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I'm clearing out the garage and have a couple of old ebikes: spares or repairs, free to a good home. Collect from Poole in Dorset. A Whisper 905SE Sport (circa 2009) Its not in great shape as its been left sitting outdoors under cover. I hit a patch of ice a couple of winters back and came off...

Hi All, Been a while since I posted here... 2009 Wisper is still running (a now much reduced commute) on the original battery and the Cyclamatic will be up for sale as spares and repairs soon (never did find a replacement controller). Anyway, I am thinking about buying a hybrid and converting...

Hi All, Been a while since I posted here. Anyway, my Wisper is out of commission (cracked rim and snapped spokes) and the Cyclamatic has been dead for a while, but that hasn't really been a problem while the Wisper was working. So while dismantling the Wisper I thought I would have a look...

Hi David, I've managed to kill another rim. Was after a replacement and some spokes. I tried emailing wisper@ebikesupport.com and go an automated reply: =================================================== We no longer provide warranty support for Wisper Bikes. For warranty support...

Last week and then again this am, the Wisper decided it wasn't going to play. I lost power and no amount of switching things off and on again or wiggling contacts made any difference. Then suddenly things started working again... So last week I had completed my run into work and had finished...

I think it is about time I fixed the pedelec sensor on my Wisper. Does anyone know exactly what sensor is embedded in the crank housing? I figured it is a hall effect transistor as it has 3 leads, but I want to take it off the bike and test it on the bench so it would be good to know the...

Conused has an interesting video of a driver persuaded to ditch the car for a week and cycle here (I'm not promoting confused - honest). The title is theirs not mine... there are a few other interesting bits on there too including the continuation or at least, not debunking, of the VED myth...

Hi All, The last few weeks I have been getting intermittent power in pedelec mode. That is to say when I first start pedalling I get power for a few seconds or between 2 and 5 reveolutions of the crank. I've been relying on throttle until now and I've just opened up the controller housing to...

More bike gear back in Lidi from the 5th. The panniers are well worth £16.99. I've been using a set for a while now and am very pleased with them. Looks like they have a few extra pockets this time around...

I've heard rumblings about solid state batteries in recent months and just read an article on Ars about one with similar capacity of current Li-ion types. Sounds like it is a long way away from a practical product for manufacture but that it is reported to be less sensitive to temperature...

Well I'm a month or so away from 2 years with the Wisper and it's been a lot of fun and I still enjoy riding it. The Wisper has been a brilliant introduction to electric bikes and I couldn't have asked for better support from the guys at Wisper when I needed parts. 5000 miles later and I've...

Hi All, Can anyone she light on the various standards for disc brake mounts? I'm interested primarily in the front disc as my Whisper only has a front disc which recently seized up. (By the way if anyone has a spare Tektro IOX I'm looking for one here). So my options are either sourcing a...

Free to good home: Tektro IOX Superstar pads Has anyone got a Tektro IOX front disc brake calliper going spare? (I think the Tektro Lyra is more or less the same) I don't need the brake lever, just the calliper. Thanks, Edit: I don't need the caliper anymore as have gone for a...

Just a heads up for anyone who has made a purchase from Chain Reaction Cycles recently. Customers of theirs are reporting unauthorised transactions on their cards... UK mountain bikers hit by fraud after online purchase at website • The Register

Having managed 4000 miles on Marathon Pluses without a puncture, I suppose it was inevitable. Still, I wasn't expecting this... And what is more impressive? The tyre is back on the bike with a new inner tube (the old one was sliced open top and bottom and beyond repair) and so...

I keep meaning to post about these Superstar brake pads I got off ebay. I had been through 3 sets of the pads supplied by Wisper and they only seemed to last me about 800 miles a set. When I bought the last set I thought I would try these on the off chance as they are reasonably priced. I...

Following on from recent posts about pot holes, iphone owners may be interested in this article from thereg. There is an iphone app that allows you to submit a pot hole report, including gps coordinates and a photo to Fill That Hole | FillThatHole.org.uk who then forward on the details to the...

This morning, I walked my bike down to the main road as the road I live on is one big sheet of glossy, icy death. Hopped on the bike, wizzed of down the hill and on trying to get up the next hill I discovered that my chain was slipping and I was stuck in 2nd gear. Thanks to the cold weather...

It's that time of year again when bmth prom (part of my daily commute) suffers from a regular coating of wind blown and rain soaked sand. For the most part it is cleared off regularly but there are patches that neither Poole nor Bournemouth councils seem to want to take responsibility for and...

Looks like Clive Sinclair is dipping a toe back into the personal transport arena with a covered recumbent ebike. The reg reports here. Their web site here