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Good advice

Velcro?

4 here but always room for another.

I was almost stopped

I fell off last Friday. I was taking my usual route into town. One section of the route is a shared path with pedestrians and two people were coming towards me with a double buggy so I stopped to let them through. When I set off I misjudged my distance from the kerb and I hit it with my front wheel and down I went. My shopping bike is a converted Pashley Post office bike, so is very heavy I was trapped under it and it took a while to extricate myself. Injuries were a bruised and grazed knee, cuts and grazes to both hands and a severely dented pride. I returned home to lick my wounds. Had a cup of tea. Then decided I had to get back on which I did and rode the original route into town. I am still aching now, but I am glad I got straight back on. In 60 years of cycling I can count on one hand how many times I have fallen off . I suspect the consequences maybe more serious now than when I was youngster.

I believe that is called style.

Loose battery connection? I had it on a hard seven, The battery was not seated correctly. Maybe the same on yours.

Yes you need to pedal

I buy radio stuff of Aliexpress and noticed the same thing. However if I put the item in my basket it then becomes available to the UK. Some items I ordered like this turned up yesterday. Maybe worth a try.

I have an Elephant bike that is an ex postoffice bike with a Bafang mid drive motor. I have had it about 3 years. It is my daily ride for shopping etc. I have a couple of other Ebikes, a Haibike hardseven and a Emu front wheel drive, but the Elephant bike is my favourite

Back in the mists of time with 5, 6 ,7 speed blocks / cassettes they used to last for ever. When I was younger I did 10,000 miles a year. I had 2 chains which I changed each week, so I had 1 on the bike and one soaking in a tray of diesel. With this system my drive train would last a couple of years. Back to the present with 10, 11,12 speed chains and cheap chinese cassettes that are made out of cheese. I change at around 1000 miles. In winter on my road bike I ride 68 inch fixed with a single speed wide chain, lasts for ever.

I think you are probably right, but first check you haven't any stiff links.

When my father reached his late eighties, his balance became a problem. He had cycled all his life, it was his great passion. He changed from human power to ebike at 81. so with the balance problem, he decided he would buy an E tricycle, but could never control it. Over 70 years of balancing on 2 wheels, he just could not get used to 3 wheels and kept going straight on at corners. He was bitterly disappointed. I would certainly try and get a test ride before you buy. It's a shame we did not know about Swinging Whels he may have been OK with those.

Pretty well agree, apart from when I used to race on the track I could do a mean track stand. So I could balance whilst stopped. However this does need a fixed wheel and slight forward/backward movement.

https://cesafety.co.uk/news/data-reveals-extent-of-electric-vehicle-fires-around-the-uk/

Flecc you have the patience of a saint. I have been a member of this forum for 17 years and the amount of times I have read your explainations on this subject is numerous. Well done, long may you rock.

I fitted a dropper seat post on my Hard seven. Put it in the low position for getting on and off works a treat.

Interesting video in the link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JY0HK65eVk:44

Me too

This is the one I use it is very light and compact fits easily in a pannier. I have had it for 18 months and no problems. Link

I have built my own wheels for over 50 years, I was taught by my Uncle who ran a bike shop. When he retired he gave me his wheel jig and various other tools. The jig is made from cast iron and is older than me. It is very therapeutic and a great feeling to be whizzing along on wheels you buit yourself.

There are some here.

Have the midges started yet? The last time I cycled the road past Stac Pollaidh I was eaten alive

Digging trips, pub afterwards, caving huts. That does take me back. Also going on rescues, got back from a rescue in the early hours of the morningall my mucky gear was in a black bin bag, pre wheely bin days, I left my gear by the bin in our yard. Next day it was nowhere to be seen. The bin men had taken it all my SRT gear lamp helmet petzyl suit all gone. I was devasted. Next day one of the bin men brought it back they realised it wasn't rubbish and had put it in the cab, but couldn't remember which house it had come from. Happy days

Have you thought of putting a dropper seat post on your current Ebike. It makes it a lot easier to get your leg over and will be much cheaper if you get a budget one.