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I think Land Rovers are designed to let a little oil seep out of the transmission. It splashes around the chassis and stops too much rust taking hold:D And anyway, speed bumps are evil. Many are too high and scrape cars whatever speed they go over them. The square ones are especially bad as the...

Wow, this certainly has been a busy thread..... Just picking up on a few points I have heard along the way: Does, as somebody suggested, the motor really need to have a aticker on it stating the power? My TongXin does not. I know it is 180 watts and is well within the boundaries from a...

The pound is in the post....

I agree that 20mph would be great but I also think it would add significantly to accidents. For my part I am cycling up around this speed anyway and only want the assistance if I start falling away from that speed such as on hills and into headwinds. The bike will never totally replace a car...

One word of warning, kids get very cold on bikes. My son hated the child seat and I think the cold was one reason. They are just sat there not generating any real heat and their small body mass cools quickly. There is also quite a wind chill factor. If they can't yet talk they can't tell you the...

Well, I'm clearly just a baby at 36. BM.

Hi, I'm pleased that 50 Cycles have got you sorted and hope that you will have good success with the new battery. I think there must be about 6 people on this furum who have returned batteries. Given that stated failure rate, you are a have odds a little under 28000 to 1 to get 2 duds in a...

Well, leave 2 locks at work then :D

Well this is splitting hairs a bit but: kryptonite lock - 3Kg - leave at work so no need to carry. the rack - 700g - say 500g for a good light one the panniers - 2Kg - these are mighty heavy panniers - one side of the heavy duty Ortileb Roller Classic = 775g would be ample for most...

I agree up to a point..... but the Cytronex is a fully functional bike as it stands. Admittedly the battery is a bit small but is still good for 20 to 25 miles. Adding a rack and panniers will not add that much and I think mudguards are overated anyway. The bike already has lights. Just as it...

Not that it is in production anymore but I think the Brompton Nano was lighter than the Cytronex. I suspect there are some 'toy' bikes that are lighter still. BM

Hi, I would certainly be interested in one of these providing it can be easily accommodated by a Dahon folder. If somebody has accurate dimensions I would be keen to see them. I don't mind tweaking the forks a bit and maybe a couple of spacers are needed to clearance higher up the forks...

Can't comment on e-crazyman as I have had no dealings but I am more than happy with Li Ping and JohnP and have had direct dealings :D Also, I am impressed with the Wisper staff and Powabyke staff. I like down to earth honesty. Of course all suppliers have a vested interest but I have noted...

Pictures: Now, I know the wiring is, ummm, a little poor shall we say. This was jury-rigged. I was still deciding what to do, was thinking of putting the controller on an IP rated box. Think I will leave it as it is and solder and heat shrink all the cables. I will get some trunking to...

Did another run this morning. Like a muppet I didn't note my time of departure accurately but my wife assures me she looked at the clock before I left so I have a rough idea. I was out for no more than 1 hour 15 and probably about 1 hour 5. I managed 21 miles with a downhill from the Mendips...

Frank, The issue has been the distance between the front wheel and the mounting bosses on the forks. With the V brakes I have there is not enough room to fit the brake blocks with the proper spacer washers. I have no washers on the inside which makes adjustment a little harder but they are...

Been hard to tell with the wind lately. I think the anassisted speed is about 16mph. With no load the motor turns at 18.4mph (not too sure how well calibrated my cycle computer is mind). I think there is noticable assitance upto about 17.5 mph. It is not so windt today so I think I might go out...

I used a V1 Ping at 10ah 36v. It was bought in a long configuration about 28cm x 10.5 x 8.7. This turned out to be a mistake so I took it apart and reconfigured it into more of a square. Having had a go at this I am impressed with Ping's duct tape skills, my attempt was not quite so tody :D...

Hi, was going to have a go at building the wheel myself but work has been mad so didn't have much free time. Cost 70 pounds at the local bike shop. Most good bike shops will be happy to do this. I think it was 35 for the rim and 35 for the spokes and labour. The other bike shop I asked quoted...

Had the flu and been real busy over Christmas with rels but eventually got out on the bike. First conditioning run and very cold and very windy. I managed 38 miles before the battery gave out. And that was me being real lazy in places. There were some big hills on the route. I can down off the...