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  1. Woosh

    Fireball 500 ebike for 2017

    one more thing, Chinese crank drive bikes are also worth looking into. I sell quite a lot of them for nearly 4 years now. This is one message I got from a customer on the Woosh Bikes FB page yesterday: Keith Commons reviewed Woosh Bikes – 5 star 11 hrs · i bought a kreiger as it is built...
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    Fireball 500 ebike for 2017

    One more thing before you make the jump. It's not because the Bosch CX can be sweet between 4mph and 28mph, you need to take into account other factors too: 1. you can't just set the maximum speed of the bike like you can with the Stealth or the Fireball. You need to buy a dongle and/or find a...
  3. Woosh

    The latest electric bike from Kudos Cycles - Mistral

    Your Oxygen has hydraulic brakes and 13AH battery versus mechanical disc brakes ans 10.4AH battery.
  4. Woosh

    Fireball 500 ebike for 2017

    Let's leave the mechanical bikes aside, this guy explains the difference between types of motors much better than I can: http://www.ebikeschool.com/geared-hub-motors-vs-gearless-hub-motors/ Don't take me wrong, gearless motors have their fans too but in general, motors must be used in their...
  5. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    meanwhile, brexit still divides public opinion right in the middle: 44/12/44
  6. Woosh

    Fireball 500 ebike for 2017

    is it this one? http://www.electricbikeconversions.co.uk/product/new-for-2017-fireball-1000watt-performance-e-bike-from-electric-bike-conversions-with-27-5-inch-wheels-copy/ If it is, it's similar to Andy Bluenoes' Cyclotricity Stealth 1000W. It is philosophically at the opposite end of the...
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    The latest electric bike from Kudos Cycles - Mistral

    You don't know much about the difference in climbing ability between a hub motor like the BPM and a 500W DD motor do you SW?
  8. Woosh

    Hydraulic Disc brakes

    if it were not for the exorbitant price manufacturers charge for sensored hydraulic brakes, I'd have put them on all my bikes. Sensored HDBs cost twice as much as normal version. see how much Dillinger charge for a pair of Tektro Dorado...
  9. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    the poll is heavily influenced by the fact that most people do not think Mr Corbyn a credible PM. I think when Labour MPs show unity around their manifesto in about 3 weeks time, their poll numbers will vastly improve.
  10. Woosh

    Brexit, for once some facts.

    It wasn't me who posted it but I think Mrs May can be beaten. She is a bit gauche in front of the camera and her eyes don't connect either. She often prattles about 'a strong hand in negotiation with the EU' which is vacuous at the best, more likely misleading. Why do we have to entrust the...
  11. Woosh

    Yet another cycle to work help request... Short steep commutes & occasional longer country rides

    Yes, I think should be OK. I think the process with bike2workscheme.co.uk is slightly different, in that we email them a quotation and they pay us directly. You pay the balance as with the free sample contract. Hatti deals with C2W schemes and she is on holiday until Tuesday.
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    Yet another cycle to work help request... Short steep commutes & occasional longer country rides

    You can download the sample contract from the link or print out the attachment. This contract is suitable people on PAYE, basic rate taxpayer. http://wooshbikes.co.uk/C2W_SAMPLE_NO_DEPOSIT.pdf Print it out, fill in name and address, then sign. Next, ask your supplier (eg Woosh Bikes Ltd) to...
  13. Woosh

    Yet another cycle to work help request... Short steep commutes & occasional longer country rides

    yes, or use an adapter like this one: http://www.tredz.co.uk/.RSP-Carrier-Mounting-Clips_92015.htm
  14. Woosh

    Yet another cycle to work help request... Short steep commutes & occasional longer country rides

    Yes. You can track the ship live here: https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/COSCO-ENGLAND-IMO-9516428-MMSI-477652300 The Rio has a thumb throttle and soft GRP grips like this (nowhere as posh as the GP1 mind):
  15. Woosh

    Yet another cycle to work help request... Short steep commutes & occasional longer country rides

    you can buy them later. It's very easy to fit. Just loosen the allen bolt, slide out the old grips, slide in the new grips. Ergon grips: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ergon-gp1-handlebar-grips/ Pannier racks are also easy to fit, large selection on ebay. Example...
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    Yet another cycle to work help request... Short steep commutes & occasional longer country rides

    we usually charge a token £5 for fitting accessories when you order accessories with the bike (Ergon grips, Schwalbe Marathon Plus tyres etc). Fitting front hydraulic brakes is easy but you will have different looking left and right brake levers. If you want hydraulic brakes, the Rio and Zephyr...
  17. Woosh

    Are Cyclotricity 500W kits really road legal?

    Hi Andrew, FWIW, I think that you should choose a geared hub kit for low maintenance, high climbing power, a crank drive kit for extreme climbing power but higher maintenance, direct drive kit for highest speed. However, power consumption goes up to the cube of speed (speed to the power three)...
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    Brexit, for once some facts.

    military power counts for not much nowadays, economic power is what counts. We were economically 5th most powerful country before brexit, now 6th, France went from 6th place to 5th place. If/when the EU becomes a superstate, they will be the real superpower, more powerful than the USA and China.