chris74

The article contains very little detail but seems positive to me - why do you think that it is negative?

That really does sound to be what we need. UM......

Yes I saw those. The Zephyr -B and CDN sharing the same battery are the ideal solution. Is May/June fixed or might it be earlier?

Suits me but my wife has 2 hip replacements and cannot cope with a cross bar bike. The CDN is for her

The lady at Whoosh told me that the battery was fixed, hard wired and was not instantly removeable. 15 amp on a folder: http://www.batribike.com/folding-electric-bikes/dash/dash16-pro The May/June Zephyr upgrade with a spare battery would solve the problem but I need the bikes for mid April. Ferries booked.

I don't think that you can carry a spare battery for the Zephyr-CDN. Whoosh tell me that the battery is hard wired which both precludes a replacement and removing the battery for overnight charging in the caravan. I don't see a solution that keeps the warranty. It would be really useful if both bikes had the same battery and they could be removed!

I sympathise with your problem. I have been posting for advise here and also received recommendations for Whoosh bikes - in my case the Zephyr folders. They look ideal except that the Zephys-CDN for my wife has a small 8ah battery that is hard wired into the machine - which means that it has to be charged in the bike - and the Zephyr-B for me only has a 10ah battery for a big heavy rider. I would like 15ah batteries. I too am looking at making my own so that electrically both bikes are the same with large enough batteries that they cease being a problem. I am not sure, however, that it simplifies the decision!

I do realise that a determined thief will get anything. The most extreme test that I ever saw involved 2 guys, a Transit, a compressor and an air angle grinder. No lock made lasted more than 30 seconds and 2 guys could have any motorbike in the back of the Transit & gone in under a minute. Thank you all for your suggestions for coping with any reasonable threat. I have found them all except d8veh suggestion of an Oxford roller lock. What is a roller lock?

We are rapidly narrowing down our pedelec choice but have now reached the point of considering security. If we go out on our electric bikes & want to look around say a museum we have the problem of having to leave the bikes unattended. I recognise that a locked bike store is the best answer but I cannot guarantee that they would always be available. So what is the experience here. I am assuming that we really need to attach the bikes to something solid - like a lamp post - but what type of lock gives the best protection but is also flexible to use in differing situations and preferably isn't impossibly heavy? In my motorcycle days we thought heavy chains & Abus Granite locks but they were very very heavy and awkward. Chris

I have been recommended to look at Woosh bikes by this forum. I am just putting together what I need to know before jumping. Thank you.

We know that a car/motor cycle that is registered, taxed & insured in the UK can be driven/ridden in most countries on a temporary basis even if it does not comply with their construction & use regulations. A UK pedelec in neither taxed nor registered. It also does not comply with the no throttle - pedal assist only - rule that I believe applies in the rest of Europe. So finally the question - is it legal to ride a UK spec pedelec that I take on holiday from the UK whilst on the continent and in particular Holland?

You are of course right. Cambridge has the one for my wife but not the one for me. Southend it must be.

Is there any particular reason that you suggest Southend rather than Cambridge which would be much easier? I would confirm that both bikes were available for test before we set off.

Cambridge here we go. Thank you.

Thank you all. I have been in touch with Kudos and their nearest dealer is a long way from here so I am going to leave that until I know that the principal works which I will confirm by looking at the Whoosh bikes that have been recommended for both of us. I am hoping that the assistance will make cycling a little nearer the pleasure that it used to be. Cambridge here we come.