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    What did I see?

    I've just returned from my commute home during which I saw a guy and a girl on what looked like a normal mountain bike, but it had a large disc of a motor on the front wheel (much larger than a wisper motor) the guy was using throttle only and overtaking the commuters on racing bikes with the...
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    Crank arm has come off

    Does anyone know how to re-fit a left crank arm on a wisper 905 se sport. It came off whilst I was cycling home and although I tried to push it back on, there doesn't appear to be anything to fix it too. Any help would be much appreciated. moon
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    Hotsnapz battery warmers?

    Does anyone think these could be used for warming batteries? HotSnapZ Reusable Hand Warmers I was thinking of some kind of jacket with pockets that you could place over the battery and then pop the shotsnapz in the pockets before a journey, What do you think? (Grand master Flecc??)
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    e-biking over winter

    I've been winter commuting on my wisper 905se and have found the experience quite painful in the cold. The battery is dying really quickly, with the green light flickering on and off after just a few miles, the sport mudguards leave my back covered in ice cold water and grit from the roads...
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    Electric Biking over winter

    Hi, I intend to continue commuting on my wisper right through the winter but am a bit worried about problems arising from salt/grit on the roads. Is this something I should be concerned about?
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    Wisper battery charging socket has come out

    Hi all, when removing my charger from the battery this morning the whole of the charge socket came out with the wires attached and dangling. I have pushed the socket back in and the bike seems to work ok but I was wondering how I can re-secure it, it seems to be in some sort of screw...do i...
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    Road Safety...arrghhh

    What is best? To jump red lights and stay out of traffics way plus **** off car drivers? or Wait for the green light and get cut up by car drivers as well as being forced off your bike at times. This morning I decided on the later and was nearly killed when a car nearly drove into me. I...
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    Disc Brakes

    My disc brakes have never worked satisfactorily, needing adjusting every few days and now they are causing the front wheel to wobble. Is there a fix for this, and is it possible to remove the disc break and replace it with the old fashion style brakes?
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    Easy Fit Inner Tubes

    I just bought one of these sausage shaped Sidewinder easy fit inner tubes from here Sidewinder Easy Fit Inner tube - for 24 and 26 inc I fitted it to the back wheel of my wisper and it took about 2 mins to fit...just been out on the bike and it seems normal to ride... Will report back...
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    Service agreements with electric bike retailers

    Hi I wonder if anyone could advise me on the level of after sales service I can expect from an electric bike retailer. Having purchased my bike a couple of months ago I have found that the brake cables constantly need tightening, I just spoke to the retailer and asked if he could look into...
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    Wisper battery not charging

    Hi, I seem to be having th worst of luck with my bike, its been charging for 24 hours now and the battery is only showing half full. Does anyone know what the problem could be? A faulty charger? :(
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    Electric Bike Security

    I live in on the edge of London and want to start using my bike for days out to museums etc etc but am worried it will get stolen if I leave it outside!! I already get surrounded by hoodies when I stop during my cycle to work along the river front on my Wisper se (its such a damn fine...
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    Wisper motor seized?

    ***THIS BIKE HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED BY WISPER*** hi, after reading this forum over the past week decided on a wisper bike, which was bought today. However halfway though my 10 mile journey home the motor started making a loud crunchy grinding noise and seemed to seize. The noise was audible in...