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Out of the blue The frightening thing about bike accidents is that they can come completely out of the blue. I was riding down Newmarket High Street on a quiet Sunday afternoon with no traffic about when a pickup reversed out of a side turning at far too high a speed and bounced me on my...

Job Done - but with additional benefit! I have now taken the plunge and fitted Schwalbe marathon plus tyres on my Mistral. Apart from feeling a little less vulnerable to punctures I find the ride is considerably smoother and softer. I know the lanes round here like the back of my hand...

Thanks Mussells, you seem to have been having a pretty rough times as far as punctures are concerned! I have discovered a firm not too far from me called the Cambridge Bike Company and they are stocking the Marathon Plus range so I am hoping to call in and have a chat with them later this...

Thanks Jerry. Can I take it that the Marathon Plus has both a Kevlar band and a 'squishy' layer? Regards Rod

Thanks for the advice. I have been slightly leaning in that direction. Is it worth thinking about a Kevlar reinforced tyre do you think? I notice that Halfords have some in their lineup although I don't think I would actually buy them from there.

The rear tyre on my Synergie Mistral is now smooth and in need of replacement. I have looked at the various makes suggested on this forum Schwalbe and Continental etc with a view to finding something relatively free from punctures. However I have been baffled by the range of tread patterns...

Hello Old Timer, You are quite right and I explained it rather badly. The new battery has the pin connectors at the bottom but when the top was moved over they seemed to do a bit of simple twiddly stuff with some snap connectors and lo and behold it works! I took it home, plugged in the...

I have had my Synergie Mistral for three years and it has covered thousands of miles. Then the battery went under, giving no more than five miles before it died. I rang Synergie. They had no batteries and could not tell me when they would have any more. Rang the purveyors of the...

Brilliant glasses Incompletely agree about the glasses. I have a pair myself but there is no difficulty in finding them. Go to Homebase and look in the safety goggle section and you will find them there at about the same price. Almost the same thing round in Halford's cycling...

Noise is intentional When I rode the Gocycle over a year ago I questioned the levels of noise made by the motor. I was told that this was deliberate and intended to make it a sort of whizzy machine that might appeal to the young. Frankly I don't know if this will ever be the case. All I...

Mistral button The three green lights indicate the state of charge of the battery when the button is pressed - but don't take too much notice of them. For some reason they don't seem to be in sync with the five red lights you get on the handlebars. I have found that you can be down to one...

You can't believe everything you read in the paper! Rod

My Mistral was already derestricted when I picked it up. In any event I understand they are relatively easy to de-restrict. Hope you get as much fun out of yours as I have had from mine. Rod

If you take the batteries off the bikes the weight need not be a problem. Happy travelling. Rod

What the hell is BYD? Rod

Many thanks for that bit of advice. I was coming round to thinking it must be something like that. I notice one person on the web describes the switch positions as "quirky" and that seems to sum it up. All I have to do now is get the message across! Thanks Rod

Can anyone give me a run down on the Powacycle Windsor rocker switch? It seems to have three positions which I assume controls the level of Pedelec assistance. However I gather it switches in and out the twistgrip. Is this correct? Do you get Pedelec assistance in any of the three...

Hello Sammy Just noticed a mistake un my reply to you. It is the Synergie that has the mudguards, front suspension etc - I believe I said Wisper. Of course the Wisper has very good front suspension but rather rudimentary mudguards and no chainguard. I certainly would not recommend a...

Synergie Mistral All I can tell you is that I have owned a Synergie Mistral for about a year and it is a thoroughly comfortable, practical and pleasant to ride bike. The lighting kit that comes with it is rubbish but the rest of the bike is of a very reasonable standard for the price. I...

Thanks Mussels. I take your point and won't treat it as a personal insult! Rod