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I had a bike stolen some 7 months ago. I am expecting the insurance cheque for £1,450 or thereby shortly. I still have the battery and charger for the Heinzeman. I was planning to switch to leg power only but the insurance company appear to want me to buy a replacement electric bike. I'd...

With the heinzmann hub it was 60 mins either way. But not so many hills between Kilbarchan and Glasgow City Centre compared to East Kilbride. I can cycle unpowered in 65 mins and back in 75 mins but would need a shower either end adding to time.

I am from Glasgow. I have already alerted the police and local & national suppliers of the hubs. Am keeping an eye on craiglist, gumtree etc but am not hopeful. I really loved that bike. I am in the tribe that wishes for a slightly faster assisted speed than 15.5mph so am not sure I will...

Am p****d off having seen my bike nicked in CCTV footage at work a week ago. Two floors down in a secured private basement made me over confident - I didn't lock my bike. I may get some compensation from work but not enough to replace. Annoying thing is that the bike will end up in a...

I added the Heinzmann hill climber version hub to my basic 8 gear hybrid as outlined above using Kinetics in Glasgow. It was an expensive exercise (£1,300) but the bike has proved a solid dependable workhorse. The noise is there but is doesn't seem to bother me, perhaps because my main use of...

I sold my audi TT when my wife got pregnant and bought a 330 D BMW to cart the family around in. Not gay. Now have more modest means of transport - a Heinzmann hub kit. Would that be classed as gay too? I do also have a brompton which the local chavs would argue somewhat hampers my non gay...

EmotivePete, I did not plan criticize the Heinzmann; it does exactly what I need it to do. I knew the price before I placed the order. Nor am I skint - otherwise it would need to be a car replacement rather than an alternative. It is a lot of cash though if there is high praise for a hub kit...

On my journey into work (13.25 miles on my Heinzmann assist) this morning it occurred to me one of the challenges in comparing one type of bike with another is because of the impact that rider input makes to making an assessment. One possible solution would be to encourage forum users living...

Phil, I have a Heinzmann hub fitted to a 28" wheel hybrid, the 1122 version. It stops assisting me at around 15.5 miles per hour acording to the speedo - I pedal faster without power, when not feeling lazy, on the flat. However it barely drops speed when on the hills I come across - somewhere...

Homemz, I have just taken delivery of a retrofit Heinzmann with the throttle forward to spped up set up you describe. Having never had a motor bike I have not found it a problem - have done abot 50 miles so far. One observation is that if you ride with thottle most of the time open you can...

Back from Glasgow to Kilbarchan tonight. Looks likely that even the big Heinzmann battery I bought wont take me both ways (est between 22 & 24 miles) on a single charge. Still fresh after the journey & happy now to do both legs of the commute in a single day. I was previously only doing one...

Picked up the bike with the kit from Ben at Kinetics yesterday. Not yet ready to post a full review but worth observing the good & bad for anyone considering one. Hub is quite noisy - though this was not a surprise. I didn't realise how often my speed rose above 15 mph so assitance not...

Nearly there! Ben from Kinetics has emailed to say he is building the front wheel at the moment. Will leave the bike over the weekend there to get fitted & be serviced (golf weekend - yea!). Time taken, four weeks from date of order. A keen cyclist colleague says I am barking to have spent so...

Mary, very interested in you comments and your purchase. I ordered the Heinzmann retrofit kit with the strongest engine available from Kinetics in Glasgow. My order was made some three weeks ago & I am still waiting for delivery. I was not aware at the time I ordered how noisy it might be...

I have ordered a Heinzmann system from Kinetics in Glasgow. I am hopeful it will arrive in the next week or so and will post a full review in due course. I have ordered the Pedelec kit - front wheel, 9.6Ah Li-Ion battery, 1122 motor (53Nm, 33A, Steel gears) hopefully 15% climbing, 15mph +...

I decided instead to go for what I really wanted. I have ordered a Heinzmann system for my exisiting roadbike from Kinetics. The cost was hideous! The Dahon would have been unlikey to cut down much on my commute which was key deciding factor for me. I shall post a review on the system...

Usual ebay fever has taken over me. I bid on the above bike - and although I did not win I have been offered the bike as a second chance. The vendor has 459 positive feedback comments and not a single negative. I know it does not meet my requirements stated in my previous thread but I think it...

Re the Heinzmann the price the website generated was £1,320, based on a 9.6ah front hub pedelec £1,265 & £55 for a wheel build. This looks like the most powerfull set up for me. I struggle with the legal issue - given the fact that speeding for car borne traffic is the rule rather than the...

I did look at the nano a while ago & emailed the guys at nano without a reply - a common theme I found having been ignored also by electriccyclecompany also (although 50cycles have been great at answering queries). I think the nano might be a little slow too although I got quite excited about it...

Thanks to all of you for well considered replies. It looks like the Pro Connect is the most likely candidate and that my ambitions on timing may be a little optimistic. Even if the reduction in time is not as much as I had hoped I presume the work rate will be reduced which will make an each...