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There is a myth involved for more than one reason. An important reason is that both rider and motor system share the gears and the correct one for a rider in any circumstance will not necessarily be the right one for the motor system. For example, no electric motor drive covering the narrow...

That's wise in the circumstances David. The DfT say they will regard full throttle e-bikes as legal if they conform in all other respects, just so long as they have been type approved as required by EU regulation 168/2013. It apparently hasn't dawned on them that this introduces a legal...

Inevitably there will be some "illegal" sales, that of all existing stock at dealers and distributors. I'd expect that to continue for a very long time before all are cleared maybe more than a year. Once again our civil service have been neglectful, EU measures have a period of grace to allow...

Reminds us that, as I've posted a few times, we in the UK have the world's safest roads for everyone, including cyclists. The EU uses us as the stick to beat other countries with on the roads safety issue. .

There certainly are a few in private ownership, but they are not widely used on the streets since the police acted in the early days. .

It's just to protect against dirt and damp that might reduce the connection efficiency. Also plugging a battery onto wet terminals might pass some water into the battery terminal sockets and start corrosion there. One company even introduced a terminal cover some while ago for it's own brand...

I had that combination, a polite bell for pedestrians and the Airzound, but as described, the Airzound had to go in the end. It wasn't achieving anything useful. .

It sounds suspiciously like the battery may be failing Taff, that sort of cutout only on steep climbs is typical of that. .

That's the same make one on the Woosh, but may have a different diameter post from the eZee one. The eZee one was referred to as a tilting post originally and may still be. .

I've answered on this link Ann. .

I don't think there is any retail supplier of a tilting seatpost, a Chinese made one just appears on one or two makes of e-bike, most notably on the eZee range of e-bikes. Seatposts come in many diameters, but if by a happy coincidence your bike post size matches the eZee one, you might be able...

There are some suitable e-bikes with powerful hill climbing to match your need and the following are in your budget, from sound companies and having the higher powered motors. I don't know your height so please let us know if you are of shorter than average stature to ensure all these will fit...

The DfT is the most likely to be able to answer a question on their legality or otherwise, but I've sometimes found it difficult to get the right answer from them for something they are unfamiliar with. For example, not long ago this year I asked them two questions about the forthcoming L1e-A...

The position isn't clear at present. Any light motorised vehicle must normally be type approved and registered unless it's one of the categories excluded in the EU 168/2013 two and three wheel and quadricycle type approval regulations. The nearest to an exemption in that regulation is in...

I once had one of the Airzound pressure horns. It was devastatingly loud but drivers never realised it could be coming from a bike so just looked all around in puzzlement. On the other hand, pedestrians needed a change of underwear each time I used it, so in the end I took it off the bike and...

Thanks VictoryV, I also noted the longer guarantee on the panels which is another benefit. .

Yes, a well done from me too, truly enterprising and richly deserving of success. .

Thanks for the information, clearly the in situ installation works well for you. However, I can't see any installation cost or mentions of the varying time period depreciations of the various components of the installation. They will of course radically change the position. .

I did of course read your post and sympathise much more than you perhaps realise. But much of that sympathy is also for the fact that your cycling is such a miserable experience. I don't expect urban cycling to be exactly a delight, but I do expect it to at least leave me reasonably happy with...

As far from clear as that seems at times! ;) .