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It's been quite a while since I have been on the site and have forgotten who the best guys for advice are and so I hope someone can help me. This is a bit of a fun project. My commute is a 36km undulating round trip, starting at 4 am. I am 57 now and sometimes I feel I could do with some...

Does anyone know if Powerpedals is on holiday at the moment? Steve

Jannie rode her Tonaro Compy to work the other day and parked it in the bike shed. When she came out the rear brake lever and gears were frozen solid. I had the bike in the house for a couple of hours today and everything thawed out and worked fine. After about 10 minutes outside they were...

I have a friend who has a Dawes Kalahari and needs some advice about converting it. He knows about motorbikes but not cycles. Who is the best person to give him some advice about buying a kit? Steve

I ride 2 motorbikes. One has a chain and the other has a cardan shaft. Maintaing the shaft bike is so much easier and cheaper than the train. I have seen cardan shaft cycles and just wanted to know if there are any cardan shaft electric bikes? Would there be any technical reasons why a...

I will be getting Jannie a new road bike for her birthday. I would like some suggestions for a very good long distance gel seat please. Steve

Being new to electric bikes this summer, I would like to know if any of the members ride their electric bikes through the winter and what problems, if any arise with the bike itself. I usually ride my street bike through the winter and so am used to the cold and snow etc but a non electric...

I know we are not officially into autumn just yet but it is cold enough in Denmark to be called autumn. We had a wonderful Spring a very wet Summer and now we appear to be having a very nice Autumn, which is bound to be followed by a long, hard winter. Jannie and I are making the most of the...

Just a mention about Phil at Powerpedals and his great customer care. The ratchet went on my Tonaro Enduro and I contacted Phil at Powerpedals and told him. 3 days later I was in my shed with an idiots guide of how to fix it and 2 ratchets. Phil sent an extra one as a "Just in case" for...

A cyclist was hit from behind and killed yesterday, not far from my home. The car driver stated that he was travelling in the same direction as the cyclist but did not see him because of the low sun. I think it is a good idea to ride with your lights on all the time at this time of the...

As some of you may know that as well as owning a Tonaro electric bike I also own motorbikes. I found this interesting experiment on one of my motorbike sites that some of you may like, even if it is for the technical side of things. Electric trail bike - ADVrider Steve

The battery power indicator on my bike is buit into the front light. I don`t like the front light and want to get rid of it but obviously still want a battery indicator. Is there a way I can replace the front light with just a simple indicator panel? Steve

Jannie and I went to a closing down sale at a local electronics store today and we got chatting to a lady in the very long queue. She told Jannie: My son has got a new I Phone. My daughter has got a new I Pad. And my husband has just bought me a new I ron. It was very clever...

Ever since we got Jannies Compy we have had a problem with it. Let me say right from the start that we are in Denmark and Phil from Powerpedals is bending over backwards to fix the problem. What a good man and excellent service. The problem is that the bike surges forward for about 4 pedal...

Not strictly cycling related but I have just discovered Geocaching and have been out on a few trips in my local area to places I have never been before. It is certainly another way of using my Garmin Edge that I have not used before. Do we have any other Geocachers in the club? Nice...

I am having a problem with Jannies Compy. Phil has sent me a new crank sensor with wire and connector attached. Neither the sensor or the connector will go through the hole where all the wires go through to the controller box. Is there a way I can remove the connector push the wires...

Jannies Tonaro Compy arrived yesterday and I have had my Tonaro Enduro for three weeks now. I think we have enough to start our own Tonaro Club now. Coffee and cake at our house every Tuesday night for anyone who wants to come. An hour from the German border. They are great bikes and Phil...

This was going to be aimed at the Tonaro owners but I am sure other bikes out there do not have fastenings for water bottles. I have just ordered 2 water bottle holders for my Enduro and Jannies forthcoming Compy. I ordered them from E-bay and they arrived from China today. They were...

This is just for fun and for those kamakaze riders like me. What is the fastest you have ridden on an e-bike? I have just managed 52 KPH, and that is 32.31 MPH. I did try to go faster but my little legs would not do it. Plus I cheated a bit and turned the power off to go down the hill...

Being new to electric bikes, I have a question about battery connections. I have seen that batteries come in all shapes and sizes but I would like to know if battery connections are standard or does each bike maker produce connections specifically for their bikes so it is difficult to use...