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Can someone name a shop that has KMC chain on a reel? I know KMC list it as a product, but I haven't been able to find a shop that stocks it. I would rather have a single-piece chain than splice two together. Thanks.

The Xiongda sounds just right for me! Do you know where I can buy one? Thanks.

Did you notice whether they had flat glass? The mirrors I see in shops have flat glass, which is absolutely useless. Motor vehicle mirrors have to have curved glass, so you can see more of what's behind you. I notice that B&M (or BUMM) make mirrors for bicycles. I've never seen one, but I...

This is a bit difficult to answer, because an experienced auto-electrician would find it really easy, but a novice might find it really difficult. Some things I've thought of regarding these bar end indicators: - The wiring goes through the handlebars, so you have to have a hole somewhere...

They do make a difference. I often follow an ebike with indicators (I don't have them myself) and have seen cars overtake me then slow down considerably when the indicators on that bike in front start flashing. Sometimes I've seen the occupants of the car point and laugh, but at least they took...

Those bar end indicators shine front and back, so in theory you don't need another set of indicators at the rear. I bought one of these by mistake (I intended to buy two!) and haven't done anything more yet. Regarding motorcycle handlebar switchgear, you have to make sure you've got enough...

My main ebike is a Smarta GT, and I would say the same things about mine that you have said about your LX8. The motor on mine is in the rear wheel, so the milk float noise wafts away behind me. As you say, the paint chips easily, which I found really annoying at first. On the other hand, the...

Yes, I always get the one about recharging when you pedal. What puzzles me is why everyone seems to think this. Where do they get it from? It's not as if ebikes did this before but now don't. I got exactly the same line from a highly intelligent academic in Denmark who insisted that the ebikes...

Ah, yes. This will also mean that S class e-bikes will need to have all the equipment that motorcycles have. It's a long list. I read about someone trying to get single vehicle approval for a moped that he'd powered using a lawnmower engine or somesuch, and he only managed to do it because he...

That's exactly it.

If it's any help, I know a motorcycle dealer who imports a brand of motorcycle from a central European country. Every Monday he takes two such motorcycles on a trailer to his nearest government testing centre and has them individually single vehicle approved. (Note not "type approved" - "type"...

Actually it didn't pass into UK law until 11.12.2006, under Statutory Instrument 2006/2935. It only mentions this in a negative sense, saying that the regulations don't apply to electric cycles below this power (amongst other things). I have read and re-read these regulations and cannot...

These, surely: HWBS - Hidden Wire Brake Sensor 1pcs - BMSBATTERY

A bit further into town than you asked for, but The Electric Transport Shop has a branch in London (Electric Bike Sales - London Store Details). I have dealt with the branch in Oxford and have been able to buy some specialist parts from their stock. They claim to be able to get virtually any...

As I mentioned in a post a long time ago, JST connectors are nearly impossible to crimp without a proper tool. I notice that the one I bought back then is still available: HT-225D Full Cycle Ratchet Crimp Tool [33-100-0001] - £26.988 : TMB Electronics, A shop for less ordinary people

I bought the 2010 model Smarta GT for £899. Mine has the 15A controller, rather than the earlier 10A one, which I found through experience was inadequate. I use this as my main ebike and I have had no problems with it whatsoever. The brushed motor is noisier than the more sophisticated motors...

Yes, that's the method if you haven't got a European Certificate of Conformity, or if for some reason you don't want to use it. If you have got a certificate, then you can avoid most of the testing by filling out the VCA form. I say "most", because if you need to fit UK headlamps and...

Ah, if they are already type approved, you need to get the European Certificate of Conformity for the vehicle, and fill in this form; Application for Commission Notice / Mutual Recognition - MOTORCYCLES

I got told off the last time I said this here, but I'll risk it again.... The document you need is this one: http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/repository/MSVA 2010.pdf Good luck!

I think Old Pedaller's interpretation of the regulations about defaulting to off might indeed mean that if you have a PAS device fitted you must keep pedalling for the motor to be engaged. I hadn't thought of that - I will have to read the regulations closely again. However, there is no...