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    Biketec Flyer 2011

    Flyer has new bikes including this race bike BikeTec - R-Serie.  
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    18ah in stock at my local shop

    Went in to the bike shop round the corner where I bought my flyer and saw he had a couple of Raleigh Dovers, one with an 18ah battery on it. I asked him about it and he seemed to express some reservations about it and recommended me to wait for the 16 ah panasonic which he said didn't require...
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    E bike from down under

    STARTSEITE DIE BIKES ERFAHRUNGSB These look a bit nuts but also like a lot of fun.
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    Anyone tried magic shine lights?

    Magicshine Bike Light Set MJ-816 1400 Lumens Anyone tried these? Thinking of getting this and the 3w rear light.
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    Fear of cycling.

    Copenhagenize.com - Building Better Bicycle Cultures: Fear of Cycling 01 - Essay in five parts by Sociologist Dave Horton thought this was quite interesting.
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    New kalkhoff batteries.

    Revolution in detail – perfectly dosed power with endurance | Exhibitor release Here's a write up on the new batteries. More range, more cycles retrofitable. What more could you ask for?
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    E bikes popular in Switzerland too.

    Sales of e-bikes in Switzerland double each year. - swissinfo Seems like an expanding market here in Switzerland too.
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    Touring tips

    Thinking about doing this route Lakes Route - Montreux–Rorschach - Cycling in Switzerland in October and I wondered if any of you had any tips on long distance Ebike touring?
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    Flashing on high for panasonic

    Does anyone know what it means on the LCD display if the mode is flashing? Had bike on high mode going up quit a step hill and it flashed later on high it was constant
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    How far do you commute?

    If you commute by electric bike how far do you go round trip? My previous commute was 10 miles but that's upped to 34 Miles now.
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    segway martyr unfortunately not Lembit Opik

    Thought you might find this of interest. Have to agree with the comment about segways being a solution to a problem that is already solved but if he wins the case does this mean we can ride illegal ebikes on the pavement?Bring on the first Segway martyr | Lembit Öpik | Comment is free |...
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    I'll take two

    I thought my flyer bike was expensive but then I saw this and now I think i got a bargain BlackTrail - PG-Bikes.com
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    Guardian does ebikes

    Article in the guardians bike blog on ebikes Pedal or throttle? The lure of the electric bike | Peter Walker | Environment | guardian.co.uk
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    E Bike Second time around

    I'm looking at getting a replacement for my electric trike and considering I live in Switzerland and there is a shop that stocks them just round the corner I am leaning toward getting a high speed version of one of the biketec flyer models. I have booked a rental for the whole of next week so...
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    Replacing dérailleur cables. SRAM SX5 twist shifters.

    Anyone had any experinence replacing the cable with these shifters. I have no clue as the manual says set the shifter to the highest gear(rear) and then feed the cable through. The advertising even suggests these are easy cable replace shifters. Three fruitless hours last night and a lot of...
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    lipo range?

    I have now managed to get out and about a bit on my recumbent trike and although I really enjoy it one thing I find very disappointing is the range. I managed 19kms before the battery gave up. It is a 260w 25.9v 10Ah LiPo and the company suggests a range of 50kms although this is for flat...
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    Went the long steep way home.

    Now my bikes back on the road I'm rediscovering the joys of pedelecing. Today I went the long steep way home for no other reason than I could For me that sums up the joy of electric bikes I probably got more exercise this way than I would have on a normal bike because I would have either come...
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    Wheel Lights

    Its perhaps the wrong time of year as we are just about to hit the solstice but I found these Monkeylectric LED Bike Lighting and there's some short videos of them in action here Review: Monkeylectric m132s LED Bike Light
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    Peak Oil n the media

    Found this article in the independent about peak oil this week Fade to black: Is this the end of oil? - Green Living, Environment - The Independent It makes mention of greater electrification of transport being required to deal with supply of easy oil drying up
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    Recumbent electric trike

    Hello, I am intending on building an electric trike and I'd be very interested in any feedback you have. I'm planning to get a KMX Cobra and add a Bionx electric drive although I haven't decided which unit to get or infact finalized on the bionics. The main purpose of my bike will be to...