Laxey Clive

Isle of Man IM4. Clive

Split the chain, then it should be possible to 'feed' it out. Clive

Hi Folks, and thanks to all who responded. Sorry about the long delay, but this has been due to the very reason that I asked the question in the first place - my use will be infrequent and restricted to 'as and when I can'! Anyroadup I think I've got the picture:- 1) I don't need to condition the battery itself, in fact 2) I'm better off recharging it as and when I've used the bike, especially when 3) In my useage the led 'fuel gauge' accuracy is not going to be particularly important to me and that appears to be all that I will be 'conditioning'. Thanks again to you all, I feel much more at ease to know that I will not be causing myself long term battery problems! Clive.

Tillson, the lamp in question is not bike lamp, but an old fashiond 240v mains lamp. As I said the bulb will only glow feebly! Unfortunately 'riding it flat' twice isn't an option, I seek some static means to this end! Eddieo, Pro Commuter is the brand. Think it might be similar to a Juicy. Clive.

I have my Pro Commuter bike and I'm well pleased with it, but the realities of work/weather/general life and my intended use of occasionally bimbling around locally mean that running the (36v 16ah LIon) battery completely flat will take forever in (my) normal use. Mindfull of the advice that the battery should be conditioned by being completely flattened at least twice for it to give best service I am wondering - how? If the bike had wired in lights I could simply leave them on, but it hasn't. I do have an old fashioned caged bulb inspection lamp lying around though and I wonder - if I cut off the plug and carefully jury rig connections to the batteries female connectors will this work? The bulb should glow (however feebly) and so should drain the battery, or am I being naieve? Would I risk damaging the bms? Are there other risks involved? I should add that I am generally safety concious and would do this carefully and with me keeping obs. Any advice welcome. Clive.

And it isn't even full moon yet. Ask anyone who (as I do) works in a hospital environment and you'll hear that bad/angry behaviour increases at that time! The word lunatic is apposite................ Clive

Console yourself mate! Like me you have a choice - and, at least when wer're on the cycle we can get off and walk! Clive

Sorry if I touched a nerve mate. I was just making the point that it affects all road users. Hope it gets sorted for you. Clive

Feeble (?) response. This is not about ebikes - nor is it about motorcycles (who's users will probably suffer more), nor even about cars All road users are suffering from what the weather threw at us. Just let the road menders get on with the job they have to do and, if they fail us (all), then maybe, just maybe, it will all become political on a much broader sense.................

+ 1, subject to ££s

New ebike category. Pro Commuter 350w (the bike mentioned by Blew it in the thread Good South Downs ebike). Good value. Good man to deal with. 'Different' styling. And all round good purchase. Clive.

+1. Fully agree. Probably too late to escape now, but thanks be that we've still got our currency. Clive

Lectureal posted his response whilst I was composing mine. Similar logic though?

I LOVE this idea. Not so much as a cyclist - we can, after all hop off, behave like a pedestrian, push the bike across and then ride on laughing at the people left fuming in the unnecessary queue! But perhaps the answer lies not in turning them off altogether, but rather switching them instead to give a permanent/semi permanent flashing amber. This would warn all users of that road (including ones who are unfamiliar with the locality) that the original reason for putting them there was that there was a potential hazard/need to join the flow without causing unnecessary delays when flow is reasonable. Doing this could also answer the blindness issue. There could still be a way for them to push the button and have the buzzer tell them when the lights had stopped the traffic. Or am I being too logical?

Glove layers Don't spend lots of money, just get some latex gloves - the sort that scare you when the nurse (or even worse the doctor) puts 'em on. They are cheap and form excellent insulation under your normal gloves. As for riding on ice - quite simply DON'T. Cive.