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My wife has a health problem.She wants to get back into doing a bit of local unpowered biking, but on conventional bikes, she has difficulty getting on and off a bike. What she needs is a low step bicycle, where the step through height is 12 inches or less. Most bikes are far too high. Our...

Imagine if you bought a new car. After a few years you needed a new wheel/ You go to the dealers and try to order one, only to be told that you cannot buy one, and that you should look at aftermarket suppliers of parts, hoping they might have one that is near enough. That is the problem I have...

For the last five years, a pedal cycle has been my sole form of transport. Lately, for longer journeys I am considering some form of powered transport.Range is an issue for me.An e bike with a 15 Ah battery would work most of the time. Speed is not important to me. Yesterday I was cycling at...

I have a problem with my non electric bike. The steering head bearings are worn out. I have had this bike since 1911, and it has done at least 4k miles ayer. I have adjusted the bearings, and greased them several times over the years, and now I want to replace the bearings, and the bearing cups...

http://techiefans.com/how-to-track-your-bike-in-case-of-theft-using-your-mobile-phone/ Only £20.

It might seem odd to post this on an E bike forum, but I am looking for some common sense views here. Just over a year ago I decided I wanted to have a go on a violin, or more correctly a fiddle. I couldn`t find anyone who would let me try theirs, so I bought a cheap Chinese one off Ebay for...

A lad of eighteen, who is a friend of mine applied for a job as a shelf stacker in a supermarket. He was required to fill in a form. One of the questions was " Do you have any spent convictions?" Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, certain convictions become "Spent" after a fixed...

Imagine if this were permitted in the UK. WWW.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35210572 This is not a link, you will have to type it in.

Recently, I bought a new bow for my fiddle. I wanted to try a shorter than normal bow, to see if it was easier to use. I knew it might not work out, so I bought a cheapie from ebay. It was of surprisingly good quality, but for me the balance was wrong, so I decided to return it. The cost was...

I am not very good with computers, I use Google as my homepage. Now, when I select google, it comes up but only about three quarter size. There is a margin at the top, and on the left side, where I can still see part of my desktop. If I select Internet explorer instead, it come up full screen...

While I was looking the other way, cassette tape recorders vanished. They were cheap, functional and almost idiot proof. They were very useful to people who play musical instruments. They enabled you to really listen to your playing. Is there a modern equivalent, that is as easy to operate, and...

I want to talk about invention versus discovery. Sometimes I look at a thing that has been around for centuries, and I wonder how it got started.My conclusion is that the discovery usually comes first. It may precede the actually invention by a long time. Take television. The basic principles...

I met an old friend today, and he ask me a question about electric bikes. He is thinking of building a quadricycle with pedal, and wondered if he could add electric assist legally. Does anyone know if this would be legal, and if so, what weight limit would apply?

I am not much of a fan of classical music, but you`ve got to see this. If you are not moved by this, check to see if you are still alive, Notice the joy on the faces of people, even the children. PS. I still think we should get out of the EU!

Many years ago, there was a device on the market that encouraged overtaking drivers to give you a bit more space. It consisted of a thin plastic arm, sticking out from the rear hub of your bike. On the end was mounted a red plastic disc, which may or may not have had a reflector on it. I decided...

If you are bored, or even if you are not, now is a good time to do maintenance on your seat pillar. A neglected pillar will eventually rust into the frame and be very difficult to adjust or remove. First mark the current position of your seat, or measure the height. Loosen the clamp bolt and...

I was out riding my pushbike today, when I noticed random noises from my transmission. On closer inspection, turning the cranks backwards met with some resistance at certain points in the rotation, I have had my eye on the bottom bracket for a while, as it has developed slight play in the...

This is a subject I have touched on before. The problem with winter biking is cold and/or wet feet. I have a pair of overshoes that I wear over my trainers, and they work OK. The snags are, they take about ten minutes to put on, and apart from some straps they have no bottoms in them. I am told...

I picked up a leaflet today from my LBS about cycle breakdown recovery. The leaflet does not mention e bikes, so I phoned the company. Pedelecs are covered. Cost is £15 per year, and covers up to three callouts. Punctures, accidents, vandalism and irrepairable breakdowns are covered. Rider and...

I have been free of punctures for two years, since changing to Schwalbe Marathon tyres. Last Wednesday, I was out on NC1, when I had a twig attach itself to my rear tyre. I noticed it was attached by a thorn. I pulled it off, and could hear no escape of air. I biked on for a couple of miles, and...