See this... http://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/electric-bicycles/10527-throttle-use-poll.html

Hatti,I think that hotel is called 'the Waters Edge Hotel',its in a wonderful location but the hotel looked externally tired last time I was in that bay.

Dave

Kudoscycles

 

Ah! But we didn't stay there. We were in this amazing ex German bunker (sorry, Woosh are not very conventional in many ways!) 3 levels, with toilet down loads of steps OUTSIDE (not funny in the dark) and the sea right below the kitchen window. Truly magical.

 

And getting back to basics....the Woosh Sant-Ana has throttle override switch, the red button below the right grip. This is a feature on all our bikes (except the Mono), proving very popular and easy to use.

We've also adopted a one cable system in the Sant-Ana: brake switches, throttle and display unit can be plugged in in seconds to a front hub, thus easily swapped out if needed and taking the heachache out of electrical repairs.

 

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Ah! But we didn't stay there. We were in this amazing ex German bunker (sorry, Woosh are not very conventional in many ways!) 3 levels, with toilet down loads of steps OUTSIDE (not funny in the dark) and the sea right below the kitchen window. Truly magical.

 

Have you lived there since WW2? It must be a shock for you coming out after all these years-your deutchmarks must have suffered a bit with inflation, still hang on to them the rate against the Euro will come back!

Puffin I`m not sure Police Forces have adopted particular Ebikes , more like gratefully` received `from the suppliers .They probably have adverts on them like some of the cars received in the same way .

 

Hi Roger, I have been watching this thread with interest resisting the urge to join in the selling frenzy! Of course though we would be delighted to work with Puffin.

 

The reason I am posting is to point out that we have only ever donated one bike to the Police and that was to the City of London Police about 18 months ago (still used on a daily basis), all the other bikes have been sold into the police and it is fair to point out, not by us but by our local dealers.

 

All the best

 

David

Edited November 8, 201213 yr by Wisper Bikes

one of my sons favorite pictures

 

Puffin - nuffin

 

http://i46.tinypic.com/bff02b.jpg

Excuse my ignorance but what exactly is a troll, I have heard about them but am not 100% what they do?

 

All the best

 

David

 

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)

 

Assuming you are not trolling yourself

wasn't a lot of the merchandise for the olympics made elsewhere by NONE british companies.

KEEP WISPER BRITISH

Facinating, thanks Garry. I have often been called a Troll but that was due to my features, size and weight rather than any thread related incident!

 

All the best

 

David

I would say that among the many factors to consider when buying hire bikes, is what happens when you get technical problems. These bikes will be ridden largely by novices with no mechanical sympathy. You will be miles away from your dealer whatever you choose. Ideally you will need a mechanic who understands them, and can fix things like gears brakes and punctures. It might be wise to carry some spares. Good luck whatever you choose. I would go for hub motors for reliability and simplicity, and vee brakes for the same reasons. All bikes will need to be checked for defects before each hire.

nothing simpler or more reliable then a crank drive bike. One sealed for life drive unit, containing all electronics. Battery normally mounted adjacent. One cable to handle bar display, and one to rear wheel sensor. Also silent, with no learning curve and a very natural system to ride....

As always opinions will differ. "Sealed for Life" is a phrase I have problems with. Define "life". It definitely does not mean "three score years and ten." To me it implies " Throw away an expensive assembly that is 90% OK because of the failure of a small inexpensive component that is inaccessible and made from Unobtainium".

Dear oh dear.....life of the bike

 

I have one of each and more then happy..but for a hire business I know what I would choose.

Edited November 8, 201213 yr by eddieo

As always opinions will differ. "Sealed for Life" is a phrase I have problems with. Define "life". It definitely does not mean "three score years and ten." To me it implies " Throw away an expensive assembly that is 90% OK because of the failure of a small inexpensive component that is inaccessible and made from Unobtainium".

 

With the better crank drive units it's usually a justifiable term. Many of the Panasonic original units are running ok at up to ten years old, despite a few suffering from the odd fault in this first generation model. The later version deals with those known problems and I'd think others like Bosch have learnt from Panasonic's experience in designing their later units.

 

Panasonic give a two year free replacement warranty and things that last for two years without a fault usually tend to be ok for life.

My personal experience of "sealed for life", or should that read "sealed for death."

For many years, I used to run my own business, repairing Washing machines. In the early years, a regular job was replacing drum bearings. Although it was a noisy, dirty job, to me it was lucrative, and if done properly would extend the life of the machine by several years. Even if it was necessary to change the drum shaft as well, the repair cost would be about a third of the cost of a new machine.

Then came "progressive" ideas from Merloni in Italy, and from Bosch. At great expense in Research and development, They redesigned the machine so that the outer drum, inner drum, bearings and inner drum support spider and shaft, became a "sealed for death" unit.If the bearings failed, you had to replace the whole shebang. The cost of this lump was typically 85% of the cost of a new machine. So the machine went into landfill, and I lost a repair job. After I retired, I bought a brand new Bosch machine for my house. The bearings failed after two months.

It is allegedly still a free country, but I would never buy a bike with a sealed unit.

It is allegedly still a free country, but I would never buy a bike with a sealed unit.

 

You're right, but also your loss, some of the finest e-bikes ever made and still made use the sealed units.

 

And sealed bottom-bracket cassettes on normal bikes are a huge advance on the former troublesome cup and cone abominations.

 

Of course on the e-bike units sealed isn't literal, they can be opened up and some repairs are possible as my support website on the earlier Panasonic unit shows. Although there are no spares available, scavenging from old units solves that problem too:

 

motorunit1

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Edited November 9, 201213 yr by flecc

Neptune you obviously have the skills to keep anything going. I changed a motor in a washing machine once:p but our Smeg dishwasher flumaxed me a few weeks ago. I could hear that the pump was not working but could not find a way to get to it! engineer we use for such stuff came around and had to dismantle door to get to motor underneath and there was a coke tin puller stuck in it (reminder: send bill to son at Uni)

 

where do you live again?lol

The bearings in my washing machine completely collapsed! I still haven't got round to sorting it out yet.

but our Smeg dishwasher flumaxed me a few weeks ago.

 

German Bikes ok but Italian dishwashers !!!!!!

 

And you expect us to respect your opinions :D:D

Edited November 9, 201213 yr by GaRRy

German Bikes ok but Italian dishwashers !!!!!!

 

What's this anti-Italian sentiment about?!

 

I had a cheap Italian Indesit washing machine running for 27 years with just one door seal failure which I easily replaced. From memory I think it was a model 2092. I eventually had a water pump hose fail at that 27 years which was still available and easily fitted, but I decided to treat myself to a new machine with modern higher speed spin. So I bought a cheap Italian Beko which I fully expect to last longer than me since I'm unlikely to last another 27 years! (to 103)

What's this anti-Italian sentiment about?!

 

For real irony read my signature

Gotcha!

 

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