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Simple answer JOB100. The main cycling countries in Europe like The Netherlands have utility riders, using their bikes purely as transport with no sporting intentions, so they commonly ride in a leisurely fashion at up to about 12 mph. So the legislators fixed the assist speed limit (25kph) to...

You won't have to seal a good one yourself, and John Cade has mentioned three of the best above. Here's a photo of one of the Panasonic crank unit motors, showing its robust cast alloy crankcase which contains all the electrics bar the handlebar unit and battery:

The better integrated crank drive motor units are the best for water resistance, especially when pedelec controlled. I've ridden a Panasonic crank unit through deep water with the whole unit submerged suffering no ill-effects then or later, though my feet got a soaking. Hub motor e-bikes in...

It's a sad fact that regulation is the norm and deregulation scarcely exists. The EU is hardly alone in this, the UK government record is far worse as I've often pointed out, we have the EU to thank for easier regulation that the UK were prepared to grant us. Those who think that Britain is...

But from government's point of view, they are acccomodated and always have been in both the UK and the EU. There's the two moped classes for example, for either just extra power or extra power plus speed. It's only those who want to pedal as well as travelling fast who are unhappy. The S...

If only it were that easy Daniel. Society doesn't enjoy mutual agreement so your blatantly obvious wrong is equally others blatantly obvious right. Syria and the East Libya-West Libya outcomes are, to use your term, the most blatant examples of societies' divisions. I understand that the...

Although Giant make excellent quality bikes, they have made several mistakes in e-bike designs, only really getting it right with the 2001 to 2006 series of Lafree bikes but then getting it wrong again afterwards. That led to models that dealers couldn't shift being sold off at daft low prices...

Not all DD motors are like that, though the Chinese cheapo ones usually are. Panasonic's direct-drive rear hub motor is both legal and a good hill climber, being well designed for that purpose. .

I thought that was going to be just right for you, judging from how you described your preferred way to cycle, very much my type of gearing. On my 20" wheel e-bike I have a 60 tooth chainring to make it similar. .

In the whole 9 year life of this forum, there hasn't been a single report of this happening. On one occasion a police car crew stopped a member merely to ask him in friendly fashion about his bike out of genuine interest in what e-bikes were. Possibly that was because their force were getting...

In fact many are very capable on hills Melvyn, but it's one of the perversities of life that e-bikes seeem to be far more popular in flatter areas than in hilly ones. The classic example is very flat Holland where e-bike sales are the highest in the world. I think though that the reason they...

We all break the law. As part of the defence of the realm, by law every male in Britain over the age of 14 years has to spend two hours of longbow practice every week under the supervision of their vicar. That law has never been repealed and is still fully in force and prosecutable. It's one...

Its the drastic change of motive unit type and the date of that that enforces the change. The change from petrol to electric means it becomes a different class of vehicle. The law says substantial change, and that certainly is substantial. .

It's only slower than some Lance Armstrong wannabee cyclists in Britain think sensible. Throughout most of Europe unpowered cyclists ride relaxed in a saner manner at well under 15 mph and more like 10 to 12 mph in many countries. And in the days afer WW2 when most of Britain cycled for...

I presume it already would already be marked previously, since a post 1960 bike like the Wisp would already have needed an annual MOT if used on the road. The motor change means it couldn't benefit from the EU measure, since that major part would be less than the 30 years old requirement for...

Tern is effectively half the Dahon company, well known for their folding bikes. The Hon family ran Dahon but then suffered an internal dispute that led to them splitting. The father, physicist Dr. David Hon is left running Dahon, while his wife Florence and son Joshua are running the breakaway...

I don't think EN15194 relates to the S class, but that class is permitted 500 watts and that is the power claimed by the OP's seller. Maybe there's an EU loophole there for the countries permitting the S class? .

There are also Chinese CE and EN15194 certificates. :rolleyes: They often really don't care about such regulations and some happily copy certificates in order to sell their products. Take note, they are producing 1000 watt motors in the certain knowledge that there isn't a single country* in...

Yes, you could do that, but you'd need to register the motor change with the DVLC. There's also likely to be problems with the annual MOTs since it will not be exempt* from these, particularly with the Big Apples since they are not to the required motorcycle standards. * Under the old rules...

I'd have done the same, just stayed put. It wasn't stalking the man, the lion was clearly on one of its usual routes but puzzled by the mountain bike and too nervous to continue past something unknown, so it backed off. They really don't like human contact, bred into them over countless years...