How often do you meet other members of the pedelecs site?

[tenderbehind]

Not very often perhaps, but it happened yesterday, I was waiting for one of the Wight Link ferries to take me back to the mainland at Lymington, Hants after working on the island - one of the other ferries had broken down with serious gear failure and as I waited I saw two e cyclists on Kalkhoffs, I went over to them and we chatted about things pedelec, we met up again later on the ferry, and perhaps one or two trips together might result.
Just wondered, when and if other pedelec members have met other members from the site ''on the road'' that they have not already known.

 

[themutiny]

Certainly haven't done in the way you describe, only ever by pre-arrangement. Still, I live in hope!

 

[Mussels]

Torrent99 works close to me and I have ended up parking next to him by coincidence outside my office.

 

[eddieo]

We need lurid pedelecs members cycling Hi-Vi & shirts!

 

[carpetbagger]

We need lurid pedelecs members cycling Hi-Vi & shirts!

Now there is a business opportunity for somebody ,
t-shirts,fleeces,waterproofs,shorts,panniers,helmets, etc all sporting the pedelecs logo and website.

 

[Mussels]

Now there is a business opportunity for somebody ,
t-shirts,fleeces,waterproofs,shorts,panniers,helmets, etc all sporting the pedelecs logo and website.

I pledge not to buy a single piece of it.

 

[flecc]

Yes, I did meet one member on the road, SteveW, but he was on an ordinary bike, not riding electric at the time. Nor was I, since my battery had run out!

Not the best advert for electric assist bikes!

Still, it maintained my record of never having seen an electric assist bike being ridden on the road in my area.
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[Fecn]

I bumped into a chap with a Quando at East Croydon station.... and another chap with a Torq in Reigate - However... neither one was actually riding their bikes at the time.

I too have never seen one being ridden in our area. (except for when I've arranged it... My Wife, Mum, Dad and a couple of friends are also e-bikers)

 

[eddieo]

My daily exercise route takes me through Croydon most days.

Flecc, how did you and Steve W recognise each other? where you both towing monster trailers I wonder

pedelecs and wisper should get together and produce a Hi-Vi with a percentage going to a charity.....To some one deserving, like the "when Eddieo eventually gets knocked of his bike in London fund"

 

[flecc]

Flecc, how did you and Steve W recognise each other? where you both towing monster trailers I wonder

I was wondering if anyone would ask that!

It happened as I pushed my unassisted bike across some rough ground to join a side road near to my home just as Steve crossed slowly from a major lane into the service road I was entering, bringing us face to face. Seeing mine as an electric with me not using the power triggered Steve opening the conversation, and he guessed from my Q-bike which had been published in here who I was, at which he introduced himself as a member.

Your guess at huge trailers was much closer to the mark than you could have guessed! Steve had bought a trike which he was to equip with a Cyclone Motor for pulling a large trailer, so we are both large trailer users.

As an aside, I had run out of battery deliberately for a range check but had a spare battery with me, the one from the Torq Radical. That runs at a voltage fractionally too high for the Q-bike controller which I normally correct for Q-bike use, but I'd forgotten to discharge it slightly beforehand for the Q-bike, hence my then being stuck with loads of charge I couldn't use.
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[eddieo]

I was wondering if anyone would ask that!

It happened as I pushed my unassisted bike across some rough ground to join a side road near to my home just as Steve crossed slowly from a major lane into the service road I was entering, bringing us face to face. Seeing mine as an electric with me not using the power triggered Steve opening the conversation, and he guessed from my Q-bike which had been published in here who I was, at which he introduced himself as a member.

Your guess at huge trailers was much closer to the mark than you could have guessed! Steve had bought a trike which he was to equip with a Cyclone Motor for pulling a large trailer, so we are both large trailer users.

As an aside, I had run out of battery deliberately for a range check but had a spare battery with me, the one from the Torq Radical. That runs at a voltage fractionally too high for the Q-bike controller which I normally correct for Q-bike use, but I'd forgotten to discharge it slightly beforehand for the Q-bike, hence my then being stuck with loads of charge I couldn't use.
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Steve W (of bicycle repair man fame) came around to my place to sort out the jammed front wheel on my wifes 705SE. this was shortly after I bought it and a wisper warranty repair. Yes a thoroughly nice chap! and I picked up a lot (monkey see monkey do ) from him in the time he was here.

 

[flecc]

Yes, I remember that Eddie. Steve is indeed a nice chap who knows his stuff, and I hope his bicycle rescue and repair business flourishes.
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[Phil [OnBike]]

Good question and I've met a lot of 'Pedelecers' over time, but not in surprising places - mainly Tour de Presteigne, people visiting OnBike itself and the Ching Challenge.

I was manning the BEBA stand on Friday, at the Cycle Show in London, and "Phil the Drill" stopped by - Never met him before and what a pleasant chap!

 

[Wisper Bikes]

Meeting

It's been great for Pedelec member spotting at the show, I too met Phil the Drill, but also Tolstoy62, and of course Phil(Onbike) and Tim amongst many others.

Perhaps we should all wear a button hole, a forget-me-not?

How about an I Spy book of Pedelecers?

All the best David