inventions, hopefully given time the battery solutions will evolve The...

Particulates from diesels engines have long been recognised as the major element in breaching pollution limits in cities, particularly bad in congested roads in the largest cities. Cyclists as well as pedestrians are most at risk on those roads. In London the taxis are first to be targeted for...

And another lithium battery fire today. Passengers panicked when evacuating a train carriage at Dalston, London in the rush hour. They opened emergency doors and jumped out onto the track when their carriage filled with smoke as a passenger's drill battery caught fire and melted. .

I thought you probably did Gaz, but posted since I bet a few didn't. .

Wiatrose supermarket hire Bikehod trailers to customers, see this link. And apparently IKEA do in parts of Europe, so the concept is good. All these technical advances will be delayed as the law to control them and assure safety is sorted out. The same goes for driverless cars. It's now...

Yes, but I hope they react a bit quicker than they usually have, It took 5 years to align the EAPC regulation with the EU basics, then 13 years to correct the regulation error they created in 2003. With the civil service likely to be buried in Brexit law for a few years I think the future of...

Whether there's pedals or not isn't relevant, 45 kph is 45 kph and the speed is the key factor affecting safety. The situation in Germany crept up on them as the S class evolved. Originally it was 250 watts and most of them only reached around 20 mph as they were simply the American market...

I'm answering this separately since there are real negatives, for example: A moped restricted to 45 kph (28mph) requires the rider to go through CBT and gain a group AM driving licence. They also have to wear a BS approved m/c crash helmet. The S class permits the same 45 kph (28mph). How...

Far from it, the DfT are well aware of this forum and the illegal usage. They just pretend to ignore it. We definitely will not get the German conditions for S pedelecs. Our e-bike trade have done all the lobbying to get the S class and the introduction of the group Q licence is the newest...

There's no button for "It depends on the weather". Suffering Reynaud's syndrome, when it's cold like today I prefer indoor activity. :cool: .

The problem is that it's the DfT doing the sorting, meaning far more restriction than the Germans, Dutch, Swiss and possibly soon the French suffer with their S class pedelecs. As I remarked above, if we get them a suitable driving licence is now necessary in the UK, either the new group Q or...

Duplicate of thread with replies on this link. .

In recent years within Europe, Giant have increasingly concentrated on the huge bicycle and pedelec market in The Netherlands where they have their service centre, and the Dutch are a famously tall race. I've also noticed the effect that's had on their bike design heights. .

E-bike sets fire to car park. Not going to do much to improve driver-cyclist relations. :( .

Spoons are often used as impromptu tyre levers Gaz. .

Couldn't even if slower. The Pedestrian Controlled Vehicle Regulation requires hand-on control of the "follow" function with immediate automatic stop when the pedestrian lets go of the control handle. Maximum permitted speed is 4 mph (UK) or 6kph (EU). .

Really? You don't read this thread that you are posting in. There's this from just yesterday for example: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/brexit-for-once-some-facts.24369/page-544#post-356111 And these...