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I returned to cycling with the help of electric bikes a few years ago and managed to build my fitness levels to the extent I no longer need the electric assist. I built up a fair amount of DIY kit which I've now decided to sell off as we need the space. If you've opened this thread you...

I notice Stephen Fry's new series that starts tonight on channel 4 is about high tech commuting and features a look at an odd looking electric scooter thing. Could be worth a look.

Just had the following email from Brompton. I guess the official Ebrompton product is still going to take a while... Hello Many of you have been writing to ask about the eBrompton, which we were planning to launch about now. The eBrompton project depended heavily on one supplier who has...

As part of my drive to make my bike less of an inconvenience in the hallway (see also my previous thread about folding handlebars), I'm now also looking for some pedals that can either be easily removed or folded. The MKS FD-7 folding pedals seem popular and I'll probably go for those but...

While researching folding bikes (http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/charging-post/11437-anyone-tried-montague-folding-bike.html) which I thought would ease my bike storage problem, I came across a set of handlebars that can easily rotate 90 degrees (http://flipphandle.com/). Flecc pointed me at an...

I'm intrigued by these. I live in a small house and my bike usually lives in the hallway much to the annoyance of my wife. If we know we're having people round, I do sometimes move it downstairs into the basement but that's a bit of struggle with a full sized bike. I used a Brompton for a year...

As I've been riding non-electric for nearly a year I've been thinking it's time for me to sell my electric brompton kit. You can read all about it here: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/electric-bicycles/6859-my-diy-electric-brompton-project.html What's included in the sale is most of the...

I got wet yet again this morning - however the advantage that bikes can reach the places other vehicles can't reach was a very useful one to me today as I came across a slight obsticle on my route. See here for pictures: Weather to cycle? :-)

Hi, I have a new brushless sensorless controller which I'm using as part of a new DIY build. I've figured out what most of the connections are for but there are two 3 pin connectors one with red, black and green wires, the other has red, black and blue. Both are carrying 5V on the red and black...

Do Hub Motors require any maintenance? e.g. should they be stripped down and regreased at any point to ensure maximum life?

If a fork on a bike has 'Clix dropouts' will there be any issues with fitting a motor? It looks like clix is some fancy quick release mechanism for a hub but I'm not sure what the significance is to the dropouts. Presumably the dropouts will still be standard 10mm?

I'm still considering my next bike purchase and am weighing up the pros/cons of hub gears. I keep reading they involve much lower maintenance than deraileur which I really like the sound of, but I'm trying to quantify it. I do approx 3000 miles per year on roads that can get very muddy/gritty...

I have a broken Tongxin motor as reported near the end of this thread: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/electric-bicycles/7300-electric-brompton-stopped-working.html? Basically the problem is that the motor makes a noise and you can hear something spinning inside but the wheel doesn't turn...

Hi, I've decided my next bike must have disk brakes given the rate I'm getting through brake blocks and wheel rims. It also will have to be a retrofit because I'm restricted on where I can buy the bike under my company's cycle to work scheme. The motor can be front or rear hub. My only...

I'm really tempted by the idea of purchasing a bike such as this: Flight 04 - Ridgeback the plan being to fit a Bafang front hub motor. But then I notice it has got carbon forks. Websites such as this make me nervous about carbon forks: Busted Carbon Should I steer clear of the...

I've decided my ideal low maintenance bike would have disk brakes and hub gears. Assuming I decide to go for one or other of these bikes: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/electric-bicycles/7399-chosing-bike-electrification.html#post93263 or similar, what are my options for front hub...

Around March/April timeframe my company is likely to make the purchase of a new bike available under the cycle to work scheme. It's only open for one month and will more than likeley be restricted to bikes purchased from Evans. I'm starting to think through options. While I really like my...

There looks to be a new kit available some time in 2011: Falco It looks a bit lighter than the Nano and fits within the Bromton forks without modification. The wireless controller is a nice touch too. Could be one to watch!

After approx 700 miles my DIY project: http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/electric-bicycles/6859-my-diy-electric-brompton-project.html? has developed a fault. :( The symptoms are that the motor judders a little but then goes silent when pressing the throttle button. Actually it did the...

I'm looking to get a new bike for each of my daughters for Christmas. One is aged 8, the other is 6. Does anyone have any recommendations? The last bike I bought for the 8 year old (when she was 6) was a relatively cheapy one from Argos but it's very heavy and she always struggled to...