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    Wisper Crash "test"

    Last Thursday, on my way home from work, I was turning a corner onto an incline, so trying to keep as much momentum as possible, when the front wheel lost all grip on the road with enevitable consequences. I ended up with four stitches in my chin, and being generally the worse for wear. I...
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    E-bike standardisation anyone?

    I'd like to start a discussion about the lack of common standards of manufacture and interface between the components of e-bikes. It seems to me, that if there were say a standard connector and wiring configuration (& control voltages etc.) for brake lever cut-outs & throttles, then it would...
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    A ray of hope?

    Nissan have obviously found it ecconomically viable to use the UK as a base for battery production: BBC NEWS | Business | Nissan to create hundreds of jobs. I wonder if this could be the start of a trend that would see cheap(er) e-bike batteries being made here too.....Pure speculation I know...
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    Fancy automatic transmission?

    Just found this, looks interesting, it'd need a front hub motor though. Fallbrook Technologies
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    Battery leasing

    If the battery prices contiue to rocket, maybe manufacturers will be tempted by this buisiness model:Buy the car, lease the battery - Springwise It'd reduce the initial outlay for the customer at least, and all that would be required is for the owner to plug their battery into their PC every...
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    Wisper 905se City (2008)

    Well, my odometer hit the big 1k today (applause, applause – bows modestly), so I thought I’d do the decent thing and write a review for the benefit of anyone who might be interested… Pros: Power control options – there’s a throttle/pedelec combination for every occasion, and it all...
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    Wisper 1000mile review

    Wisper 905se City (2008 model) 1000mile review Well, my odometer hit the big 1k today (applause, applause – bows modestly), so I thought I’d do the decent thing and write a review for the benefit of anyone who might be interested… Pros: Power control options – there’s a throttle/pedelec...
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    Wisper battery update query

    Hi all at Wisper, It seems from reading your website, that you're about to/ have just changed the battery connection system for the 905se, having just bought one with the old plug-in connection I'd like to ask if these batteries will still be available when the time comes for a replacement...