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To which I'd add the quality of all their products I've known has been exceptionally high.

The information on the Panasonic chargers is in my Panasonic support website on this link, but I don't know if the chargers supplied with the Kalkhoffs equipped with 26 volt Kalkhoff-BMZ batteries are the same. I would think it would have higher charge rate capability, otherwise a full charge...

Don't worry Tom, this situation will remain unchanged. Transport policy is the domain of the EU as repeatedly laid down in that institution's agreed measures. The market for bureaucracy free pedelecs is so huge in northern mainland Europe that it now cannot be changed without causing a...

The 24 amp would give a small improvement in performance, larger capacity being more willing to give up current. For similar reasons it should be longer lasting due to the lower frequency of charging and the potentially smaller drain before recharging meaning less charging stress.

It's the fifth item along in the dark blue header band that commences with Home.

The DfT attitude to any mention of more power or speed is always very negative Dave, but I haven't completely lost hope of one day having an S class variant. The fact that these are governed by vehicle-like rules on number plates, insurance etc which member governments can freely add to could...

I thought you hadn't answered for a moment John, but then realised you'd included your answer inside the quote markings. Those of us who've used Shimano hub gears for many years quite trouble free don't agree with all that you say of course. And as someone who first serviced Sturmey Archer hub...

Being pedantic there is one little known 26 volt Panasonic crank drive battery that won't fit, but I very much doubt you'll ever come across one. It's the 26 volt 15 Ah (later 16 Ah) battery for the BikeTec X bike, a top quality full suspension trail bike. That battery is laterally fatter and...

Why would you want to aim so low?

Here's the 50cycles contact page with the entire Bristol branch information and map on this link.

It might seem that way, but our batteries are amazingly tough when subjected to accidents. Have a look at this link on my website. .

Primarily it gives a more normal bicycle-like ratio of chainwheel to rear sprocket than the 37 tooth which is rather low geared in most cycling conditions. .

It looks immaculate, a potential bargain for a cyclist who appreciates that generation Panasonic's bike-like characteristics.

But we had the even higher power eZee motor setups previously, plus a wide choice of high powered German Heinzmanns, both at power levels easily up to and even beyond today's. The Currie Electrodrive earlier versions were far higher powered, even at one time with 900 watts. Even the humble...

The later Nexus have been ok since the hub gear part is the same as the current Alfine. The Nexus bad name was mostly gained by the first ones which had a very high failure rate, but within a year the design was changed and the second generation was trouble free for most. Of course Alfine is a...

This is the first time I've looked in the blog section and it more than confirms my past suspicions that blogs in general are probably mostly nonsense worth avoiding. The Heinzmanns were at least a bright spot in the stupidity, so thanks for posting about them John, though I fear you'll need to...

Though I accept it's not intentional, this is not a good comparison. The Shimano 4 speed hub gear had nothing like the reliability of their others and as a result was discontinued back in 2005 and has never been replaced. Since then their hub gears have generally been reliable and are...

Thanks for the link Mike, great photos. As you'll see from my site, I deliberately mainly use low cost, often pocketable common consumer cameras to try to encourage others to go beyond routine family photos and see what such cameras are capable of with a little effort.

It's impossible to give an absolutely foolproof way, but in reality the chance of anyone acting sensibly being prosecuted is so negligible that we don't need to worry. As shown in a current thread, cwah has been stopped by someone who either was or was not a police officer, but I doubt any of...

Just a lifelong interest in the natural world, coupled with photography Mike. From a very early age I was fascinated in what my family termed bugs, primarily insects and the other small creatures that are so widely ignored. They are so full of interest. Take this spider in my avatar, Pisaura...