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    Battery insulation

    Seeing as our batteries are all affected by cold temperatures, has anybody tried insulating their battery in any way? I wondered about wrapping some insulation material around it on cold mornings to see if I could get the warm-weather performance in winter. Anybody out there tried it?
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    First commute on my new Wisper 905e

    Rode to my new job this morning on my new Wisper 905e (8ah). It was wonderful! Of course the weather was absolutely beautiful, so that helped my mood, but apart from that the ride was really really lovely. It involved 9 miles each way including some big hills, all along lovely quiet country...
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    Best way to look after a new battery on a Wisper 905e?

    Hi all, I'm about to buy a Wisper 905 Eco and I have a question about the best way to look after my battery. I will be mainly using the bike to commute to and from work - a 17-mile round trip with some fairly big hills. I guess that the 8ah battery should cope with this length of daily trip...
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    Should I charge the battery at work?

    I have just ordered a Wisper 905e with an 8ah battery. I have a 9-mile commute to work (one way) and I am wondering if it would be better to ride there and back and charge at home (fewer discharge cycles per year but using more of the battery's range) or to charge after each 9-mile trip (more...
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    Juicy Bike Sport 2011 - good option?

    Hi all, I'm about to buy a new bike (never had a new bike before, very exciting!) for my new job. It is a 9-mile fairly hilly trip each way. I'm going to be buying it using the CTW scheme and I'm on a fairly tight budget. I looked at the Powacycle Salisbury but am not keen on the idea of the...