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I'm not absolutely convinced Janny is a spambot, but so what if she is, why can't spambots have posting rights and a desire to learn? When the human race dies out as it certainly will far into the future, this world may well continue to be populated with advanced electronic beings. Who will...

I have an excellent record when it comes to avoiding falling off to either side, but for avoiding falling off forwards or backwards I haven't a clue! This is already a very rare skill unpowered and must be even more so powered. Sorry I can't help, it sounds a bit scary! .

Indeed, and in view of your towing a trailer as well, perhaps a crank drive unit kit utilising the bike's gears will be best at allowing a legal motor to cope. .

And there's another advantage of the kit route. If a fault does crop up, your husband who fitted the kit will be much more familiar with its parts and so will more easily follow advice from here in fixing it. In your remote spot that's a valuable asset. .

That's certainly the more recent EU view. The much earlier view often decades ago of various governments in Britain, Europe and Japan before e-bikes were generally present was based on their view of common utility cycling speeds. The Japanese actually regarded that as 15 kph and all cycling...

A widely shared sentiment. I firmly believe that the power of a vehicle is a matter for designers and not legislators and it seems the European Parliament agred since they passed a full removal of pedelec power limits proposal to the EU Commission for approval. The Commission rejected it...

They haven't been present at all in the mass market that I was speaking of since they are quite recent, and I'm not too sure if they will be in future. They are certainly a tiny minority of the existing e-bikes on UK roads. But if as supplied they don't have a 25 kph cut-off they are...

Not so much my thoughts as the evidence from the cycling countries, if they cycle they e-bike also, regardless of assist speeds. Running e-bikes with derestriction is often mentioned in here but we must not think it's widespread, that would be a big mistake. It's largely only some of the...

Me too at slower speeds. I once had a 22mph assist e-bike but quickly stopped using that speed and it was the shortest owned e-bike I've had. I much prefered the legal assist to 15/16 mph e-bike I also had, for it's goggle-free comfort in cold or windy or dusty conditions. The difference...

Being typical or not isn't relevant, the point I was clearly making is that their success with e-bikes is entirely due to having that large cycling population and nothing to do with having faster e-bikes. Germany also has a large cycling population and therefore the second largest...

Sorry, but there is a very big difference, the CBT and driving test. If the evidence supported this I would agree, but it doesn't. The Netherlands has by an immense margin the most successful pedelec/e-bike market in the western world and they don't have the S class. As I've often posted in...

It's not a catch 22, since a 350 watt is not a pedelec in European law and has never been intended to be registered in the UK. It's designed as a fast S class e-bike and sits in an EU moped L class which is currently only allowed by Germany's national government, the market these were designed...

Unfortunately you can, but it's not right to say there's a catch 22 in place since there are classes for faster two wheelers. The position is perfectly clear. A bicycle may have an assistance motor within prescribed limitations which permit it to still remain a bicycle in law and be ridden by...

A rather silly and hopelessly inaccurate response. I am not in any way related or commercially connected to Cyclezee or eZee Kinetics, but I do know a lot about the e-bike commercial world. My original e-bike was Giant's one successful model, the Lafree Twist Lite which was current from 2001...

I agree yours is a very nice stylish e-bike and am sure it's only the very small size of the market for this type of e-bike and the time of year that has prevented it selling at £1000. I do think you overrate Giant where e-bikes are concerned though. Big as they are, they have produced some...

Most ordinary bikes can have a kit motor fitted, and these come in various types. There's front wheelhub motors, rear wheelhub motors and crank motors that drive through the bike's chain to assist the rider. The latter often replaces the existing bottom bracket in the frame. There are good...

The bike sizes vary considerably so please let us know your height to give us a starting point. Also would you prefer a step-through frame, asking since some women like a crossbar one. .

Welcome to the forum Shetland Wife, I hope it won't be too long before you get an e-bike and start enjoying the freedom it can give. I'm already visuallising you cycling along with a host of miniature dogs running alongside, could be fun! :D .

A pleasure Noel. The transmision on the Panansonic crank unit bikes can be a bt fiddly to set up working ok, but works well when all is right. .

Yes, that is a bit too tight. Normally the thing to do then is adjust the chain a little at the back wheel. That might seem like the same thing but perversely it usually works, but of course this only applies if you have a hub gear version. If it does have a hub gear, try moving the wheel...