David Webley

I think you would need to get a copy odf the relevant Act of Parliament and or Statutory Instrument to be sure of the wording. I would e mail or write to the Dept responsible for the legislation for clarification.

Hello From Falkirk. I take it that you will be after a folding bike? If so I strongly recommend that you take your car down and check how they fit. I have a Kudos Secret. If you fold it up fully which takes a few minutes it will not take up too much space. If you do not take the time to fold handlebars etc or have panniers on it you might have a problem. I can get mine in a BMW 3 series touring with the back seat down. The other one is to see if the bike will take a pannier rack or something to put a jacket or lock in.

I'd also suggest a trip to Alien Ocean in Lochgelly. Give them ring first to arrange a meeting. If you want a test ride I'd suggest you ask them what they want in terms of ID / Deposit. I found the guy quite helpful and they not only sell kits they do a fitting service as well. The only reason I did not buy one of their bikes was that i wanted a folder and got a great deal from Kudos.

Have only had a couple of short rides on the bike in the last few days as I've developed pneumonia! Hopefully when I'm fixed and the weather is better I'll get out again.

Looks like BORIS could be a shot in the arm for the E Bikes movement. Boris Johnson plans to give police electric bikes that 'can climb stairs' - Telegraph I've also found that VOLT are doing electric bike hire in London and might give it a go when I'm down in April. I'm then off to Amersfoort in Holland where again there are Electric Bikes to hire. That might be better than London as the Dutch do have good cycle paths.

Drove up to Torduff Reservoir and took the bike up the side of Torduff and Clubbiedean reservoirs. Was going to go on to two others but too much ice on the track so turned back.[ATTACH]5185.vB[/ATTACH]

Got out on Sunday to Falkirk for some shopping. I must admit I'd not noticed how poor the facilities were for securing bikes in our so called 'Retail Parks'. Got a helmet and trip computer which looks horribly complicated to fit. OK ride both there and back equals about 8 miles. Monday I had another go at parts of the towpath but it's still pretty cold. I'm geting better at judging what gear to use with the various levels of 'Assist' on the level the bike is OK to pedal with NO assist. I may try taking it out in the car to do some rides near where I used to live in Colinton but that will depend on the weather.

Hi Jim, I'm off to Manchester (by car) tomorrow otherwise I'd suggest a meet. Can recommend the Four Marys for food and good beer. Also Platform 3 (no food) but excellent beer.

Must remember the carrier bag trick esp if it starts raining.

Day 2. About 4 miles down to Linlithgow on a road that seemed a lot hillier than when done by bus or car! Came across a new piece of cycle track. Very impressive. About 400 yards long then nothing! Avoided a very busy roundabout at the junction with the motorway by crossing road and using footpaths. Dropped kerbs would be useful. Headed down country road using the footpath that I've never seen a pedestrian on. Am always careful with riding on footpaths as I've been really ****ed off with cyclists riding on busy pavements in Edinburgh in the past. Was mainly using Medium Assist with High on some of the hillier bits. The gears are taking a little bit of getting used to and I need to find the right combinations of 'Assist' and gears for various slopes. Did some shopping and realised just how difficult it can be to find somewhere to secure a bike and that included the local bike shop. After that it was up some steep hills and onto the canal towpath. I had made sure I had warm trousers, windproof jacket and had found my gloves. What I had forgotten were my feet it was not long before they were VERY cold. Temp about 0, the canal was frozen in places, and 10 to 15 mph = cold feet. Again used Med assist and in places just used the throttle for fun. By now I had 3 lights out of 5 and it would go down to 1 if using the throttle. Nice run downhill to home with a total trip of 8 to 9 miles. Plus previous night 3 to 4 with a lot of uphill gave 11 to 13 miles on Med and High with hills. The battery required 3 hours charge. Hopefully the weather will stay dry and I can get back out on Sunday.

Found my gloves and went back out. Very pleased with the performance up a long and quite steep hill to the station and canal. Resisted the temptation to pass a guy in all the gear on what looked like a racing bike. The gears are taking a little getting used to as it's years since I've been on a bike. Had to do a fair bit of pedalling on one short hill section but coped OK. Very conscious of traffic and felt quite vulnerable. Some of the roads I was using are quite narrow and I kept pulling over to let heavies past. One great thing is that although I've lived here for 5 years there are parts I've never explored because I do not walk as well as I did then. Have now been round two housing estates, one park and found a new route home from the library! Back home before dark which was good as I cannot get the lights to work. E mail sent will see if it's a fault or me not doing something right. If it's dry tomorrow I'll try for Linlithgow which should be an 8 to 10 mile round trip. Have found that if I fold the bike I can stash it in the hallway without it be too inconvenient. Any recommendations on an EASY to FIT Trip computer as I'd like to know how far I've been.

Bike arrived at 12 noon. Was out for a test ride round the block and back by 1pm. Too cold to stay out longer! Battery now on charge. Bike is larger than I thought even when folded so I will have to rethink where I'm going to keep it. Instuctions were adequate but I had to phone Kudos to ask what a wire cable hanging down the centre of the handlebars was. Not screamingly impressed with the clamp for the handlebars. Take your time to work out the best setting and do not force the lever. The instuction book is not great at this part and in places the diagrams are too small for my old eyes. Some of the English is good for a laugh but it's better than my Chinese. Will have another run either later today or tomorrow to check gears lights etc. then I'd better buy a helmet.

I'm delighted to have signed up for this scheme and am looking forward to the arrival of my Kudos 'Secret' tomorrow. 21st Feb. Dave of Kudos could not have been more helpful explaining the scheme both by e mail and later by phone when I placed the order. I suspect it will be the only way for many companies to get 'Representatives' out across the country.

I offered my car keys and photo ID before going for a test ride from a cycle shop and if I was ever offering a test ride I'd want the same or a large bundle of cash.

Thank you for the welcome. I had spotted the forum on E Cigs. Hopefully I can avoid that route but it's handy to have a source of information should I need it. Knowing my luck the weather will turn for the worse when the bike arrives. Hopefully not and I learn to use it, if not daily, at least 3 or 4 times a week.