Officers in Clacton are clamping down on adapted electric bikes after two bikes were seized.

https://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/24986631.police-clamp-antisocial-behaviour-clacton/

2018 is incorrect , production date is pre 2016 .

Thanks I need to find out when knapp Ebike rtd was first brought to Uk I. Bought mine second hand from a guy who had it 2 year and he only did 84 klm he kept in a motor home with heated garage and only used it to nip to shop when camping he did charge the battery a bit

Thanks I need to find out when knapp Ebike rtd was first brought to Uk I. Bought mine second hand from a guy who had it 2 year and he only did 84 klm he kept in a motor home with heated garage and only used it to nip to shop when camping he did charge the battery a bit

I'm pretty sure that it wasn't 2016. Those sort of bikes have only been around for a few years. I would say 2020 at the earliest.

Essex police crack down on high speed illegal e-bikes

GET-TOUGH police are cracking down on electric bikes in Colchester after reports of some being ridden at 45mph — three times the legal limit.

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24990719.essex-police-crack-high-speed-illegal-e-bikes/

Police drones track e-bike being ridden 'dangerously' along North Wales coastal path

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/police-drones-track-e-bike-31163465

I'm pretty sure that it wasn't 2016. Those sort of bikes have only been around for a few years. I would say 2020 at the earliest.

Yes I think you are correct barracuda rogue was a budget version without the fancy bits and 10ah battery Doh I can find dates for it.

Essex police crack down on high speed illegal e-bikes

GET-TOUGH police are cracking down on electric bikes in Colchester after reports of some being ridden at 45mph — three times the legal limit.

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24990719.essex-police-crack-high-speed-illegal-e-bikes/

I fully understand the fact that you will always get idiots doing stupid things in or on any form of transportation they spoil it for those that try to abide with the rules but also cause people to tar us all with the same brush, I was out Sunday for a quiet 43 mile round trip mostly cycle lanes and got told 3 times that electric bikes even with pedals are not allowed on them this I might add was by people with more than one dog not on a lead and the ones that were had the long retractable ones and the owners had no regard for cyclists in any form I past many lovely people to that respected the multiuse on these paths of horses bikes and walkers but some do seem ignorant to the fact ebikes are allowed if they are legal and being peddled.

I will add that several times groups of Lycra clad speed freaks flew past me and spooked several horses along the days travels.

Highway code. Rule 56. Continually ignored on the cycle tracks near me. Despite a perfectly good pavement next to them it is preferable to walk a dog in the centre of the cycle track with an invisible 100m extending dog lead. The best time to do this is when it is dark. Dog should also be dark coloured just to make it even more interesting.

I fully understand the fact that you will always get idiots doing stupid things in or on any form of transportation they spoil it for those that try to abide with the rules but also cause people to tar us all with the same brush, I was out Sunday for a quiet 43 mile round trip mostly cycle lanes and got told 3 times that electric bikes even with pedals are not allowed on them this I might add was by people with more than one dog not on a lead and the ones that were had the long retractable ones and the owners had no regard for cyclists in any form I past many lovely people to that respected the multiuse on these paths of horses bikes and walkers but some do seem ignorant to the fact ebikes are allowed if they are legal and being peddled.

I will add that several times groups of Lycra clad speed freaks flew past me and spooked several horses along the days travels.

The problem is that your bike looks like an electric motorbike. The average NPC wouldn't know the difference. It's made worse by all the guys using the illegal ones.

The problem is that your bike looks like an electric motorbike. The average NPC wouldn't know the difference. It's made worse by all the guys using the illegal ones.

Yes you’re correct and I did point the fact out that it may look like a motorbike but isn’t and I did say a horse looks like a pony or donkey because it has four legs and a tail and a long face , sometimes in life everything is not as you would think at first sight ‍ a little less bias and more understanding along with a dose of common sense I suggested would help them;}

Show them the labelling.

 

43 miles mostly not roads sounds like a nice day out.

Show them the labelling.

 

43 miles mostly not roads sounds like a nice day out.

was a great day im lucky to lve in an area that alows me to get to cycle paths within a couple of miles and stay mosly off road for quite some distances heading into derwent valley waskerly way also coast to coast revers route or even coastal routes

Essex police crack down on high speed illegal e-bikes

GET-TOUGH police are cracking down on electric bikes in Colchester after reports of some being ridden at 45mph — three times the legal limit.

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24990719.essex-police-crack-high-speed-illegal-e-bikes/

Essex Police make two arrests in Colchester city centre

https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/24995141.essex-police-make-two-arrests-colchester-city-centre/

 

Highway code. Rule 56. Continually ignored on the cycle tracks near me. Despite a perfectly good pavement next to them it is preferable to walk a dog in the centre of the cycle track with an invisible 100m extending dog lead. The best time to do this is when it is dark. Dog should also be dark coloured just to make it even more interesting.

 

I often now see owners walking their dogs without a lead on pavements. This worries me because dogs are even bigger than badgers.

I often now see owners walking their dogs without a lead on pavements. This worries me because dogs are even bigger than badgers.

 

Maybe in such a scenario you can throw your weight backwards, try to get low and wait till you hear the squelch.

 

Coincidentally today I'd some woman step between parked cars on the main road, dog on extending lead out in front.

Thankfully though I invested in good brakes and i ride, fingers on them so could stop in time.

Set off and i heard from behind me her swearing at me like it was my fault, so i shouted back 'Well Im not taking the blame for you dear'

 

Worries me too, especially in the park where they allow their dogs to run free, and I like dogs and would be pretty shocked if i ran into one seriously injuring it, then would have to get back up and punch fk out of the owner.

Maybe in such a scenario you can throw your weight backwards, try to get low and wait till you hear the squelch.

 

Coincidentally today I'd some woman step between parked cars on the main road, dog on extending lead out in front.

Thankfully though I invested in good brakes and i ride, fingers on them so could stop in time.

Set off and i heard from behind me her swearing at me like it was my fault, so i shouted back 'Well Im not taking the blame for you dear'

 

Worries me too, especially in the park where they allow their dogs to run free, and I like dogs and would be pretty shocked if i ran into one seriously injuring it, then would have to get back up and punch fk out of the owner.

Don't forget that if you injure a dog, you must report it to the police. You should also remain at the scene until the police arrive. You don't have to do that for cats for some reason, nor badgers.

its the 4x abreast + numerous orbiting toddlers with visible ire when reminded to move by a lil tinkle of a distant bell that get my goat. oddly the kids smile as the adults scowl, even as i slow right down. How audacious am i trying to use a cycle track with a bike.. And the meal made of mounting the 3"? kerb to the ample path to the side of the track with a ultra lightweight pushchair could feed a minibus of competitive eaters which was an unnecessary show as even though im no rake im just a single bloke on a bike on a 3m+ wide cycle track.

I talk to people rather than use a bell. Many people see a bell as a demand to get out of their way, whereas a conversation signals equal status, and brings cooperation and often an unnecessary apology.

When I'm disguised as a pedestrian, I appreciate advance warning, the more the better, so I can move to the side with dignity, and without being in a state of excessive and unpleasant surprise. On the very rare occasions I have encountered cyclists with bells on the pavement (nearly all are silent death ninjas), I haven't heard them until the second or third ring, and they've always been quite close by the time I do hear them. Bellsa are too damned quiet. And there's nothing wrong with my hearing. This is why I give it a Hornitt 120db beep well before I am anywhere near a pedestrian. They move out of the way. I then say "Thanks, sorry about that" as I pass by. If they jump out close between parked cars or something, I've conditioned myself to take evasive action first (not Evasive Pattern Delta 5), then honk, because the critters can react unpredictably. I'm nearly always on the road, but when I'm not, I also beep loudly ahead of blind bends.

Edited March 14, 20251 yr by guerney

If I have to talk to people that I coming upon them , then I would have to shout out from a distance.

A ting ting bell from a distance can usually be discreetly heard unless they have their face stuck in a phone or wear ear phones.

I ping the bell three to four times from afar then a couple more times as I near. often their body language tells me thay have heard me and I slow down as I pass rather then rush by.

Many remarks I get is, 'we don't often hear a bell now' and folks thank me for using one.

I don't drive. I travel by bus, train, or ebike. I walk a lot, some days I can end up walking about 10 miles of pavement, and I can hardly hear tinkling cycle bells unless they're close - I don't walk or slow jog wearing headphones, or Facebook or whatever by phone. Can't stand being surprised by cyclists and escooterist ninja death missiles on pavements. Nearly all the cyclists I see are on pavements. Of course with drivers being how they are these days, I thororughly understand why they'd fear cycling on the road, but there's at least one gizmo to keep other vehicles away from your bike. This is very effective:

 

https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/hoping-to-increase-driver-passing-distance-at-night-ive-glued-front-and-rear-reflectors-to-my-wing-mirrors.44501/

 

 

Edited March 14, 20251 yr by guerney

Don't forget that if you injure a dog, you must report it to the police. You should also remain at the scene until the police arrive. You don't have to do that for cats for some reason, nor badgers.

 

Yeah, called 'leaving the scene of an accident' and they're not too fond of people who do. Mainly for a couple of reasons. A. keeps all parties in the one spot for investigation, and B. sometimes one party might be injured,possibly internally, which could lead to medical complications later.

 

I've been in that scenario myself, where a driver opened the door-with their feet while rummaging int the glove compartment, so i get surprised with a door suddenly opening in front of me, which caught the handlebar and flipped me off the bike. Driver stayed a minute then went off to their nearby workplace.

I phoned the police as the workplace security wouldnt let me contact and access the driver, and the police informed me about the rule, and told me to tell security to get the driver or they would be facing an obstruction charge and the driver a leaving the scene charge.

Came to nowt prosecution wise for opening the door, but lets just say their paintwork 'suffered'

 

Odd about cats though. You'd think all instances would need reported on.

Mind you, cats are barstards

Arrest after teenager rides modified 44 mph electric bike through Old Market Square

Checks found the teenager was a disqualified driver and was riding without insurance.

Police arrested a teenager after spotting him riding an illegally-modified e-bike in Nottingham’s Old Market Square.

https://westbridgfordwire.com/arrest-after-teenage-rides-44mph-electric-bike-through-old-market-square/

 

I have a cricket bell for shared spaces that works quite well. Generally dogs notice it before their owners. I also experimented with a clown horn with mixed results. A pitched ting bell tends to make people look at their phones for a message.

I talk to people rather than use a bell. Many people see a bell as a demand to get out of their way, whereas a conversation signals equal status, and brings cooperation and often an unnecessary apology.

 

If I wasnt a large chap atop a bike that elevates head height to circa 8ft and a deep gravelly voice from years of chain smoking, perhaps.. as is the comically inoffensive but piercing effect of the bell does a fine job of alerting folk without eliciting a scream or them jumping out of their skins. Most see the funny side of my mass and skull emblazoned dirt bike face mask paired with the tinkley bell, though not all..

 

Also i can start dinging my bell at a 20m distance and get a +ve response, It would be a belly yell of an "OI" needed to achieve the same.. If no result i start to slow down and ring again, only on the odd occasion has a totally oblivious obstacle required a full stop. And its not always avoidable.

 

Seems like for all the noise the council make about making the city bike friendly. They have ignored the ring road cycle path to the extent the pathways alongside have been overgrown and encroached over by the vegetation from the side verges in many places forcing pedestrians onto the track. - Most 90%+ are aware of where they are and are no problem,, just the odd day spoiler here n there, but its those that stick in the memory. ..