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My 13 year old Batribike Quartz SE Folder now has a worthy successor . I intended to purchase the NCM Paris Folder about 6 years ago but the model was so popular it was out of stock and I bought a mid drive Dapu powered Pro Rider with 700 mm wheels instead . The NCM Folder at the time was £1199...

Moore Large has called in the Receivers . They overstocked bikes after the Pandemic and had to heavily discount to shift them which didn`t cover their Running Costs . The Receivers are selling 35,000 Bikes starting today . They were once the Importers of Sym Scooters and Motorcycles and...

The Mail Online has an article on a German Study of 2,000 Cyclists that suggests that Ebikes won`t help you hit exercise goals . It goes on to claim that Ebikers were 50% less likely to hit weekly exercise targets than normal cyclists . These so called Experts found that Ebikes were 63% more...

These Chargers run hot if they are not fitted with a cooling fan and I have usually placed them on a bean can or similar metal to let air circulate and allow the heat to be absorbed . A neater solution would be to place the Charger on a wire bird feeder to get nearly perfect air circulation all...

After inviting suggestions for getting rid of EU Red Tape , Jacob Rees Mogg has narrowed down 2000 suggestions to 9 . These will be taken forward to get rid of` hated `EU red tape . One of the 9 is to scrap EU power limits on Electric Bikes .

It hasn`t taken long for people in Authority to mention Ebikes in the same breath as EScooters when it comes to Lithium Battery fires . A London Fire Service Person did so yesterday and I noticed someone on You Tube saying that EScooters should be banned for this very reason .

The Transport Secretary will announce on May 10th that Private E Scooters will be legalised for use on our roads . Cue all the anguished Car Drivers moaning about no tax , no insurance , no number plates no helmets , no formal training and anything else that they can think of .

After yesterday`s adventure with my Fat Tyre I thought I would follow the same route on my Batribike Quartz Folder . Before setting off I changed the innertube in the rear tyre . I had been given a slime filled tube as a present and have had nothing but trouble with it . Slime oozing out ...

Punctures in any bike are a nuisance but the thought of getting one in a 20x4 in. tyre did worry me . For 3 years and 2500 miles my rides on this machine were trouble free , until today . I never leave home on any of my Ebikes without a battery powered Inflator and a puncture repair spray . In...

An EBIKE Rider has been terrorising people on the sea front at Rhos- on- Sea , N.Wales and the Police want to catch him. They have his machine after he fell off and ran away according to the local Paper . They would like him to come forward and re-claim his Bike. Judging by the size of the Motor...

Jacob Rees Mogg is looking for EU Regulations to be binned and asking for suggestions . Firstly I suggested that Creosote should be available for Individuals to purchase in small quantities, as Water Based Preservatives are hopeless at protecting Fences and Sheds . My other suggestion involved...

A video of a £3000 Ebike being stolen in broad daylight in London appeared on a Newspaper Site yesterday . Passers by didn`t seem bothered, but one Person video`d the one minute operation . A British designed D lock called Hiplok D1000 has been reviewed in the Cycle and Motorcycling Press and...

For several months I had been suffering from this while riding my favourite routes on my Lanarkshire ebikes Fat Tyre . When it failed after 20 miles on a particular hill near my home I resolved to do something about it, as I need 25-27 miles . The present Silver Fish Battery is 36V 10Ah so I...

While on a short ride yesterday on my Lanarkshire E BIKES SR 20 Fat Tyre , I suffered a power failure and a blank LCD meter . I thought it strange as I knew the Battery was nearly fully charged and only 2 years old . On finishing my 2 mile unpowered ride home I checked the output Voltage of the...

Well the Welsh Government have called them this . A Business has been set up by two people in Ruthin , N Wales to convert bicycles to Ebikes under a Social Enterprise Scheme . To read about the Enterprise see www.drosibikes.org

My ride yesterday was on my Lanarkshire E Bike`s Fat Tyre delivering Christmas Cards and after nearly 20 miles with the temperature at 1C I had to terminate the ride through range anxiety . I wasn`t the only one that was cold, as the battery also seemed to be suffering . Normally I would...

There is talk of a subsidy to purchase an Ebike in the Spring, according to an article in the Mail Online . It mentions a third off the price .

After previously having trouble inflating a tyre after a puncture with a normal Cycle pump , I decided to purchase a Battery powered tyre inflator from Ebay . Well today I used it after a flat tyre 2 miles from home and avoided pushing home . Mine was £28 but there are many different Models and...

I purchased the Quartz SE run-out Model 10 years ago as a surprise 70th Birthday present for my Wife . It proved too much of a surprise and she refused to ride it . Since then the only major expenditure has been a new rear wheel rim and a battery Re-cell with Jimmy at Insat which increased the...

A Relative has an 8 year old Santana still going strong but after riding around with one broken spoke for several years , a second has now gone and he is still riding around . He is wondering what sized spokes to purchase . Perhaps Mr Woosh could give the answer on here ? I think communications...