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My 2008 Heinzmann Estelle e-bike is no longer reliable. Over the last few months it has developed an intermittent fault; about 10% of the time, it won't switch on. When I try, the indicator lights flash and then go out. If I fiddle with the electrical cables at various points on the bike...

Is anybody in the habit of taking an electric bike by train? Or has anyone had difficulty doing so? For a long time, my "travel" bike has been an unpowered Brompton. But a recent holiday facing hills and wind on a Hebridean island has convinced me that I'm getting too old for that. (And for...

Hi all. I used to hang out on this forum several years ago, when I was known as "maryinoxford." I don't live in Oxford any more - and thank you, Russell, for changing my user name to a more appropriate choice. I think I want to replace my 2008 Heinzmann Estelle e-bike. Over the last few...

Urban Mover offered NOW SPOKEN FOR UPDATE - BIKE NOW SPOKEN FOR. Of course, it's not actually working... It's a UM55 "Cruiser" step-through. I had an intermittent problem which has become permanent. Details on these threads...

As reported on another thread, I had a problem which proved to be caused by water in the electrics. The bike is okay now it's dried out, but clearly it's desireable to have a bike that can cope with rain! I was wondering about giving all the electrical parts a liberal spraying with WD40...

A couple of weeks ago, I remarked that I'd never had any problems with my Urban Mover UM55. Well, no good deed (or comment) goes unpunished... My bike is stored indoors. I set off this morning on my 3-mile commute, with a freshly-charged battery, in moderate rain. A few hundred yards from...

I've just paid one of my occasional visits to the Heinzmann site ( Estelle – Electrobikes – Bicycles with Electric Motor – Auxiliary Drive – Power Assist Drive ) to see what they currently offer as complete bikes rather than kits. You can download 2 leaflets, one with the current models, one...

I've just bought the Urban Mover "Cruiser" (traditional "ladies bike" styling) and rode it to work today for the first time. I'll do a more detailed report when I've had it a bit longer, but here are a couple of brief notes for anyone interested. The good bit: It's powerful enough to pull...