big bear

One little thing to ask you about: Every now and then, on pedal assist, the motor of the Big Bear cuts out for a split second, then kicks straight back in. More often than not this happens twice within a very short time, then doesn't happen again for a long time. This never happens when using...

I've never had a bike with a disc brake before, so I know nothing about them or what to expect from them. I do know that the mechanical (non-hydraulic) disc brake on the front wheel of my new Woosh Big Bear is far, far less efficient than the regular V brake type on the rear wheel. Indeed, when...

Today we did a return journey from Lake, on the Isle of Wight, to Gurnard, via Cowes - about 17 miles each way. It's fairly flat, consisting mainly of cycleway (former railway). Remember I also weigh around 300lbs and carry lots of tools. On the way there, I used only one bar on the battery...

So, we decided to get Woosh bikes: As I'm over twenty stones, it was the Big Bear for me. My wife, being just eight stones and only a little over five feet tall, went for the Petite (with the 15AH battery option). Yesterday, we did a thirty-two mile round-trip over some of the hilliest parts of...