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Thanks. Its there i just couldn't see it !

Does that have to be correct? It could be the dynamo only takes power from the riders pedalling (like it does on an ordinary bike)

Hi Trek, where did you order it from? Volt don't seem to make it any more, at least I can't see it on their website.

Theres certainly a lot to be said for converting a bike to electric, in that You won't have the issues that potentially lurk regards spares and ending up with a bike that's unusable when the manufacturer stops supporting it. But then if you go for front wheel drive (easiest conversion?) do you...

I suspect its more that its students urban place with a lot of bikes around hence more bikes to steal.

I'm new here, i dont know if its allowed to discuss that.

If theft is a problem where you'll be leaving the bike, and since 10km isn't actually that far (dont forget, its an electric bike !), and if its per day so only 5km each way , how about a folder that you can take into work?

My experience also, the more I know about a thing Which reviews, the less I'm impressed by it.

It won't be legal to do (2). Re (1) are you pedalling or just using the throttle? If the latter, I think its merely engaging walk mode (up to 4mph) then stopping when it gets to that speed. Rinse and repeat. Did you buy the bike thinking you could just use the throttle without pedalling...

Friends of mine have a Saturday (One each) and love them, had them fir three years and no issues. They have the step through type with swept back handles which I suppose you won't be getting but anyway on that sample of two reliability is good.

Great question. In general, bike vendors want to sell bikes rather than batteries. And if you look at all the bikes there are now, there are so many different sizes and shapes and connections for batteries, that you would need a cottage industry that replaced the cells inside the existing...

the fits really well with the guy on YouTube who cycles up Mt Ventoux on an electric Brompton (conversion), looking at the details it seems he uses about 300wh battery (two 180wh batteries but I don't think uses all of second one) to climb 5000ft which is about 1500 metres Id guess. And...

Is it as bad as that? Eg if it's 20 miles of upward hills on the way out, then it's 20 miles downhill coming back, so 20miles that can cope with mostly upwards is good enough, or if it's 10 miles up 10 miles down outward, it's still only 20 miles up in total. Would a suitably geared bike For...

Wow. Think it would be easier (and maybe cheaper) to buy small electric moped?

Cant get my head round this. It's obvious how they work if the power comes from the main chainwheel, eg a bottom bracket motor, or just your own legs, the smaller the cog on the derailleur the faster the wheel turns for each rotation of the cog. But when the motor is on the same wheel /hub as...

Rohloff are the "rolls royce" of hub gears, there are a few others that are much cheaper and do sort of the same job. But in any case you'd be out of luck with your bike in terms of using the motor. P.s Impractical to adjust that bike (obviously anything can be done ata price) id say you...

The "battery breakthrough de jour" as Elon Musk once said. There's always something radically new being touted, and there's, so far, always been a catch. Density, or cost or charge cycles or size or safety. Current (ha ha) lithium batteries are also improving at such a speed that whatever...

ps i guess its in the eye of the beholder because when i look at that woosh bike it seems festooned with wires to me :)

Well i was talking to the Swytch kit, which certainly seems to involve a extra 3 or 4 wires, on top of the 2 brakes and gear cable you'd have anyway. Here's pic from a vid of someone's bike they converted

Tempting, I looked at the Swytch conversion kit but judging by youtube vids, Id have to get someone to fit it for me to avoid me destroying a decent bike , and the mass of wires affects my OCD. Plus, with an extra battery added for range, i doubt the cost would be much different to a purpose...