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It's true that Panasonic were using torque sensing very early on e-bikes, and they actually started life as a bicycle manufacturer long before getting into electronics. They still are one of Japan's largest bicycle manufacturers. The founder of the company, Konosuke Matsushita grew up with a...

That's good, we usually ask for the first half of the postcode since that can give greater accuracy in most UK areas. Postcodes were probably derived from the sales cell system though, and are related to population, so that can be a problem. Someone gave me a central Wales first-half postcode...

The four speed Shimano hub gear that was on one of the Lafree range for a while suffered numerous failures and as a result, Shimano discontinued it. That was replaced by the SRAM 5 speed and later the SRAM 7 speed hub gear, but they suffered a very slow downward gear change. Trying to rush...

You're in crE, riding on Church Road: Map Link .

I won't hold my breath waiting for atomic scale energy realisation! :D As I posted though, the rate of improvements are slowing and are snails pace in some respects. As you said, converting - slowly. .

Indeed, but for some while now we do seem to have hit a brick wall in many respects. The gains over the last decade have been mostly in service life which has been greatly improved as the chemistries have been refined. The best examples have two to three times the life of those of seven years...

Few new battery technologies announced ever make it to the market. In most cases the claimed advantage turns out to be trade-off against other desirable characteristics. Those that we use are an optimum balance between all the main factors of capacity, charge rate, discharge rate, weight, bulk...

Someone adopting an e-bike for the first time often finds the power disappointing Taz, this is a common complaint. The 250 watts rating is a nominal one, they do vary considerably in their actual power, and your Twist Express is recognised to be a moderate power model, in the middle of what is...

Hot lunch! :D .

Yes, like I remarked they don't want to be fiddling with their bikes, they just ride them. I wouldn't be surprised if they never inflate but leave that to the bike shop on their rare visits to one for a repair. .

Tom, you really are unbelievable. First you say the EAPC regulations are redundant and don't have the decency to acknowledge that you were wrong when this case proves your error. You also said that the EU regulations have force in the UK instead, but once again you don't have the decency to...

But just as much because they don't like to spend time fiddling with adjustments on a utility vehicle. They just want to be able to get on and ride, day after day with no trouble, and at their leisurely speeds and low effort input, the bikes really do last for years. .

It hasn't changed much John, apart from having many more cyclists now, but I don't see how they need to cycle like that, they make it tense. I don't and have never done in London. I'm more like the Dutch, normal street clothes, no helmet, utility bikes, sensible speeds and taking in all the...

Me too, and how I'd love that uplifting experience of seeing all those relaxed and happy cycling people on a daily basis here in London. What I see instead is all to often grim-faced, helmeted, lycra clad wannabee race cyclists flying along as if their lives depended on it. Barmy. .

But what sensible bikes they are, upright, comfortable, mudguards, sound carriers and panniers, thoroughly practical, as is not wearing a helmet. And the kids are as practical, noticed a teenager riding a Kudos Duke style twin crossbar traditional bike with a front carrier and completely...

Maybe a mirror will help you see it David. Alternatively, if you have a digital camera, you could set it for macro (close up) and held at arms length photograph the label, reading it in comfort later from the screen. .

Steady Silverdream, substantial exaggeration there. The retail replacement cost of the Panasonic crank units is typically £500 in the UK and €500 in mainland Europe, certainly not £800. If someone wants to charge you that, tell them where to go. Lithium batteries in our UK retail market...

Because e-bike law is in a tangled mess in the UK and car law isn't. .

Neither bikes nor cars are insured in this way Phill. That is personal liability insurance which is an optional feature of some home policies. It certainly cannot be relied on. .

There being no signs of availability after more then six years probably speaks volumes. If they were so good and reliable, they would surely have appeared in electric cars by now, since that is where the real money and volume potential is. .