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No, it's not legal since it doesn't comply with either possible law. On the road it would have to have viable pedals, and powered on the pavement it would have to be pedestrian controlled, which it clearly isn't. The question of whether someone on wheels can be a pedestrian in some...

My experiences too, the Shimano hubdynos having no discernable drag. In contrast the bottle dynamo on the Lafree Lite e-bike that I owned and shown below had a suprising amount of drag, engaging it was actually worse than having a two wheeled trailer attached on the flat:

Some of our e-bikes have a throttle that only operates while pedalling continuously, so if 250 watt rated, those possibly comply to a major extent with EU law, which requires all assistance to stop when pedalling stops. There is a problem with power phase down, here is the law explaining the...

This thread is a duplicate, there is a second one now at two pages long, continuing on this link. .

Yes they have them still, not surprising since today's better cycle lighting firms still make bottle dynamos. I had a pair of Maxxis tyre on a bottle dynamo e-bike which were branded as "For Electric Bike" on the sidewalls, and they had the serrated sidewalls. Both my eZee bikes had Kendas...

With only 10 miles a day to cover, that eZee Sprint Primo I mentioned before can be with the standard battery at £749. That has a Nexus three speed hub gear, enough gear range for your fairly easy route. .

To give a choice there's also the eZee Sprint Primo, standard battery 11Ah but optional 15 or 20Ah The 15Ah would be plenty for your need and this is another powerful e-bike which would be within your budget with that larger battery. .

But that's not how they wear. When hard and soft materials are in friction, it's the hard material that suffers the wear. I remember over sixty years ago when most of Britain commuted by bike and bottle dynamos were commonplace and used daily for a large part of the year, the serrations on...

Possibly you don't! :) I was very careful to post the following, not against having a camera for when there is a genuine need such as evidence, but using it against other road users such as in public online videos: "Personally I'm strongly opposed to the use of bike cams against other road...

You'll find the pin-out details on this webpage of my Panasonic support website Dee. I've never discovered a Lafree compatible NiMh charger in the UK. .

Best wishes from me too. Here is a link to message the administrator for registering as a trade member. .

That sounds like the dishonest shop assistant saying to the magistrates, "But I only took some of the money in the till". ;) .

While I agree on your point about thuggery, I can't excuse the cyclist's behaviour. Section 5 of the 1986 Public Order Act used to mean that "threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour" might be deemed a criminal offence. A House of Lords intervention resulted in the word insulting...

Hi Sav, long time no hear since 2009. Good to hear that cell pack from Batteryspace has lasted so well. .

Thanks Eddie, seems a driver edited this version! ;) .

True, but if he saw the driver on the phone his camera should have caught it and I'd have thought it would have been shown it as a still. The stills only show the passenger in the van. Either way his shout was ill-advised to say the least. .

It's clearly on the soundtrack, the shout of "Get off the phone you muppet". Whether a passenger is using a mobile is no business of a cyclist, he is clearly asking for trouble. While not in any way condoning the driver's appalling actions, such a bossy attitude from the cyclist makes me...

I can't see any pedestrian crossing Eddie, only a yellow box junction? .

If your government approves it's possible to have a separate class between pedelecs and mopeds, such as Germany's S class which permits 500watt rating and 45 kph assist. The regulations for that are fixed by the national government. A second option applies when the law is first imposed, in...

I was going by this recent post in here Tinu, but it seems from what you say that the Endless Sphere post is incorrect. :( There are certain circumstances where member states can vary this law, which is why I had accepted the posted information. .