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Thank you all who took part in this thread with advice. Today I took delivery of a Batribike Diamond from a local Dealer, Easygo Cycles Linlithgow. It has a Throttle which goes from zero to Max Speed without any use of the pedals. Move off. a press of the thumb and you are wafting. The Dealer...

There is a chink of light, I contacted Batribike builders of one of the bikes I'm interested in who have a dealer near to me and I quote. Good Afternoon On January 1st the law changed regarding the use of throttles, any bike that was produced before 1st January 2016 can have a full speed...

How do you increase speed by pedalling very, very slowly?

Well, I visited some shops and mailed some online suppliers and the answer is all the same "a throttle, if fitted is limited to 4mph" so you can walk the bike in the event of a puncture. I was getting excited there for a while about joining the E-Bike fraternity, but this is a complete deal...

Hi all and thank you for your helpful advice, I have visited a few Bike Shops one in particular in Linlithgow who only deals in Electrics, not a huge selection, but very good quality. He did offer me a test but I was short on time, I will go back because he has most on view.

Thank you both for your quick reply, I'm just looking for a Tour bike, step through type, and an easy life on the road, no mountains or rough trails. I'm an oldie.

Hi all, just starting out and hope to have a Bike this year. Been looking around the shops and am getting the impression new Bikes can't be driven with the Throttle alone, you must pedal above 4 mph Is this true, or am I hearing and reading things wrong. I would rather not pedal continuously.