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Thanks for that, it gives me a start!

Hi all - I'm an electric bike owner, previously a Kalkhoff, now a Brompton electric bought because I really do need that unique fold for public tranport carriage into London, making the price worth every penny. I've had the Brompton a couple pf years and am now a bit out of touch with the...

I earlier on reported on problems with my Brompton Electric with cut outs and anomalies in power delivery that developed a while after I bought it. I took the bike in to Brompton Junction in Covent Garden and they upgraded the firmware. That was a month ago. It has transformed the bike. Power...

I have an electric Brompton with what seems to be a problem. It will sometimes show two battery charge LEDs, numbers 2 and 5. These will flash on and off and the bike loses power. This can occur whatever the state of the battery. It's not a matter of bad contacts. I fond the problem was...

I've just eBayed my Kalkhoff Tasman and got £425 for it. I bought it in November 2009 so that is a depreciation rate of around 75% based on 3 years ownership, 80% or so based on 2 years and 9 months. Given the cost and my mileage this works out at 42p per mile. I've decided not to replace...

Thanks folks. eBay it is then.

Absolutely! Quoting dictionaries and sources is useless with a living changing thing like English. It is almost as if someone 'owns' the language and can say what is right or wrong. What makes English unique is that it is the only language in the world where there are more non-native speakers...

When I read of all these folk wanting to make new laws I just have to laugh. Is there legislation against using mobile phones on the move? Against littering? Large dogs must wear muzzles must they not? Motorways are limited to 70mph. Cyclists must not cross red lights . Cyclists must have...

I'm looking to sell my Kalkhoff Tasman, 3 years old and 80% battery capacity showing. I need to maximise my take, obviously - any experiences of the best places to advertise? It's quite a specialized area and I feel maybe eBay is not the best outlet,

I spend a large chunk of my year in France and I can only say that the French are very little different from the English. I do speak French which helps but I am always surprised by definitive statements about 60 million people as if they were all alike and of one opinion. Would anyone speak...

True. It seems there is little real development in ebikes to discuss at the moment and I suppose with power type and restrictions by law and the bicycle itself being fully mature and developed, there is not much to discuss that is strictly ebike concerned. Bosch motors and so on are good but...

Isn't that exactly what many people here don't like? Why do you feel the need to plug your choice of bike? I ride a Kalkhoff. It suits me and may suit others and I'm happy to explain my choice. Others do that and we all learn which is what I like about this forum. But I am confident in my...

Yes, dear ;)

I am not a mathematician but that premise is patently a logical absurdity. Numbers were invented by human beings as a description of an object or a number of objects. This quantity was defined as one, that as two. Any attempt to make one equal to two is just toying with language. Any attempt to...

Just as ramming Shakespeare down kids' throats at age 11 tends to turn them off it, so people who push too hard for a marque, constantly feel the need to try top browbeat others into agreement and justify their choice loudly damage the marque they attempt to help. It starts to look like that's...

I said nothing of the sort. You won't find over-enthusiastic anywhere in my post. How wonderfully patronizing! If you are going to be rude might be an idea to read what I write first. What you seem to do is read what you want me to have said and then reply to that. But even so, I don't see...

Riding closer to the kerb? The last thing we should be encouraging. We are perfectly legitimate users of the road. If a cyclists is forced into the side of the road that is their fault, they should position themslves better. I don't use or need a throttle but I can see the sense of all the...

I get the impression with some people that they rather feel the need to browbeat others into agreeing. That's what I meant by getting emotional about a bit of machinery. The more emotional the argument, the less veracity it probably has or at least that's what I find. A good decision can be...

It was a spoof, humorous story, of course. I'm sure someone, somewhere took it seriously but as the saying goes, whatever it is someone somewhere will take it too seriously.

As you say, whatever the veracity of this, it is bound to happen sooner or later. If you up the power beyond the legal limit you are riding without tax or insurance. It is the same principal as with my air rifle. I could tune it easily beyond the 12ft lb legal limit but if I do I will need a...